Our bursaries
- Eligible for short online courses.
- Application criteria:
- Applicants should set out their personal learning motivations since priority will be given to those who are returning to learning after an extended break, or have not previously engaged with fully online learning, or are seeking to use the online short course as a bridge towards undergraduate award-bearing study.
- Applicants who can demonstrate financial need.
- Tuition fee reduction: 50%
- Number of bursaries available: 1 for each set of courses
- Applications close: 2 weeks before the course start date
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for certificates and diplomas in English Literature
- Specific eligibility:
- Prospective English Literature students, who do not currently hold a recognised higher education level qualification (FHEQ level 4 or higher)
- Tuition fee reduction: £1,000
- Number of bursaries available: 2
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for the Certificate in Classical Studies
- Specific eligibility:
- Teachers or other education professionals working in UK-based settings, particularly working in deprived / disadvantaged settings and who would otherwise face financial barriers to engage with study. Applicants for the bursaries are likely to work in a state-funded setting such as a state school, public library, National Health Service or HM Prisons Service and will have a clear commitment to developing curricula and teaching topics pertaining to classical studies.
- Applicants from the third-sector organisations and relevant not-for-profit organisations (e.g. Community Interest Companies in the education field) would be considered.
- Tuition fee reduction: 100%
- Number of bursaries available: 4
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for all certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas
- Specific eligibility:
- Prospective learners, who do not currently hold a recognised higher education level qualification (FHEQ level 4 or higher) and for whom finance may be a barrier to part-time study
- Tuition fee reduction: up to £1,000
- Number of bursaries available: 2
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing
- Specific eligibility:
- Teachers from all levels, librarians or other literary professionals working in deprived and/or disadvantaged settings, and for whom finance may be a barrier to part-time study
- Tuition fee reduction: up to £2,000
- Number of bursaries available: 4
- Applications close: 28 May 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for arts and humanities certificates
- Specific eligibility:
- Prospective learners, who do not currently hold a recognised higher education level qualification (FHEQ level 4 or higher) and for whom finance may be a barrier to part-time study
- Tuition fee reduction: 50%
- Number of bursaries available: 2
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for science certificates
- Specific eligibility:
- Prospective learners, who do not currently hold a recognised higher education level qualification (FHEQ level 4 or higher) and for whom finance may be a barrier to part-time study
- Tuition fee reduction: 50%
- Number of bursaries available: 2
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
Eligible for the Certificate in Coaching
- Specific eligibility:
- Prospective learners, for whom finance may be a barrier to part-time study
- Tuition fee reduction: £1,000
- Number of bursaries available: 1
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for the MSt in History
- Specific eligibility:
- To be used to cover expenses for year two research activity for home fee students
- Receipts need to be provided
- Tuition fee reduction: n/a
- Number of bursaries available: 5
- Applications close: 30 June 2026
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for certificates in English literature, evolutionary biology, history, history of art, philosophy and international development.
- Specific eligibility:
- Prospective leaners, who do not currently hold a recognised higher education level qualification (FHEQ level 4 or higher) and for whom finance may be a barrier to part-time study
- Prospective learners who have completed an A-level course with NEC within the last 12 months
- Tuition fee reduction: 100%
- Number of bursaries available: 1
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for any Undergraduate Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma course
- Specific eligibility:
- Prospective undergraduate students who are in receipt of a UK state benefit such as income support, job-seekers' allowance, employment and support allowance (ESA), universal credit, or your sole income is a State Pension and/or you are in receipt of pension credit.
- Tuition fee reduction: 100%
- Number of bursaries available: 2
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other concessions or bursaries
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for any Undergraduate Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma course
- Specific eligibility:
- There are no eligibility requirements for this bursary, and it can be combined with PACE concessions
- Tuition fee reduction: £1,000
- Number of bursaries available: 4
- Applications close: 31 March 2026
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
- Eligible for the Certificate in World Archaeology
- Specific eligibility:
- Prospective learners, who do not currently hold a recognised higher education level qualification (FHEQ level 4 or higher) and for whom finance may be a barrier to part-time study
- Tuition fee reduction: 100%
- Number of bursaries available: 1
- Applications close: currently closed for applications
- Find out more about this bursary and start your application here
Undergraduate bursary application deadlines
Most of our undergraduate bursaries have two opportunities to apply each year, in 2026:
- Round one will close on 31 March 2026.
- Round two will close on 30 June July 2026.
Bursaries are awarded on a first-come-first-served basis following the receipt of a completed application with required supporting documentation. Only bursaries that are not fully awarded in round one will be open to applications in round two. Applicants will be notified of the outcome within one calendar month of the relevant closing date.
Applicants are permitted to make appropriate use of AI tools to support their research in preparing your application. You should note that overreliance on AI carries the risk that it may produce poor quality statements that weaken your chance of success, as well as not presenting your ideas accurately or clearly.
If you have any questions about our bursaries, please contact us.
Further information on eligibility
For the bursaries listed below, eligibility may include having a gross household income of £25,000 per year or less, or being in receipt of a qualifying benefit such as income support, job seekers' allowance, employment and support allowance (ESA), universal credit, a state pension as your sole income or pension credit:
- Edward and Ivy Rose Hood Memorial Bursary
- First Time in Higher Education Bursaries
- Honos Foundation World Archaeology Bursary
- Irene Cooper Coaching Bursary
- National Extension College Bursary
- PACE Lifelong Learning Bursary
A bursary cannot be awarded unless you have received an offer of a place on a course.