2012/13 Fees
2012/13 FE Fees - A Brief Guide
Full Time Higher Education Fees (UK and EU) 2012/13
Our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for new home/EU students for academic year 2012/13 will be £8,000 for all courses. This is subject to the approval of the Office for Fair Access.
Fees will not change (other than an inflationary increase) for students already studying Higher Education courses at Writtle College, or for those joining us in 2011. These students will not be affected by changes to the fee system across UK Higher Education.
The £8,000 a year fee was agreed following thorough consultation with students, staff and governors. It reflects our high academic standards and specialist facilities and allows us to continue the on-going investment that makes for an outstanding student experience.
What financial support will be available to students?
Students will be able to access loans for their full tuition fees, as well as grants (for those from lower income families) and loans for maintenance support.Tuition Fee Loans
Undergraduate students will not have to pay tuition fees up-front for any year of study. As is the case now, the Government will provide UK and EU students with a tuition fee loan. Students only begin to repay this after graduation and once they are earning more than £21,000.www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
Maintenance grants and Living cost loans
The Government-funded Maintenance Loan helps students with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel. This loan will be up to £5,500 if you live away from home, and up to £4,375 if you live with your parents.Subject to household income, a non-repayable Maintenance Grant is also available to help with students’ living costs.
| Household income | Non-repayable grant | Living cost loan | Total |
| £25,000 or less | £3,250 | £3,875 | £7,125 |
| £30,000 | £2,341 | £4,330 | £6,671 |
| £35,000 | £1,432 | £4,784 | £6,216 |
| £40,000 | £523 | £5,239 | £5,762 |
| £45,000 | £0 | £5,288 | £5,288 |
| £50,000 | £0 | £4,788 | £4,788 |
| £55,000 | £0 | £4,288 | £4,288 |
| £60,000 | £0 | £3,788 | £3,788 |
| £62,500 | £0 | £3,575 | £3,575 |
Academic Achievement Bursaries
A new scholarship programme at Writtle College for 2012.All new Writtle College undergraduate students enrolling on a full-time BSc or BA programme who have achieved AAB grades at A level or equivalent (e.g. triple distinction at National Diploma) will automatically be eligible to receive this bursary.
The bursary is worth £2500 in total. The first year is payable as a £1500 waiver from College accommodation costs and the second year is payable as a cash bursary. Students selecting Writtle College as their firm choice via UCAS and achieving at least AAB at A-level or equivalent will be entitled to the bursary.
Terms and conditions
- The bursary is available to all new full-time UK and EU students.
- The award of a bursary can only be made to applicants accepting an offer from Writtle College as their Conditional Firm (CF) or Unconditional Firm (UF) choice.
- A-level General Studies is not included in the AAB Bursary terms.
- Students must maintain a 2:1 (60%) average across their first year modules to receive the second bursary instalment.
- Only one Writtle College scholarship or bursary can be held at one time, including those provided by the Writtle College National Scholarship Programme (NSP).
- Any applicant who declines a place in College accommodation for the first year is not entitled to a cash bursary as an alternative.
- The bursary cannot be deferred, i.e. the full-time programme must commence in autumn 2012.
- We endeavour to ensure that our published information is correct. However, Writtle College accepts no legal liability for errors or omissions and reserves the right to make changes without notice.
Writtle College Bursaries
In addition to Government-funded support, the College also provides its own bursaries for students from lower income backgrounds who meet the high standards for admission onto our courses:- New undergraduate students on household incomes under £25,000 and in receipt of the full state maintenance grant will receive a bursary of £500
- New undergraduate students on household incomes between £25,000 and £30,000 will receive a bursary of £200
- New undergraduate students on household incomes between £30,000 and £40,000 will receive a bursary of £150
National Scholarship Programme (NSP)
Full Time Students- In 2012/13 Writtle College will offer free on-site term-time accommodation* and ten meals per week for 15 full time students under the National Scholarship Scheme for their first year of study. This will be offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis according to when applicants accept an offer of a place. Applicants should make clear when they accept an offer that they wish to be considered for one of our National Scholarship places by completing the NSP Form NSP2012 (see link below)
- You can apply for a National Scholarship if your declared household income is £25,000 or less and you qualify for full government maintenance grant (as assessed by the Student Loans Company)
http://www.writtle.ac.uk/Accommodation
To be considered for a Writtle College National Scholarship award, students meet all of the following:
- new undergraduate entrants in the academic year 2012-13
- subject to the new fee rules
- must have firmly accepted a place at the Writtle College
- must have submitted a Writtle College Accommodation Request Form
- must have submitted an application for a National Scholarship award using Form NSP2012
- Students who are ordinarily resident in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- EU nationals
- Students directly continuing from one course to another (for example from foundation degree or HND on to the final year of an honours degree)
- Students transferring in from another institution
- Students undertaking a postgraduate qualification
- Any other students whose fees are paid or part-paid through a sponsorship arrangement
- Part time students
Students will be sent an acknowledgement email to confirm that their application has been received. However, this is not confirmation that a Scholarship will be awarded. Awards will be made on the basis of students meeting all of the eligibility criteria. Applicants will receive confirmation of whether they have been selected for a Scholarship as soon as the eligibility criteria has been met and approved.
NSP Form NSP2011
