the uca guide to fees and finance 2014

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What willmy degree

reallycost?

The UCA Guide to Fees & Finance2014/2015


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Information about course feesand financial support has been splitintoPre-degreeandUndergraduate,to reflect the different levels of studywe offer.

Within this guide you can find out howmuch you can expect to spend whileyou are studying onliving costsand course fees and the financial

supportavailable from the Universityand the Government to assist youwith these.

Please note all information included is correct at the timeof writing but is subject to change.


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InsuranceAccommodation

Transport

Course

materials Trips

Bills

Food

Socialising

Living costsAltogether, you can expect to pay

anywhere between 5,000and 8,000each year, dependent on your location,personal circumstances and howmuch you plan on going out.


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AccommodationThe cost of renting University-provided singleroom accommodation is likely to be between 370and 535per month,depending on the campus and the type of accommodation you choose.But youll only pay for 10 months per year. In privately-rented

accommodation, rents are around 300400per month andcontracts may be for a 12-month period.

BillsIf you live in privately-rented accommodation, you may need topay your bills gas, water and electricity in addition to your rent.Allow around 6080per month to cover these costs. In someaccommodation, bills are included in the rental costs.

Course materialsThis depends on the course you chooseand will include books, art materials and so on.

InsuranceContents insurance is crucial and you can expect to payaround 5per month, depending on where you live and what you wantto cover.

FoodExpect to spend approx 50per week, depending on whoyoure living with and how you plan to share the cost of food.

TransportTransport costs will vary depending on how far you haveto travel and whether youre using public transport. If you have a car,youll need to factor in things like insurance, road tax, servicing andMOTs, as well as the price of petrol.

TripsDont forget to budget for occasional trips that are importantto your studies.

Socialising and extrasWe dont expect you to stay in studyingevery evening. Experiencing the social life of university is a vital partof your student journey. Decide how much you should spend each weekon going out think about things like clothes and your mobile phonebill too. This varies for every student but always try to budget carefully,and remember that your living costs may be much higher if you dontgo home for the holidays.


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Pre-degreeCourse fees


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Are these fees applicable to me?

How much are the 2014 tuition fees exactly?

The following tuition fee information is applicable to UK and EUstudents only.International students should visit our Internationalfees and finance web pages for further information atwww.ucreative.ac.uk/international/fees

If you are a pre-degree UK/EU student and under 19 years of age on31 August prior to the start of your course you will not be charged tui-tion fees.

No tuition fees will be charged to pre-degree UK/EU students if theyare aged between 19 and 24 on 31 August prior to the start of thecourse and are studying for their first full level 3 qualification.

Diploma in Art & Design (1 year) 1,875 -

Extended Diploma inArt & Design (2 years) 1,895 -

Diploma in Art & Design Foundation Studies (1 year) 1,705 -

Access to Higher EducationDiploma in Art & Design 3,600 aged 16-19(part-time, 1 year) 1,800 aged 19 and over

Course Full-time Part-time

2014 entry tuition fees UK/EU pre-degreetuition fees for year 1


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Any other charges I should factor in?

To pay your tuition fees you must first complete the enrolment process.You can access enrolment information by going to our online enrolmentpages at www.community.ucreative.ac.uk/online-enrolment

Once enrolled, payments can be made using the onlinepayment system.

Other charges including an annual materials and services chargeand examination registration fees are also payable by all UK and EUstudents.

How do I pay these fees?

Where can I find out more?

For more details about funding available from UCA pleasecontact our enquiries service by phone +44 (0) 1252 892883,

email [email protected] visit our online informationpages at www.ucreative.ac.uk/fees


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Although students on pre-degreecourses arent eligible for studentloans, there are a number of

sources of funding to help youwith the costs of studying.

Pre-degreeFinancial support


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Adult Learner Support FundA discretionary fund available to those over 19 and studying a predegree course. They are designed to help with the cost of the course,where learners have a specific financial need which could preventthem from participating in learning.

