Financial support
You'll find plenty of financial help towards your costs at Cambridge. The table below gives an overview of the main types and levels of support that first time undergraduates from England may be able to access. If you're from elsewhere in the UK or EU similar types of government support may be available to you too so please refer to the appropriate student finance award agency for full details and guidance (see right).
| Financial support for students from England at Cambridge 2013–14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | What’s it for? | Eligibility? | How much? | Pay it back? | |
| Government Tuition Fee Loan | Tuition fees | Students studying for their first undergraduate degree | Up to £9,000 per year |
Yes, but only after you’ve left university and are earning a minimum salary | |
| Government Maintenance Loan | Living costs | Dependent on household income and the course and university applied for | Up to £5,500 per year |
Yes, but only after you’ve left university and are earning a minimum salary | |
| Government Maintenance Grant | Living costs | Students with a household income of £42,611 per year or less | Up to £3,354 per year |
No | |
| National Scholarship Programme | Tuition fees | Students from low income families who meet particular criteria | £6,000 first year only |
No | |
| Cambridge Bursary | Living costs and/or tuition fees | Students with a household income of £42,611 per year or less | Up to £3,500 per year (up to £5,600 for some mature students) |
No | |
| Cambridge College awards and scholarships | Prizes for academic or other achievements and/or loans to help with specific costs or unexpected financial difficulties | College and award dependent | |||