Tuition fees cover the cost of your degree and are charged each year of study. The tuition fees for 2019/20 are £9,250 for full-time undergraduate courses. If you are a student from the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, your tuition fees will also be £9,250.

You don’t have to pay your tuition fees up front, you can choose to defer payment until after you graduate by taking out a tuition fee loan. This means that the Student Loans Company pays the University your tuition fee while you are studying, and you repay this money as part of your student loan after you graduate.

The money for both tuition fees and maintenance loans comes from the government via the Student Loans Company and does not have to be repaid until you have left University, and you are earning over £25,725 per year. (England & Wales) In NI and Scotland repayments start once you are earning over £18,935 per year.

Please note that the University reserves the right to increase Home and EU Undergraduate and PGCE tuition fees in line with any inflationary or other increase authorised by the Secretary of State for future years of study.

Repayment examples

Part-time students

The tuition fees for 2019/20 part-time undergraduate degrees is £4,625. The part time fee is fixed at the year of entry and isn't subject to increases by inflation over the study period, except if you are required to retake a year (in which case the fee will default to the current year of study).

If you are studying your degree part-time, you’ll usually only get student finance if you’re doing your first higher education qualification - even if your previous course was self-funded.

However, you may still get limited funding if, for example:

• you change course
• you leave your course but decide to start again
• you’re ‘topping up’ a higher education qualification, eg you’ve finished an HNC, HND or Foundation Degree and now want to do an Honours degree
• you hold an Honours degree or higher level of qualification and start a part-time Honours degree in engineering, technology or computer science (or a Combined Honours in two of these subjects)

If you are eligible to apply for a tuition fee loan, you will need to complete a PTL1 form, available from the Student Finance website.

Useful links

Student Loans Company
Student Finance England
Student Finance Wales
Student Finance Northern Ireland
Student Awards Agency Scotland

Our scholarships and awards recognise and reward outstanding achievement and ability. All scholarships, awards and prizes are cash awards and do not have to be paid back.

These are proposed scholarships for 2019/20 and are subject to ratification by the University.

Performance Scholarship - New and Continuing Students

New students commencing their studies in year 1 2019/20

Students with a talent in Dance, Drama, Music or Sport, who have a portfolio of public performances or have performed at national level, are eligible for this scholarship. See the Performance application and criteria new starters 19/20 for full criteria and how to apply.

£3,000 over the period of study.

Continuing students who commenced their course before 2019/20

Students with a talent in Dance, Drama, Music or Sport who have a portfolio of public performances or have performed at national level, are eligible for this scholarship. See the Performance application and criteria continuing students 19/20 for full criteria and how to apply.

£1,000 in the current academic year.

The closing date for this scholarship is the 1st November 2019.

Music Scholarships

Liverpool Hope University has introduced nine fully-funded music scholarship opportunities, which together are worth more than £40,000.

The nine scholarships are:

• Four vocal scholarship for soprano, alto (male or female), tenor and bass
• Four string scholarships for two violins, viola and cello
• One joint organ scholarship (together with Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral)

The scholarships are for high level tuition, free accommodation and exposure to excellent performance opportunities. For the string scholarships, students will be tutored members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Male vocal scholars will have opportunities to perform with the Metropolitan Cathedral choir. Meanwhile the organ scholarship offers a student the chance to be tutored by the Organist and Director of Music at the Metropolitan Cathedral.

The scholarship holders will also participate actively in the musical life of Liverpool Hope through our various choirs and orchestras which regularly perform at official University events and in the community.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the scholarships should contact the Department Administrator.

Useful information

Bursary and Scholarship Terms and conditions 2019/20

Performance application and criteria continuing students 19/20

Performance application and criteria new starters 19/20

If you take a year in industry as part of your course, you may still be entitled to some statutory support while you are away from the University, providing that it is a recognised element of your course.

Funding for living costs for students on paid placements

UK students will be able to apply for reduced rate Tuition Fee and Maintenance Loans only. In 2019/20 the reduced rate loan for living costs is as follows;

EU students will only be able to apply for a reduced rate Tuition Fee Loan.

