Theoretical Physics - Physics at Lancaster University
Theoretical Physics - Physics at Lancaster University
Theoretical Physics - Physics at Lancaster University
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Student finance<br />
The two main costs you will incur <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> are tuition fees and living<br />
expenses. The following inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
details these costs and gives<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion on the Government and<br />
<strong>University</strong> help available towards each.<br />
Tuition fee costs: (UK/EU n<strong>at</strong>ionals)<br />
The tuition fee for all new UK/EU<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ionals starting full time<br />
undergradu<strong>at</strong>e courses in 2011 will be<br />
£3290* (subject to infl<strong>at</strong>ion).<br />
Tuition fee assistance – UK<br />
Government Tuition Fee Loan<br />
(UK/EU n<strong>at</strong>ionals)<br />
UK/EU undergradu<strong>at</strong>e students do not<br />
have to pay any tuition fees up-front<br />
while they are studying. Instead they<br />
will be able to defer payment of their<br />
tuition fees by taking out a non-means<br />
tested tuition fee loan to cover the fee<br />
charged. The amount borrowed is paid<br />
directly to the <strong>University</strong> by the Student<br />
Loan Company (SLC). If a student<br />
chooses to borrow less than the full<br />
tuition fee amount charged they are<br />
responsible to the <strong>University</strong> for paying<br />
the difference between the amount<br />
borrowed and the tuition fee charged.<br />
Living expenses<br />
We estim<strong>at</strong>e annual living costs for a<br />
single undergradu<strong>at</strong>e student to be<br />
£6,500 - £9000 per annum. For details<br />
see:<br />
www.lancs.ac.uk/sbs/funding/costsa<br />
ndbudgeting.htm<br />
Assistance with living expenses - UK<br />
Government Loans/Grants (UK<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ionals only)<br />
Student living cost loan:<br />
UK undergradu<strong>at</strong>e students are usually<br />
entitled to a student living cost loan.<br />
The level of loan depends on annual<br />
financial assessment. If you have to<br />
study abroad as part of your course the<br />
student loan for the year spent abroad<br />
is higher.<br />
Higher Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Maintenance<br />
Grant (HEMG):<br />
A grant (non-repayable) of up to<br />
£2906* will be payable to students<br />
where household residual income is<br />
below £25,000*. The grant will be<br />
reduced on a sliding scale until income<br />
reaches approxim<strong>at</strong>ely £50,020* where<br />
no grant will be payable. Students<br />
receiving a HEMG above a certain level<br />
will lose a small amount of student loan<br />
borrowing entitlement.<br />
Other grants:<br />
There are a range of other grants for<br />
students with child or adult dependants.<br />
Making an applic<strong>at</strong>ion and further<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion:<br />
For inform<strong>at</strong>ion on the applic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
process for UK Government Funding<br />
and details of <strong>University</strong> support see:<br />
www.lancs.ac.uk/sbs/funding<br />
Government inform<strong>at</strong>ion including a<br />
guide to student finance is available <strong>at</strong>:<br />
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance<br />
(* 2010 figures, subject to increase for 2011. Please<br />
see www.lancs.ac.uk/ugfinance/ for up-to-d<strong>at</strong>e<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion.)<br />
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