Oxford Support

Bursaries

If you are a Home (UK) or EU student (2020-entrant or earlier) from a lower-income household, you will be eligible to receive an annual non-repayable bursary in 2024/25 to help with living costs.

2021 to 2024- entrant Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals living in the UK or Ireland, and students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland who have been granted settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may also be eligible for an Oxford Bursary if they meet the residence requirements.

In recognition of increases to the cost of living each year, an annual uplift to undergraduate bursaries has been introduced from the 2024/25 academic year onwards.

The tables below show the annual bursaries available from Oxford in 2024/25 for eligible students, dependent upon household income before tax. For students who started before 2016 please contact the bursary team for more details.

Bursaries available to students who started their course from 2023 onwards

The amount of bursary available varies depending on whether you are in receipt of a Crankstart Scholarship or an Oxford Bursary. If you are a UK resident student and have a household income of £32,500 or less in your first year, you will be eligible for a Crankstart Scholarship and invited to join the programme. Students are only eligible to receive either a Crankstart Scholarship or an Oxford Bursary.  

Crankstart scholars commencing their studies from 2023 onwards retain access to the Crankstart level of bursary in the above table if their household income increases in later years up to £42,875. If a Scholar's household income rises above this limit they will remain a Crankstart Scholar but will only be entitled to the level of Oxford Bursary equivalent to their latest household income level in the above table.

Oxford Travel Supplement for UK bursary holders 

An Oxford Travel Supplement will be available to all 2020 to 2024-entry Crankstart Scholars and Oxford Bursary holders who are studying for their first undergraduate degree and who live more than 80 miles from Oxford within the UK, to assist with travel costs between their stated home address and Oxford. Crankstart Scholars or Oxford Bursary recipients from the UK will automatically receive a non-repayable annual Oxford Travel Supplement of £220 if you live between 80 and 150 miles from Oxford or £550 if you live more than 150 miles from Oxford. Distance is measured as the direct distance in miles (sometimes termed 'as the crow flies'). If eligible you will be notified of this additional funding shortly after being contacted about your bursary funding from Oxford.

Bursaries available to students who started their course from 2020 to 2022

The amount of bursary available varies depending on whether you are in receipt of a Crankstart Scholarship or an Oxford Bursary.

Crankstart scholars commencing their studies from 2020 to 2022 retain access to the Crankstart level of bursary in the above table if their household income increases in later years up to £37,500. If a Scholar's household income rises above this limit they will remain a Crankstart Scholar but will only be entitled to the level of Oxford Bursary equivalent to their latest household income level in the above table.

Oxford Travel Supplement for UK bursary holders 

An Oxford Travel Supplement will be available to all 2020 to 2024-entry Crankstart Scholars and Oxford Bursary holders who are studying for their first undergraduate degree and who live more than 80 miles from Oxford within the UK, to assist with travel costs between their stated home address and Oxford. Crankstart Scholars or Oxford Bursary recipients from the UK will automatically receive a non-repayable annual Oxford Travel Supplement of £220 if you live between 80 and 150 miles from Oxford or £550 if you live more than 150 miles from Oxford. Distance is measured as the direct distance in miles (sometimes termed 'as the crow flies'). If eligible you will be notified of this additional funding shortly after being contacted about your bursary funding from Oxford.

Bursaries available to students who started their course from 2016 to 2019

Crankstart scholars commencing their studies before 2020 retain access to the Crankstart level of bursary in the above table if their household income increases in later years up to £25,000. If a Scholar's household income rises above this limit they will remain a Crankstart Scholar but will only be entitled to the level of Oxford Bursary equivalent to their latest household income level in the above table.

If you are a Crankstart Scholar not on your year abroad or in receipt of a non-repayable grant covering your course fees such as an NHS grant, and your household income remains below £25,000, you may also be eligible for a fee reduction of up to £3,000. Details of any fee reduction will be included in your annual scholarship notification letter. 

UK students requiring financial assistance to meet funding shortfalls

Our Student Support Bursary aims to help UK undergraduate students who may require financial assistance of up to £750 in a range of circumstances, ranging from a shortfall in their finances to help meeting additional exceptional costs.

Eligibility

Courses

You must be studying for your first undergraduate degree or an undergraduate Medicine degree to be eligible for an Oxford Bursary or Crankstart Scholarship. The Oxford Bursary is also available to Graduate Entry Medicine students, and those PGCE students who do not receive a teacher training bursary or scholarship.

Medical Students

Medical Students are eligible to be assessed for a bursary in the years during which they are eligible to receive funding from the NHS.

Students in years 5 or 6 of the six year medicine course, or years 2, 3 or 4 of the Graduate Entry Medicine course will be contacted automatically from mid-September 2024 with details of how they will be assessed for a bursary. In the meantime, any questions about the bursary scheme should be emailed to the bursary team.

Status

In order to receive an Oxford Bursary or Crankstart Scholarship you must be entitled to support from the UK government and you must have been financially assessed by your funding agency. You are unlikely to be entitled if:

• you have completed a previous undergraduate degree and you are undertaking further undergraduate study; or
• you are from the Isle of Man or Channel Islands, unless you receive maintenance support from the UK government, as you should receive funding from your home government; or
• you are an overseas student, unless you receive maintenance support from the UK government.

Full regulations for 2024/25 Oxford financial support will be found in the ‘Appendix I - Regulations on Financial Matters’ section of the 2024/25 Examination Regulations.

How do I apply?

There is no separate application process for an Oxford Bursary or Crankstart Scholarship as these are based on the household income assessment carried out by your regional funding agency.

If you are eligible for an Oxford Bursary or Crankstart Scholarship you will be notified of your entitlement from mid to late September 2024. You must have your financial assessment completed by 30 May 2025 to be considered. Crankstart scholarships are only awarded to students in their first year of study.