Estranged Student Bursary

To be eligible for the Estranged Student Bursary 2024-25, you must meet all the following criteria:

• Be a new student to the University of Suffolk in 2024-25 (students who have previously studied at the University will not be eligible)
• Be studying full time or part time (studying at least 50% of the full time equivalent) towards a Foundation/Bachelor or Integrated Master's degree
• Be paying tuition fees of £8,220 (Foundation degree), £9,250 (Bachelor's/Integrated Master's degree), £11,100 (Accelerated degree) or £6,168 (HNC/HND)
• Be in the first year of your course
• Be considered as irreconcilably estranged from your parents and have applied to your funder e.g. Student Finance England for estrangement (Please note – you may be required to provide evidence from your funder of your estranged status)
• Have been assessed by the University as a ''Home'' fee paying student (Overseas students are not eligible for this bursary)
• Be in continued attendance on the course on which you enrolled as at the date of payment
• Students enrolled on Apprenticeships, CPD and SCITT courses are not eligible for this bursary
• Students whose tuition fees are covered by their employer (sponsored) are not eligible for this bursary
• During enrolment you must have answered yes to the ‘Are you estranged from your parents' question on the Equal Opportunities page.