The University of Westminster bursary is a grant to help you with your course related costs. You will not have to pay it back at the end of your studies. To qualify for the bursary you need to be a full-time undergraduate student. The bursary also depends on whether you are getting the Maintenance Grant or Special Support Grant of £2,906 from Student Finance England. Please check the criteria below to see if you're eligible.

If you started your course after September 2010

• Are you getting the full Maintenance Grant or Special Support Grant of £2,906 from Student Finance England? If you are not sure, check your Student Finance Breakdown letter as this grant is listed separately.
• Did you start your full-time course in September 2010 or September 2011?
• When you started at Westminster, was this the first time you had received student funding?

If you answered yes to all of these, you should be eligible for a £400 bursary. These busaries will be paid to students from March 2012 onwards. A letter will be sent to you before March confirming the award.

If you started your course before September 2010

• Are you still getting any part of the £2,906 Maintenance Grant or Special Support Grant from Student Finance England? If you are not sure, check your Student Finance Breakdown letter as this grant is listed separately.

If you answered yes to this you should be eligible for a £338 bursary. These busaries will be paid to students from March 2012 onwards. A letter will be sent to you before March confirming the award.

Have you studied previously at another University or had student loans before? If you have, or you are unsure if you are eligible you can email studentfunding@westminster.ac.uk You will need to provide the following information: Name, Student ID, Student Support Number, Course, Year of Study.

Please note that postgraduate students, part-time students and EU or international students are not eligible for the bursary.