BCU Travel Pass Scheme

Terms and conditions

BCU’s Travel Pass scheme gives you a free West Midlands travel pass for your first year at BCU (worth up to £650) in addition to our BCU Boost financial support scheme.

Please note: The pass applies to applicants applying for the 2026/27 academic year.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the West Midlands travel pass, you will need to:

1. Be studying at one of the following schools or colleges in the 2025/26 academic year:

• Birmingham Metropolitan College
• Cadbury Sixth Form College
• Dudley College of Technology
• Halesowen College
• Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, Birmingham
• Sandwell College
• Central Saint Michael's Sixth Form
• Shireland Biomedical UTC
• Shireland Collegiate Academy
• Solihull College
• Solihull Sixth Form College
• South and City College Birmingham
• Walsall College
• City of Wolverhampton College
• Coventry College

2. Apply to and accept an offer for an eligible course (see below) at Birmingham City University to start your studies in September 2026 or January 2027.

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 main cycle (by 30 June 2026) or in Clearing.

3. Receive your results in the 2025/26 academic year (for qualifications you are taking for the first time)

If you have deferred an application for 2025/26 or are applying with qualifications you are already holding, you will not be eligible for this scheme.

4. Be given a confirmed place on an eligible course at Birmingham City University.

See excluded courses above.

Receiving your West Midlands travel pass

Once you have enrolled at Birmingham City University, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your details, including the station you will be travelling from. You will then receive a code that you will have to activate each month to continue accessing your travel pass.