Bath Spa University Access Fund

The Bath Spa University Access Fund provides limited discretionary financial support for full-time students who are experiencing financial difficulty and are unable to meet basic costs from other sources of support.

• You can usually apply only once per academic year and you won't be able to apply if you have completed your study and are no longer enrolled at Bath Spa.
• If your application is incomplete it will not be looked at.
• Supporting documentation is required in all cases. Applications submitted without all the necessary supporting documentation will not be looked at.
• Photos of supporting documentation are acceptable if they are clear and can be easily read. In certain circumstances you may be contacted separately and asked to supply additional evidence.

Types of awards

Students may receive one of two types of awards:

• Standard: This may be given to meet course-related costs such as rent, general living costs, course costs, travel and childcare.
• Non-standard: This may be available to assist in a crisis situation such such as travel home for serious family illness.

About the Access Fund

• The fund is intended to support financial difficulty rather than be a main source of income, and cannot help with tuition fees.
• The size of the fund is limited and we may not be able to meet your need in full, or guarantee that funds will be available, especially towards the end of the academic year.
• Awards are discretionary and are paid in the form of a non-repayable grant.
• Part-time students in receipt of student finance may apply, but may only be considered for course related study costs.

Criteria

To be eligible for funding, you must be:

• Fully registered and in attendance on an undergraduate or postgraduate programme (full-time or part-time) at Bath Spa University
• A home UK student student (ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years prior to the start of your course, settled status)
• In receipt of your full entitlement to statutory funding and any other benefits you may be entitled to.