ARU Bursary

The value will depend on the assessment of your household income by Student Finance England, or another UK funding provider.

Household income of £0-£25,000

Total amount per year £300 (split into two payments)
First payment £150
Second payment £150

Household income of £25,001-£42,875

Total amount per year £200 (split into two payments)
First payment £100
Second payment £100

You'll receive payments at two points in the academic year:

April and December if you start a course in January.

Payments are made via BACS to your UK bank account, using the bank account details you supply when you register with us at the start of your course.

If you're up to date with payments towards your study and do not have outstanding instalments owing to Anglia Ruskin University, you'll receive your bursary as expected. If you do have an overdue payment, we reserve the right to use all or part of your bursary instalments to offset any outstanding debt.

Our ARU Bursary is open to undergraduate and integrated Masters students from the UK. It is also available to EU/EEA students who remain eligible for student finance.

To be eligible for our ARU Bursary you should:

be starting a course in January 2025
be a UK student or an EU/EEA student who remains eligible for student finance
be studying a full-time or part-time undergraduate degree or an integrated Masters course, on our Cambridge, Chelmsford or ARU Peterborough campuses
have a household income of £42,875 and under
be fully registered on a course at ARU starting on or after 1 August 2024
have made a means-tested application in your commencing year of study to Student Finance England (or another UK student funding provider such as the Student Awards Agency for Scotland), have given your consent to share the financial details and have been deemed eligible for support
engage with your studies on an ongoing basis. Engagement is based on your attendance in lectures and tutorials as well as engagement with our Learning Management System and library resources.

You will not be eligible for our ARU Bursary if you are:

an international student living outside the UK or EU (including Channel Islands)
studying for a degree apprenticeship, or as a distance learner or blended learner
sponsored by the NHS, an employer or a local authority
studying at one of our partner institutions
on a year out, on a year-long placement or study abroad
pending registration or re-registration, intermitting, suspended or excluded
not engaging with your studies.