Bursaries and scholarships

NTU offers a range of bursaries and scholarships. Check if you are eligible, how to apply, when they are paid and who to contact for further information.

NTU Bursary

NTU Bursaries help students with their living costs.

The Bursary for students on a full-time course is £750 and for those on a part-time course, it is £375.

The bursary is provided to eligible students who:

are paying the maximum home tuition fee for a course that leads to an Undergraduate Degree, Foundation Degree, Certificate of Higher Education (CERT HE), Higher National Certificate (HNC), or Higher National Diploma (HND)
have a household income of £27,500* per year or less (as assessed by their UK national Student Finance service)
are eligible to receive a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan from their UK National Student Finance service
meet the bursary terms and conditions relevant to the year you joined NTU.

Most eligible students will receive the bursary in their first year of study, and then continue to receive it for the duration of their course. However, we also check the eligibility of all students every academic year and you can become eligible part-way through your course.

* £25,000 for those joining NTU before 2023

How do I apply?

You don't need to apply for this bursary. Your national student finance service will share information about your eligibility with the University. However, if you or your sponsor(s) advised Student Finance that you did not want to share information with the University for bursary assessment purposes, we will not be able to check your bursary eligibility until this consent is in place.

We'll contact you if you're eligible for the NTU Bursary. We'll send the letter to the address held by your national student finance service and a copy will also be on your Student Finance Portal within the inbox.

When will I receive confirmation?

We send out most NTU Bursary entitlement letters between September and November. You can also find a copy on your Student Finance online portal within the inbox.

If you haven't received confirmation by the end of November, but your Student Finance has been approved and you think you meet the bursary eligibility criteria, please contact us .

When is it paid?

During the 25/26 academic year, the bursary will be paid on the following dates:

Full-time students:

£300 on 3 December 2025
£300 on 4 February 2026
£150 on 15 April 2026

Part-time students:

£375 on 3 December 2025

We will only be able to pay you on these dates if:

your 25/26 Student Finance has been approved, and
we've confirmed you're eligible for the bursary at least 14 days before the payment date.

Otherwise, you'll get the amount due within 14 days of approval. You cannot receive bursary payments before these dates.

Will I get it every year?

To receive the NTU Bursary, you must continue to meet the other bursary terms and conditions relevant to your year of entry. You can find the name of your bursary on your NTU Bursary entitlement letter. You can then check which terms and conditions apply to you.

Once it has been approved, changes in household income in subsequent years will not affect your eligibility for the NTU Bursary.

You will not normally receive the NTU Bursary during any year-long work placement as part of a sandwich degree, unless the placement is unpaid, or paid at/below the national minimum wage.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

NTU Opportunity Bursary

The NTU Opportunity Bursary is an annual award designed to help students engage in extra-curricular activities that may otherwise not be available to them. This bursary of £170 will be awarded to eligible students in January of each year of their studies.

Students do not have to apply for this bursary, it will automatically be awarded to those who joined NTU during or after the 2023/24 academic year, and who are receiving the £750 NTU Bursary.

Eligible part-time students will receive £85.

Full terms and conditions can be found on the bursary terms and conditions webpage.

Details of the NTU Opportunity Bursary will be confirmed in the same letter as your NTU Bursary.

NTU Estranged Student Bursary

The University will award an NTU Estranged Student Bursary of £1,000 to help towards the living costs of eligible students who start their studies with us in 2025.

The NTU Estranged Student Bursary is available for each year of full-time study, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria.

You may be eligible for this bursary if:

you're under 25, and
your UK national Student Finance service has assessed you as independent on the grounds of estrangement from your parents, and
you joined NTU after the start of the 2020/21 academic year, and
you're on a full-time course leading to an Undergraduate Degree, Foundation Degree, Certificate of Higher Education, Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate.

How do I apply?

If your national Student Finance service has assessed you as independent on the grounds of estrangement, there is nothing further that you need to do. We will automatically award you the Estranged Student Bursary.

If you received the NTU Estranged Student Bursary last academic year, you do not need to re-apply. The University will check whether you are eligible to receive the bursary again this year, in line with the NTU Estranged Student Bursary terms and conditions. If you do, you will receive a letter, confirming your bursary, with details of payment dates for 2025/26.

We send out most NTU Estranged Student Bursary entitlement letters between September and November.

When is it paid?

During 2025/26 the bursary will be paid in two equal instalments:

£500 within two weeks of us confirming your eligible status
£500 on 21 January 2026

Will I get it every year?

