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50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus

Student Funding 2011/12 entrants. 50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus. How will I fund my time at university?. Student Loan Tuition Fee Loan Grants Additional Funding Budgeting. Key. Welsh students. English students. Northern Irish.

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50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus

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  1. Student Funding 2011/12 entrants 50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus

  2. How will I fund my time at university? • Student Loan • Tuition Fee Loan • Grants • Additional Funding • Budgeting

  3. Key Welsh students English students NorthernIrish Scottish students EU Students

  4. Variable Tuition Fees • Annual Flexible fee is £3,290 for 2010/11 • Awaiting info on 2011/12 fees • Tuition Fee Loan available to all students to pay for fees – paid direct to University • Student repays after finishing their course

  5. Living costs

  6. Figures for 2010 Entrants

  7. Figures for 2010 Entrants

  8. Additional Funding • Available in addition to loan/grant • Depends on student’s circumstances • Non repayable Dependents Disability/Dyslexia Children/ Adults Extra costs of study Means-testedNon means-tested

  9. Applying for student funding • Form PN1 • Download forms or apply online: • www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance www.studentfinancewales.co.uk When? Awaiting date (around Autumn 2010). Check websites for news nearer the time

  10. Apply online – Student Finance Wales Register and enter your details to create a new online account, then apply for funding

  11. Apply online – Student Finance England Register a new account and parents can “support” an application by entering financial information

  12. Repaying your student loans • Tuition fee & Maintenance loan repaid together • Once earning over £15,000 • Interest rate linked to inflation • £1500 maintenance loan debt write off (from 2010 -11)

  13. Cardiff University Bursaries Please note these only apply to new students in 2010 Please see Cardiff website for 2011-12 bursaries closer to the time

  14. Cardiff University Scholarships • £3,000 paid over length of degree • Based on academic merit - AAA or equivalent • Check on web if department offers Scholarships • Automatically considered • Make Cardiff your firm choice (check web for cut off date when applying) • See full terms and conditions on website • www.cf.ac.uk/scholarships

  15. Additional funding • Financial Contingency Fund • Care Leaver’s bursary • Scholarships for Welsh speakers studying some credits through medium of Welsh • Emergency Loans • Educational grants and Trusts

  16. Student Budget Average Termly incomings & outgoings for student in Halls Sept – June

  17. How much will I have left per week? Minus Figures taken from a Welsh household with an annual household income of £20,000 Student funding figures from 2010/11

  18. Useful web addresses www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance www.studentfinancewales.co.uk www.delni.gov.uk/studentfinance www.saas.gov.uk Check for updates on student funding and apply online

  19. Contact us 50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 029 2087 4844 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus 029 2074 2070 studentsupportcentre@cardiff.ac.uk counselling@cardiff.ac.uk disability@cardiff.ac.uk dyslexia@cardiff.ac.uk www.cardiff.ac.uk/studentsupport

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