Funding for living costs for student on unpaid placements

There are some exceptions where students will continue to be eligible for the same funding package as in previous years (which may include Maintenance or Special Support Grant, Dependants' Allowances and Disabled Students' Allowances). Students will still be eligible for their full funding package if they are undertaking "unpaid service" in one of the following:

• Unpaid service in a hospital or in a public health service laboratory or with a primary care trust
• Unpaid service with a local authority relating to the care and or welfare of children / young persons or similar activities with a voluntary organisation
• Unpaid service in the prison or probation and aftercare service
• Unpaid research in a UK institution or, in the case of a student attending an overseas institution as a part of his course in an overseas institution
• Unpaid service with a Health Authority in England or Wales or equivalent in Scotland or Northern Ireland

Tuition Fees

Students on a year in industry will pay tuition fees at a reduced rate of £900 in the academic year 2019/20.

On top of tuition fee loans, the government also has a number of additional loans and benefits to help pay for living expenses such as accommodation, food, study and travel costs. Student loans do not have to be repaid until you have graduated and are earning over £25,000 a year (England & Wales).  NI and Scotland repayments start once you are earning over £18,330 per year

Student loans

If you are a UK student, you are entitled to a student loan to help cover the additional costs of studying at university. The loan is means tested against your family income and is provided by the Student Loans Company. The exact amount you receive is assessed by Student Finance England, but below are some examples of how much you can expect to receive: Please click on the useful links on this page to see repayment information for other countries within the UK

Maintenance loan for students who do not qualify for benefits (England Only)

Maintenance loan for students who qualify for benefits

The Student Loans Company will usually pay your loan into your bank account by BACS. You must have registered at the University and be in attendance to be eligible for the payments to be made.

In cases of overpayment, the Student Loans Company will automatically recover any overpayments from the following years funding. You will also receive a letter and will have the option to repay overpayments immediately if you would prefer to do so.

To apply for a student loan, visit the Student Loans Company website.

Additional government funding

Some students may be eligible for extra help towards their living costs. This money doesn’t usually have to be paid back. Find out more about:

• Disabled Students’ Allowance – help if you’re a student with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability
• Parents’ Learning Allowance – help if you’re a full-time student with a child/children
• Adult Dependants’ Grant – help if you’re a full-time students and an adult depends on your financially
• Childcare Grant – help if you’re a full-time student with a child/children

Social Work Bursary

The Social Work Bursary is available from the NHS Business Services Authority for undergraduate students in their second and third years. There are only a limited number of bursaries available each year, and the bursary must be applied for for each academic year you are eligible. Visit the NHS Business Services Authority website for further details and how to apply.

Useful links

Student Loans Company
Student Finance England
Student Finance Wales
Student Finance Northern Ireland
Student Awards Agency Scotland
NHS Business Services Authority

Student Support Fund

Due to the financial challenges that some students are now facing due to Covid-19 the Student Support Fund will remain open to all current students during the summer and the deadline for applications is now August 31^st 2020. As the final day of term has now passed, level H undergraduate students including those who have been given academic extensions can apply for universal credit. Once you are in receipt of these benefits and if have been given an extension then you may apply using the summer SSF application form below if you are still struggling financially.

Please read the following carefully and ensure you complete the correct application form.

Final year postgraduate students should complete the following application form and then scan it along with supporting documentation to studentfunds@hope.ac.uk

Summer SSF Application Form

If you are not a final year student then self supporting as well as students who are returning to the family home during the summer can apply with the following application form and once completed you should scan the form along with supporting documentation to studentsfunds@hope.ac.uk

Summer SSF Application Form

Self supporting students are defined as those who are not returning to a family home during the summer. Documentary evidence is required to support the application and details of this can be found within the application form.

The formula for calculating awards for students is based around essential expenditure including rent, utility bills etc so the expectation for students who are returning to the family home is that expenditure during the summer will be low so awards from the fund will be limited. However there is a personal statement section on the application form and extenuating and unique circumstances will be taken into account although documentary evidence of your special circumstances may be required. 

The University is also aware that students are arranging accommodation for next year at this time and landlords are asking for deposits and rents in advance which may prove to be a financial challenge for some students. The support fund is offering cash advances against the next instalment of the maintenance loan in order to pay the rents and deposits and this can be applied for on the following application which once completed should be scanned with supporting documentation to studentfunds@hope.ac.uk. Please note that the cash advance is a last resort if you cannot raise the money or cannot negotiate a deferred payment with the landlord and you are in danger of losing the accommodation. Cash advances cannot be given if  you have already paid the money to the landlord.  Details of documentary evidence required can be found within the form and any cash advances will be paid directly to the landlord.

Cash Advance Application Form

International and EU and Island students can apply by completing the following application form which needs to be scanned to studenfunds@hope.ac.uk

SSF Application Form EU-Islands-International