For further information on all of these funding opportunities visit theUCA pages atwww.ucreative.ac.uk/financial-support/pre-degree

Funding available from UCA

16-18 Bursary FundThere are discretionary bursaries available from UCA to help with thecost of the course including books, materials, field trips and travelwhere a student has a specific financial need which could preventthem from engaging in learning. These are open to students agedbetween 16-18, studying a pre degree course. Some students maybe entitled to a 1200 bursary depending on their circumstances,students in the care of their local authority or who are care leavers areone such group.


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Financial support available from other sources

24+ Advanced Learning LoansIf youre aged 24 or older, you can apply for a loan to help covertuition fees for courses starting on or after 1 August 2014.For some priority groups there is a small bursary fund to helpwith some of the associated costs of the course such as childcareand travel.

Residential Support SchemeIf you need to study away from home because the course youwant isnt available locally, you may be able to get financial helpwith the cost of your term-time accommodation.

For more details visit www.gov.uk/residential-support-scheme

Care to learnIf you are a parent aged under 20, Care to Learn can help to-wards the cost of your childcare while youre learning.

For more details visit www.gov.uk/care-to-learn


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Help with travel costsYour local authority may be able to offer subsidized travel to and fromyour UCA. For students living in Kent and studying on a pre-degreecourse at one of our Kent campuses, you can apply through UCA for aKent 16+ Travel Bus Pass. (conditions do apply).

For further information visit your local authority websiteor UCAs student support pages at www.ucreative.ac.uk/support

We have student advisers based at each campus who are availableto help and advise you about money matters. They can direct you to avariety of specialist resources to help you deal with practical issuesand personal problems. Email our advisers at:

Canterbury: [email protected]

Epsom: [email protected]

Farnham: [email protected]

Rochester: [email protected]

Advice & guidance


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UndergraduateCourse fees


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Further detailed fee information and past fees can be found on theStudent Administration tuition fees pages at www.ucreative.ac.uk/fees

Foundation degree 9,000

BA (Hons) degree Year 0 3,710

BA (Hons) degree 9,000

Course Full-time

Are these fees applicable to me?

How much are the 2014 tuition fees exactly?

The following tuition fee information is applicable to undergraduateUK and EU students only. International students should visit ourInternational fees and finance web pages for further information atwww.ucreative.ac.uk/international/fees

UK/EU undergraduatetuition fees for the first year of entry

What about fees for part-time students?

Part-time fees are calculated per credit so the amount you pay per year

will depend on the intensity of your study. Information about the fee percredit for 2014/15 entry can be found on the full tuition fee schedulewww.ucreative.ac.uk/tuition-fees-2014


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For more details about funding available from UCA please

contact our enquiries service by phone +44 (0) 1252 892883,email [email protected] visit our online informationpages at www.ucreative.ac.uk/fees

Where can I get more information?

Any other charges I should factor in?

Other charges including an annual materials and servicescharge and examination registration fees are also payable byall UK and EU students.

To pay your tuition fees you must first complete the enrolment process.You can access enrolment information by going to our online enrolmentpages at www.community.ucreative.ac.uk/online-enrolment

How do I pay these fees?


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Funding generally comes fromtwo different sources: from the

Government in the form of loansand grants or directly from UCAas bursaries and scholarships.

UndergraduateFinancial support

Loan and Grant figures on the pages in this section apply to English students studying anundergraduate (Foundation or BA) degree. Please note: The funding information on our website

applies to English students only. Students from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will needto contact their relevant student finance company. Information for International students canbe found on the financial support for International students pages at

www.ucreative.ac.uk/international/fees


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Tuition Fee LoanThis will cover the full amount of your fees, the amount you receivedoesnt depend on your household income. The loan will have to berepaid after you have graduated and are earning over 21,000 a year.You can apply for a loan online at www.gov.ukfrom early 2014.

Maintenance Loan for Living CostsYou can also apply for a loan to help with living costs depending on yourhousehold income and where you are living and studying. Up to 65% ofthe maximum living cost loan will be available to everyone, regardlessof their parental income. This loan will have to be repaid but not untilyou have graduated and are earning over 21,000 a year.

Maintenance Grant for Living CostsThis is a grant to help with living costs. It does not have to be repaidand how much you can get depends on your household income.

The amount of maintenance grant for living costs you receive willaffect the amount of maintenance loan for living costs you can borrow.

