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£1000 Travel Bursary – Terms and Conditions

1. About the Scheme

The BCU Accelerate Travel Bursary has been designed to help students travelling to Birmingham City University from outside the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) area.

Eligible students will receive a £1,000 bursary, paid across their first year of study in three instalments.

2. Eligibility criteria

To qualify for the BCU Travel bursary, you must:

  • Be a home fee payer
  • Have a permanent home address outside the seven constituent authorities of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) at the point of application. 
  • Apply to and accept an offer for an eligible undergraduate course at Birmingham City University, starting in September 2027 or January 2028.
  • Be given a confirmed place on an eligible undergraduate course at Birmingham City University.
  • Enrol at Birmingham City University in the 2027/28 academic year. Students who defer their place will not automatically retain eligibility for the Travel Bursary.

Students whose permanent home address is within any of the following local authorities are not eligible:

  • Birmingham City Council
  • Coventry City Council
  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Walsall Council
  • City of Wolverhampton Council

You can find your local council here.

3. Eligible courses and exclusions

The bursary is available to students applying for full-time undergraduate degrees (BA, BSc, LLB and MSci), excluding:

  • Foundation Year entry programmes
  • Foundation Degrees
  • HNC and HND courses
  • Courses delivered by BCU partners
  • Fast-track or accelerated degrees
  • Part-time courses
  • Professional Practice and CPD courses
  • Short courses (credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing)
  • Apprenticeships
  • Distance learning and online courses

4. Bursary payments

The bursary is worth £1,000 and will be paid in three instalments across your first year of study.

Payments are subject to you remaining enrolled on an eligible course.

5. Staying eligible

To receive each instalment, you must remain enrolled on your course. You will no longer be eligible for the funding if you:

  • Withdraw from your course.
  • Take a break from your studies (interrupt or suspend your studies).
  • Are no longer enrolled at Birmingham City University.
  • Transfer onto a programme that is not eligible for the scheme.
  • Are found to have provided incorrect or misleading information relating to your eligibility.

Birmingham City University reserves the right to recover any payments made in error.

6. General terms and conditions

  • You can only receive one BCU scholarship. If you are eligible for more than one BCU scholarship, we will automatically award you the larger scholarship.
  • No separate application is required for the BCU Accelerate Travel Bursary.
  • Eligibility will be determined using the permanent home address held on University records at the point of application.
  • The University reserves the right to request evidence in support of an application or eligibility check.
  • The University's decision regarding eligibility is final.