Higher Education Maintenance Grants

From 2006, new full-time undergraduate students from lower income households will be eligible for a non-repayable maintenance grant from the government of up to £2,975 a year.

How much you will get will depend on your household income. If that income is around £25,000 or less you are likely to be eligible for a full grant worth £2,830 - 2,974 and partial grants are likely to be available for those with a household income of between around £25,000 and around £60,000. Grants are payable in three instalments. Bursaries from the Conservatoire are additional to any grants received.

For information about the Maintenance Grants and your eligibility, you should contact your Local Education Authority (LEA). You can also get information about the scheme by going on-line at
www.direct.gov.uk
or
www.aimhigher.ac.uk/home/index.cfm

In Scotland:
www.student-support-saas.gov.uk

In Northern Ireland:
www.delni.gov.uk/index/funding-support.htm

Download the Conservatoire for Dance & Drama's Fees & Assistance Advice from the column on the right.