BCU Travel Bursary
£750 to help you get to BCU
Making your journey to university more affordable
Choosing university is a big decision. The cost of getting there shouldn’t make it harder.
If you’re joining BCU from one of our selected Midlands schools or colleges, you could receive a £750 Travel Bursary to help with your travel costs during your first year. Whether you’re travelling by bus, train or other public transport, it’s extra support to help you get to campus, get involved and make the most of your first year at BCU.
The £750 bursary is paid in three instalments across the academic year.
Starting at BCU in September 2027 or January 2028? Check below to see if you’re eligible.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the BCU Travel Bursary, you will need to:
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Be a home fee payer.
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Be studying at one of the following schools or colleges in the 2026/27 academic year:
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Cadbury Sixth Form College
Central Saint Michael's Sixth Form
City of Wolverhampton College
Coventry College
Dudley College of Technology
Halesowen College
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, Birmingham
Leicester Worcester Sixth Form College
Sandwell College
Shireland Biomedical UTC
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Shrewsbury College
Solihull College
Solihull Sixth Form College
South and City College Birmingham
Telford College
Walsall College
WQE College
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Apply to and accept an offer for an undergraduate course at Birmingham City University, starting in September 2027 or January 2028.
All undergraduate courses delivered by BCU are eligible for this scheme.
The scheme is not available for courses delivered by BCU partners.
You will be eligible whether you apply in the main cycle (by 30 June 2027) or in Clearing.
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Receive your Level 3 results in the 2026/27 academic year (for qualifications you are taking for the first time).
If you have deferred an application for 2026/27 or are applying with qualifications you are already holding, you will not be eligible for this scheme.
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Be given a confirmed place on an eligible undergraduate course at Birmingham City University.
See excluded courses below.
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Enrol at Birmingham City University in the 2027/28 academic year.
If you defer your place, you will no longer be eligible for the Travel Bursary.
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