For further information on all of these funding

opportunities visit the governments website atwww.gov.uk

Financial support available from the Government


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Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)Support for your study is available if you have a long term condition. Youmay qualify for support from a learning mentor or learning support as-sistant. Grants are available to help with some the extra costs you may

face because of a disability, for example help with printing or photocopy-ing costs.

Conditions covered include long-term illnesses, mental health condi-tions or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

If you qualify for DSA, this support is additional to the standard studentfinance you get. You can apply to Student Finance England for a DSA

when you apply for student finance. DSA isnt affected by your householdincome.

Parents Learning AllowanceThis funding could help towards your course costs, such as books,materials and travel. You apply for the Parents Learning Allowancewhen you apply for student finance.

Depending on your circumstances there may be additional help

available from the government.

Childcare GrantThis grant could help with the cost of your childcare costs during termtime and holidays. If youre eligible, the amount you may get will depend

on your household income, the cost of your childcare and the numberof children you have. You can apply for the Childcare grant when youapply for student finance.

Additional Funding from the Government


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Adult Dependants GrantThis grant could provide extra help if you are a full-time highereducation student with an adult who depends on you financially.The amount you can get depends on your income and the income

of your dependants. To apply for this you need to complete the relevantsections on your main student finance application when you apply forstudent loans and grants.

You can get an idea of how much financial support youre likely toreceive by using the student finance calculator which can be foundat www.studentcalculator.org

Simply fill in your course details and where youll be studying andliving, and youll receive an estimate of the loans and grants forwhich you may be eligible.

There is also a large amount of information on Martin Lewiss MoneySaving Expert website at www.moneysavingexpert.com/students

Additionally we have student advisers based at each campus who are

available to help and advise you about money matters, and who candirect you to a variety of specialist resources to help you deal withpractical issues and personal problems.

Canterbury: [email protected]

Epsom: [email protected]

Farnham: [email protected]

Rochester: [email protected]

Advice and guidance


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How do I apply for loans and grants?

Full-time English students should apply via Student Finance Englandfrom early 2014. You should apply as early as possible and you dontneed to have a confirmed place on a course. If your coursechanges, you can change this using your online student financeaccount.

The final deadline for applying to ensure the finances you need are inplace when you start your course is still to be confirmed but will bespring 2014 for new students. Applying online is the easiest way to applyfor student finance. You will be able to apply this online by visitingwww.gov.uk/apply-online-for-student-finance

Students from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will needto contact their relevant student finance company.Scotland: www.saas.gov.ukWales: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk Northern Ireland: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

Applying for student finance online should be a straight-forward

process, but its always good to know that theres a friendly sourceof expert advice close by. For advice and more details pleasecontact our enquiries service by phone +44 (0) 1252 892883,email [email protected] visit our student finance pagesat www.ucreative.ac.uk/financial-support

Applying for and repaying student loans


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The tuition fee loan and maintenance loan for living costs are puttogether into a single loan and each year you will pay back 9% ofyour income over 21,000 until the loan is paid off.

The size of your repayment is based on your salary, not on the sizeof your loan so your monthly repayments will be the same, howeverlarge your loan. If you stop earning over 21,000, you stop repayingand any money not paid back after 30 years will be written off.

For more information on repaying your loan please see the StudentLoans Repayment website at www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk

How do I repay my loans?

How does the Interest work on Student Loans?

Interest is charged from the day you receive your first loan payment

until the loan is repaid or written off, whichever is first. Any loanremaining after 30 years will be written off.

Remember no student will have to make payments until April 2016,regardless of when they finish or leave their course and only if you earnmore than 21k. You can calculate the amount you may have to repay onthe Student Loan Calculator by visiting www.studentcalculator.org


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National Scholarship ProgrammeFor students starting in 2014 there will be around 480 scholarships

available which will be allocated on the basis of financial hardshipfor those students with a household income of 25,000 or less. Thescholarships do not have to be paid back and are each 2,000 in totalcomprising:

2,000 cash bursary (non-repayable, paid in instalments).

or

2,000 towards accommodation for students living in UCA halls of

residence.

