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 2020/21 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.

Undergraduate Student Support Fund 2020/21

The Undergraduate Student Support Fund is a discretionary fund provided by the university to assist students experiencing financial difficulty. It is available to home undergraduate students only.

There is a separate application for undergraduate students who are EU/Islands/International students

Applications must be submitted by email to studentfunds@hope.ac.uk. The application form and all documents must be sent as attachments in either Word or PDF format.

Undergraduate Student Support Fund Form 20/21

Undergraduate Student Support Fund Form 20/21 EU-Island-International

Undergraduate Student Support Funding Rules and Regulations 20/21

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 2020/21 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 2020/21

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.

Access to Hope Scholarship

Liverpool Hope University are pleased to offer 10 new scholarships worth £3,000 per year over the normal period of study (excluding any placement years and any additional years of study due to transfer onto an Integrated Masters course) to home and EU students who are starting an undergraduate course in September 2020 and make Liverpool Hope University their Firm choice on their UCAS application. In order to apply you need to meet at least one of our widening participation criteria as detailed below with priority given to those students who fall into more than one category. An application form is available for you to complete with a personal statement where you should give us details of why you are applying for the scholarship, the personal challenges you have faced before entering Higher Education and what difference the money will make to your University journey. Once completed this should be emailed to studentfunds@hope.ac.uk

Access to Hope Scholarship Application Form

Bursary & Scholarship Terms & Condition 2020/1

The closing date for applications is the 30th April 2020 from when the Student Finance Committee will consider your application along with your personal statement and circumstances. The decision of the panel will be discretionary and final. Applicants will be notified whether they have been successful by the 31st May 2020.

Widening Participation Criteria 

• You are a mature student
• You have been in care as a looked after child for at least 13 weeks since the age of 14.
• You have a disability
• You are from a black and minority ethnic group
• You come from one of the most deprived areas of the country as defined by the English government’s IMD (indices of Multiple Deprivation) database. If your postcode IMD value is in quintile 5, you meet this criteria. Please note this information only covers addresses in England. To check your eligibility for this please use the  https://tools.npeu.ox.ac.uk/imd/
• You come from an area where it is unusual for people to go to University. This is defined by the government’s classification called POLAR 4, to meet this criteria your address must fall into quintile 1. Please note that this information only covers addresses in the UK. To check eligibility please use the https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/young-participation-by-area/young-participation-by-postcode/

Performance Scholarship 

New students commencing their studies in year 1 2020/21

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. Once completed this should be emailed to studentfunds@hope.ac.uk

Performance Scholarship Application and Criteria 20/21

Bursary & Scholarship Terms & Condition 2020/1

£3,000 over the period of study.

The closing date for this scholarship is the 30th October 2020.

Music Scholarships

Liverpool Hope University has introduced nine fully-funded music scholarship opportunities, which together are worth more than £40,000 representing a wonderful opportunity for any aspiring musician or singer.

The nine scholarships are:

• Eight vocal or instrument scholarships irrespective of genre (i.e. to include classical, popular and jazz styles)
• One joint organ scholarship (together with Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral)

The scholarships are for high level tuition, free accommodation and exposure to excellent performance opportunities.  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 University through our various choirs and orchestras which regularly perform at official University events and in the community as well as with our many musical friends and partners throughout the City of Liverpool, including the Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool Sound City, Pixels Ensemble and IMMIX Ensemble.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the scholarships should contact the Faculty Administrator, Niall Doherty.