Who is eligible for the RVC Bursary?

• The RVC Bursary Scheme will be available to students for each year of undergraduate study including those studying on Accelerated or BVetMed as a second degree
• Students must be paying full tuition fees during the year of study
• Students must have submitted their household income information to Student Finance (SFE/SFW/SAAS/SFNI).
• Household income must be under £35,000
• Students repeating a year of their course will still be entitled to the RVC Bursary as long as they remain entitled to financial support from Student Finance
• Students studying for a second degree will still be entitled to the RVC Bursary as long as they remain entitled to financial support from Student Finance

How do I apply for the RVC bursary? How will I be notified of my entitlement to the RVC bursary? 

• Students do not need to apply for the RVC Bursary.  In order to make the scheme as accessible as possible, no application is needed for the RVC Bursary scheme
• Students will automatically be assessed for the RVC Bursary using the household income information they provided to Student Finance
• Household income can only be assessed for the bursary via Student Finance

How will I be notified of my entitlement to the RVC bursary?

• Students will be notified via a ‘Bursary Entitlement Notification’ email from Student Finance (SFE/SFW/SFNI) advising students to check their online account for their entitlement letter
• Entitlement letters for students funded by SAAS will be posted to their home address
• Letters will be sent towards the end of October

I think I should be entitled to the RVC Bursary but I haven’t received a letter.  Why is this? 

• Application to Student Finance Late or Incomplete – applications for funding from Student Finance must be submitted and assessed before they can be assessed for the RVC Bursary

• Tuition Fees - please make sure that Student Finance have the correct tuition fees see Tuition Fees (remember to find out the new amount for next year when you are reapplying). You can call 0300 100 0607 to amend this amount if you think you have provided a different amount on your application

• Awaiting Assessment - if Student Finance have not yet assessed students household income, we will not be able to approve the RVC Bursary

• Household Income – if student’s household income is above £35,000 they would not be entitled to the RVC Bursary.  If students believe their household income to be lower than the threshold, the student will need to contact Student Finance directly

• Incorrect Course/Year – incorrect course or year of study details may cause a delay in the approval of the RVC Bursary

How will the RVC Bursary be paid to the students?  What if I don’t want to take out loans but want to be assessed for the RVC Bursary? 

• Students will receive two RVC Bursary payments for every academic year, one in December and one in March
• Payments of the RVC Bursary are via BACS transfer into the bank account student’s nominated via Student Finance.

What if I don’t want to take out loans but want to be assessed for the RVC Bursary? 

• If a student does not wish to take out loans, they will need to make sure they have realistic alternative source/s or funding to pay for tuition fees and living costs.  Check our Budgeting page for information on Living Costs.
• If a student would still like to be assessed for the RVC Bursary, they will need to make a paper application to Student Finance (downloadable from their regional funding body website) and include a cover letter explaining they do not want any Maintenance Loan but do need to be income assessed for the institutional bursary.   
• The student should then be means tested in the normal way and will receive a letter from Student Finance advising they will be receiving ‘£0’ for Maintenance Loan.  The student’s household income details will then be passed to the Student Finance and Records team for RVC Bursary assessment.
• Students must ensure they provide their bank details to Student Finance as the RVC Bursary is paid via the Student Loans Company payment portal.

Who to contact: 

• For further queries please email: moneymatters@rvc.ac.uk or foloyede@rvc.ac.uk 

Bursaries of up to £1000 are being offered to Home Undergraduate students who starting on their course in September 2024 and are paying the £9,250 tuition fees.

Bursaries of up to £1000 are being offered to Home Undergraduate students who starting on their course in September 2023 and are paying the £9,250 tuition fees.

Bursaries of up to £1000 are being offered to UK and EU undergraduate students who starting on their course in September 2021 and are paying the £9,250 tuition fees.

Bursaries of up to £1000 are being offered to UK and EU undergraduate students who starting on their course in September 2020 and are paying the £9,250 tuition fees.

Bursaries of up to £1000 are being offered to UK and EU undergraduate students who starting on their course in September 2018 & 2019 and are paying the £9,250 tuition fees.