You must fulfil the eligibility and selection criteria in order to receive one of these scholarships.

The institutional services aspects of these bursaries are particularlyuseful as they cover a range different UCA services including:

University accommodation

Support with field trips costs

Laptop purchase scheme

Catering vouchers

*The NSP scholarships, UCA bursaries and the Internal Progression Bursary are only available to studentsstarting their first BA (Hons) degree course or two year foundation degree in September 2014. There mayalso be Creative Scholarships for both new and continuing undergraduate degree students.

To help you with the cost of living during your studies, UCA has arange of scholarships and bursaries designed to support our students.Unlike Government loans, these are not something you will have torepay at a later date.*

Financial support available from UCA


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How do I apply for an NSP?

You should apply directly to UCA for the National ScholarshipProgramme awards if you are holding a firm offer at UCA(conditional or unconditional). The deadline for applications is October

of each year. When assessing your application we will use the dataon household income you supplied to the Student Loans Company.You must consent to share your financial data when you apply for yourstudent loan or we will not be able to consider you for any awards.

Am I eligible for an NSP?

National Scholarship Programmes are available to students who are:

English domiciled, new full-time undergraduate studentsstarting their studies

From households with a declared annual household incomeof 25,000 or less

Receiving the full allocation of Government support for universitystudy for which you are eligible, i.e. the tuition fee loan and

maintenance loan or grant for living costs, via Student FinanceEngland.

According to NSP selection criteria, priority will be given to:

People who have been in care and who fulfil the eligibility criteriaabove. You will be required to confirm your care leaver status duringthe NSP application process.

People with the lowest annual household incomes under 25,000.We receive notification of your household income from the StudentLoans Company, who take their data from the information you submitto Student Finance England when you apply for your tuition fee loanand maintenance loan or grant for living costs.


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Other important informationThe maximum number of National Scholarship Programmesawarded at UCA will be 480. If you receive an NSP award youmay also receive a UCA Bursary on top of this. If you areprogressing internally from an FE to a BA course you mayalso receive an Internal Progression Bursary Loyalty Top-up.


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Am I eligible for a UCA Bursary?

UCA Bursaries are available to students who are: English, Welsh and Northern Irish domiciled, full-time

undergraduate students

From households with a declared annual household income of40,000 or less for students starting a course or continuing onyear two

Receiving government support for university study, i.e. thetuition fee loan and maintenance loan or grant for living costs,via Student Finance England.

UCA BursariesFor students starting a degree course or continuing onto the secondyear of a degree course we have cash bursaries of up to 900 availableto those with an annual household income of up to 40,000. These can

be used for anything you wish and do not have to be paid back.

25,000 or less 900

25,000 30,000 40030,001 35,000 300

35,001 40,000 200

Over 40,000 0

Household income Value of Bursary(as assessed by SFE)

You will receive a UCA Bursary for each year of your undergraduate

studies at UCA, provided you fulfil the eligibility criteria.


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Other important informationThis process will be the same for each year of yourundergraduate studies. Receipt of a UCA Bursary will bedependant on your declared annual household income being40,000 or less in your application to Student Finance Englandsupport for that academic year.


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Useful LinksThis guide has been designed to give you a brief introduction tothe fees, hidden costs and financial support that is offered at theUniversity for the Creative Arts. To find out more, have a look atthe following sites:

UCA www.ucreative.ac.uk/fees

www.ucreative.ac.uk/sds/money-doctorscheck out the interactive budget planner

Other www.gov.uk/studentfinance

www.gov.uk/student-finance-calculator

www.moneysavingexpert.com/students

www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk

Creative ScholarshipsEach year UCA offers a number of Creative Scholarships, whichare designed to support students in a variety of disciplines andare allocated on merit. A UCA Committee sits to review applicationsand makes the awards. To see what Creative Scholarships arecurrently on offer and to find out how to apply please visitwww.ucreative.ac.uk/financial-support/ug-creative-scholarships

For more details about our bursaries and scholarshipsplease contact the Scholarships and Bursaries Officer byphone +44 (0) 1252 892945, email [email protected] visit our student finance pages online atwww.ucreative.ac.uk/financial-support

Where can I find out more?


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