Grant for being first in the family to going uni

Hello,
Ive heard that you can get a grant or bursary for being the first person in your family to go to university and I was wondering where you apply to get this extra funding? Im applying to do Radiography at BCU (Birmingham city uni) if that helps
Thanks in advance for any help.

Hello,
Ive heard that you can get a grant or bursary for being the first person in your family to go to university and I was wondering where you apply to get this extra funding? Im applying to do Radiography at BCU (Birmingham city uni) if that helps
Thanks in advance for any help.

I might go to that Uni, apparently it is a bad uni.

Where did you hear about it being a bad uni? I saw some Google reviews but idk how accurate those are because my college had some bad reviews but I really liked my college

I live in Birmingham, between Uob and Aston Uni, BCU is quite bad. BCU attracts Chavs because most of their course requirement of low, similar with their BTEC requirements so they wont be able to attend the other Uni and BCU is their only choice. Their course are quite basic, meaning their degree are basically pointless (imagine if your employers notice you studied at BCU). Most of their course are not accredited, their placed 84 in the league table! The proof's in the pudding!

Damn that sucks to hear, I want to go to BCU since it's the closest uni to me that does radiography, at least I have plenty of time to change my mind since I'm applying for SEP 2021

Yeah I'm sorry but that's the truth, i live half n hour away from BCU don't go there its really badd, i won't. Try to go Aston its a much better Uni and its literally 2 mins from BCU (millennium

As someone who goes there I can tell you that the facilities are amazing . Its only because it's considered a 'party uni' that gives it a bad rep. Hope you enjoy first year !

Aston doesn't do the course I want to do so I guess I have to learn how to drive, for my course it's at the city South campus so maybe there won't be any chavs

Damn that sucks to hear, I want to go to BCU since it's the closest uni to me that does radiography, at least I have plenty of time to change my mind since I'm applying for SEP 2021

IMO league tables don't matter for radiography - radiography and healthcare courses used to be delivered at FE colleges that got 'tidied up' into some nearby uni pretty much at random.

things are changing wrt financial support for healthcare courses https://iseethedifference.co.uk/the-recent-bursary-for-health-courses-explained/ and you might not be in the same boat as people doing generic humanities degrees etc. You'll need to keep an eye on uni websites.

Damn that sucks to hear, I want to go to BCU since it's the closest uni to me that does radiography, at least I have plenty of time to change my mind since I'm applying for SEP 2021

I heard BCU is actually pretty good when it comes to health sciences such as paramedicine and radiography. With a course like radiography, due to the shortage of radiographers the NHS is facing, you’re pretty much guaranteed a job by the time you finish. I’d say look at the reviews on ucas for the uni, whether you like the course and it’s structure and how how you are assessed, don’t fuss too much abt rankings. I of course wouldn’t say the same for other degrees such as economics where going to certain unis will drastically affect opportunities, employability etc. Good luck!

I live in Birmingham, between Uob and Aston Uni, BCU is quite bad. BCU attracts Chavs because most of their course requirement of low, similar with their BTEC requirements so they wont be able to attend the other Uni and BCU is their only choice. Their course are quite basic, meaning their degree are basically pointless (imagine if your employers notice you studied at BCU). Most of their course are not accredited, their placed 84 in the league table! The proof's in the pudding!