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2014 Funding: Welsh Students
The following information is for Welsh students who are considering applying to Oxford to commence their studies in 2014.
Tuition fee & support
The tuition fee for one year of undergraduate study for students from Wales studying for their first degree at Oxford from 2014 will be dependent upon a student's household income. Significant reductions are available to students from the lowest income households. The tuition fee arrangements for 2014/15 for students from Wales have not yet been confirmed by the Welsh Government. As a guide in 2013, all Welsh students are able to access a tuition fee loan of £3,575 and a partial tuition fee grant of up to £5,425 to cover the remaining amount of their tuition fee from Student Finance Wales. You do not need to pay this cost upfront.
Tuition fees for Welsh students from lower income households at Oxford
Household income | Fee in first year | Fee after first year |
£0 - £16,000 | £3,500 | £6,000 |
£16,001 - £20,000 | £7,000 | £7,000 |
£20,001 - £25,000 | £8,000 | £8,000 |
£25,001 + | £9,000 | £9,000 |
Tuition fee support for all Welsh students from Student Finance Wales
Fee level | Up to £9,000 |
Tuition fee loan available from Student Finance Wales | £3,575 |
Tuition fee grant for remainder of fee from Student Finance Wales | Up to £5,425 |
Living costs & support
The University estimates that basic term time living costs for students in 2013/14 will be £7,900; these will shortly be updated for 2014/15. The University has generous bursaries available to cover some of the costs associated with living in Oxford, and also enable students to take advantage of the many opportunities Oxford has to offer. The level of this support is dependent upon household income, which is usually the combined income of the parents or carers you currently live with. Students must be financially assessed in their funding application to Student Finance Wales; the University also uses this figure in allocating its own funding.
The bandings below show the annual bursaries available from Oxford, dependent upon household income before tax.
Household income | Bursary | Additional start-up bursary (first year only) |
£0 - £16,000 | £3,300 | £1,000 |
£16,001 - £20,000 | £3,000 | £500 additional start-up bursary for all students |
£20,001 - £25,000 | £2,500 | |
£25,001 - £30,000 | £2,000 | |
£30,001 - £35,000 | £1,500 | |
£35,001 - £40,000 | £1,000 | |
£40,001 - £42,620 | £500 | |
£42,621 + | £0 |
Students from Wales will also be entitled to support for living costs from the Welsh Government. In order to access more than the basic level of maintenance loan, students should be financially assessed in their funding application to Student Finance Wales. The following figures from 2013/14 can be used as a guide to the support for Welsh students starting in 2014:
Household income | Maintenance loan | Maintenance grant |
£0 - £18,370 | £2,575 | £5,161 |
£18,370 - 30,000 | £2,575 - £4,101 | £5,161 - £2,099 |
£30,000 - £50,020 | £4,101 - £5,125 | £2,099 - £50 |
£50,020 - £57,188 | £5,125 - £3,863 | £0 |
£57,188 + | £3,863 | £0 |
Scholarships
There are a number of undergraduate scholarships available to UK students including the Moritz-Heyman Scholarship programme. Read more about scholarships.
Loan repayments
Students from Wales who take out maintenance and tuition fee loans whilst at university will be expected to start repaying this cost once they have left university and have started earning £21,000 per year. Read more about repayments.
Remember: you do not have to repay university bursaries and government grants.