We pay the NTU Estranged Student Bursary for each year of study, subject to meeting the scheme’s terms and conditions.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

Contact the Student Money Team if you have any questions regarding this bursary.

You can also find out about other support for estranged students.

NTU Care Leaver and Foyer Resident Bursary

The University will award an NTU Care Leaver and Foyer Residents Bursary of £1,000 to help towards the living costs of eligible students who start their studies with us in 2025.

The NTU Care Leaver and Foyer Residents Bursary is available for each year of full-time study, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria.

You may be eligible for this bursary if:

you're under 25, and
your UK national Student Finance service has assessed you as independent on the grounds of being a care leaver, and
you're on a full-time course leading to an Undergraduate Degree, Foundation Degree, Certificate of Higher Education, Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate.

If you have not been assessed by your student finance service as independent on the grounds of being a care leaver, but meet any of the criteria below, please contact the Student Money Team.

in the care of a local authority in the UK at some point since the age of 16, or
looked after by relatives who have a court order to do so, at some point since the age of 16, or
a foyer resident in the UK.

How do I apply?

If your national Student Finance service has assessed you as independent on the grounds of being a care leaver, there is nothing further that you need to do. We will automatically award you the NTU Care Leaver and Foyer Resident Bursary.

We send out most NTU Care Leaver and Foyer Resident Bursary entitlement letters between September and November.

If you have not been assessed by your student finance service as independent on the grounds of being a care leaver, but meet any of the criteria below, please contact the Student Money Team as we may be able to award the bursary using other evidence of your status.

in the care of a local authority in the UK at some point since the age of 16, or
looked after by relatives who have a court order to do so, at some point since the age of 16, or
a foyer resident in the UK.

If you received the NTU Care Leaver and Foyer Resident Bursary last academic year, you do not need to do anything. The University will check whether you are eligible to receive the bursary again this year, in line with the Care Leaver and Foyer Resident Bursary terms and conditions. If you do, you will receive a letter, confirming your bursary, with details of payment dates for 2025/26.

When is it paid?

During 2025/26 the bursary will be paid in two equal instalments:

£500 within two weeks of us confirming your eligible status
£500 on 21 January 2026

Will I get it every year?

The bursary is paid for each year of study, subject to meeting the scheme’s terms and conditions.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

Contact the Student Money Team if you have any questions regarding this bursary.

You can also find out about other support for care leavers.

NTU Sanctuary Scholarships

Each year we offer two NTU Sanctuary Scholarships for those joining a full-time undergraduate course in September.

Both scholarships for 2025/26 have been awarded.

Applications will open in Spring 2026, for those starting an eligible course at NTU in 2026/27. We'll publish information on our bursary and scholarship pages. Current students will not be able to apply.

To be eligible, students must:

be a new student
be from an asylum-seeking background
not have access to student finance from the UK government.

Recipients of this scholarship receive:

a full tuition fee waiver
a £3,000 bursary award for each year of their course, to go towards course and travel costs.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

Music scholarship

An NTU Music Scholarship provides you with the opportunity to develop your vocal or instrumental skills with one of our expert tutors, alongside your academic studies.

We offer tuition for voice, piano, strings, brass, guitar, bass, percussion, drums, and woodwind.

Our scholarships are of varying lengths. We may award music tuition for a number of months, a full academic year, or up to the length of your course.

The scholarship is open to both current and prospective students.

Find out more about music scholarships for NTU current students.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

Email music@ntu.ac.uk if you have any questions regarding this bursary.

Sports scholarship

We offer a number of sports scholarship awards each year. They're for high-performing student athletes from a range of different sports. They're available for undergraduate and postgraduate study.

We tailor each award to the needs of the athlete. We do everything we can to help them achieve both academic and sporting success while at NTU.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

Email sportscholarships@ntu.ac.uk if:

you want to find out more
you're already receiving a sports scholarship and have any queries about your payments.

Postgraduate scholarships

If you're an undergraduate at NTU, you may be considering postgraduate study with us too. Find out more about our postgraduate scholarships and discounts.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

Email ntu.scholarships@ntu.ac.uk if you're a postgraduate student with a query about your scholarship or discount.

International scholarships

Learn about NTU's international scholarships. You'll also find the terms and conditions for the support you're receiving.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

Email international@ntu.ac.uk if you have a query about your scholarship payments.

Bursaries for nursing, social work and teaching

The following government funded bursaries are for students on particular vocational courses.