Lancaster University Scholarship & Bursary 2013

For most students in england who have received offers may or may not have received a letter about the 'financial packages' that Lancaster University offers for people starting their degree in 2013. I think it would be useful to have this thread so we can all discuss it since it's a very important aspect of university, especially if you're going to live on campus like most of us :P

For those who don't know:
Bursaries and Scholarships are like grants and don’t have to be paid back. You get your bursary directly from your university or college (in this case Lancaster University).

The Financial packages are as follows:

So first there is the Academic Sholarship:
For people with A* A* A (or equivalent)
Receive £2,000 during their first year

Access Scholarship:
A*, A, A (or equivalent)
Receive £1,000 for each year of study

Bursary Package:
Students whose household income is less than £42,600 but more than £25,000
Receive £1,000 for each year of study

National Scholarship Programme
Students whose household income is less than £25,000
Receive £3,000 in first year of study. [£1,000 Bursary + £1,000 Fee Waiver + £1,000 Accommodation Discount]

Beware these are NOT loans so do not have to be paid back.
Beware these figures are subjective to Lancaster University ONLY and may differ at other Universities.

These financial packages are independent by that I mean you can receive more than one of these packages.

For example: You obtain A*, A, A, your household income is less than £25,000 and you're studying a 3 year course; this means you will receive a total of £8,000 which is broken down as follows:

Year 1
- Access Scholarship of £1,000
- National Scholarship Programme of £3,000
============
Year 1 Total £4,000


Year 2
- £1,000 Access Scholarship
- £1,000 Bursary
============
Year 2 Total £2,000


Year 3
- £1,000 Access Scholarship
- £1,000 Bursary
============
Year 3 Total £2,000

Additional information:
I wish to update these soon; I'm currently confused about some of them so I hope someone knows the answer to the ones I have not been able to answer:

Q: Can I still receive xx scholarship if I just missed the grading criteria by one or two grades/ marks?
A: No, the scholarship conditions must be met EXACTLY, or EXCEEDED.


Q: What are the 'equivalent grades'?
A: [not yet known] So Lancaster University mainly talks about A level grades - are BTEC's accepted as an equivalent? (mainly the extended diploma). Lancaster says the following and I quote "Please note that we cannot accept alternative combinations of grades or UCAS tarrif point equivalents." yet the say they accept equivalents next to these grading criteria for scholarships.

Awesome, thanks for that information I'll be sure to add it to the thread !

Thanks

Yeah now they've increased the requirements for getting a scholarship as well as complicating everything because of the recent changes in university fee's

For most students in england who have received offers may or may not have received a letter about the 'financial packages' that Lancaster University offers for people starting their degree in 2013. I think it would be useful to have this thread so we can all discuss it since it's a very important aspect of university, especially if you're going to live on campus like most of us :P

For those who don't know:
Bursaries and Scholarships are like grants and don’t have to be paid back. You get your bursary directly from your university or college (in this case Lancaster University).

The Financial packages are as follows:

So first there is the Academic Sholarship:
For people with A* A* A (or equivalent)
Receive £2,000 during their first year

Access Scholarship:
A*, A, A (or equivalent)
Receive £1,000 for each year of study

Bursary Package:
Students whose household income is less than £42,600 but more than £25,000
Receive £1,000 for each year of study

National Scholarship Programme
Students whose household income is less than £25,000
Receive £3,000 in first year of study. [£1,000 Bursary + £1,000 Fee Waiver + £1,000 Accommodation Discount]

These are NOT loans so do not have to be paid back.
These figures are subjective to Lancaster University ONLY and may differ at other Universities.
This information is only based on students who live within the UK; I will update the thread if I find accurate information about international students.

These financial packages are independent and by that I mean you can receive more than one of these packages.

For example: You obtain A*, A, A, your household income is less than £25,000 and you're studying a 3 year course this means you will receive a total of £8,000 which is broken down as follows:

Year 1
- Access Scholarship of £1,000
- National Scholarship Programme of £3,000
============
Year 1 Total £4,000


Year 2
- £1,000 Access Scholarship
- £1,000 Bursary
============
Year 2 Total £2,000


Year 3
- £1,000 Access Scholarship
- £1,000 Bursary
============
Year 3 Total £2,000

Additional information:
I wish to update these soon; I'm currently confused about some of them so I hope someone knows the answer to the ones I have not been able to answer:

Q: Can I still receive xx scholarship if I just missed the grading criteria by one or two grades/ marks?
A: No, the scholarship conditions must be met EXACTLY, or EXCEEDED.

Think so but not 100% certain that's correct.


Q: What are the 'equivalent grades'?
A: Possible equivalent courses:


//Thanks to Tish for the information on the BTEC equivalents


Q: How do I apply for a bursary or scholarship?
A: You don't need to; providing you have received your offer from Lancaster all you have to do is apply for student finance from the government and your application for any bursary or scholarship will proceed automatically; there are no further forms to fill in.


Q: How do I know if I've got my bursary or scholarship?
A: You will receive full award confirmation approximately 14 days following your arrival and registration at Lancaster University. Any financial awards due will be paid through the bank account that you chose. Scholarships are usually paid in February though this is currently subject to review.


Q: Do these 'packages' apply to International student too?
A: No, they differ; I suggest you contact the University itself to find out what they offer for you. Correct there are currently no international bursaries or scholarships available from the university.


Q: What can I spend my scholarships bursaries on and do I get them all at once?
A: [Not yet known] Please leave any answers The cash is yours to do what you like with. The fee waiver you will not see but you will have less to pay back to the government through your student lone when you finish your degree. The accommodation fee is £1000 less for on-campus accommodation. The feasibility of finding ways to make other offers are being investigated but the university is not allowed to give more than £1000 in cash. The reason accommodation is being subsidised is because it's a university run business so they don't lose profit to someone else, it all stays in the system.


Most of the information in this thread can be found here

If you're still confused or think you can help, feel free to leave a post behind!

- IS