Money Matters
Tuition fees and
costs for undergraduates
The following tuition fees for undergraduate programmes at East 15 are per
year:
£3,225 (Home/EU students)
£9,750 (overseas students)
An additional annual sum of £300 is payable to provide for materials, services and other professional expenses such as helping to pay for enhanced production budgets, showcases, transport, London venue hire, theatre visits and other expenses related to the training of acting and stage professionals. This has to be paid at registration, unless already paid.
Applicants will need to ensure that they obtain appropriate financial support to cover the costs of their studies. Students accepted onto East 15 programmes must cover tuition fee costs, annual support fee and living expenses, such as accommodation.
Funding for
undergraduate home students
Undergraduate home students should apply for financial support via their local
authority, unless otherwise specified.
Undergraduate home students should look into the following funding opportunities:
Student Loan for Tuition
Fees - Home and EU students are eligible to apply for a student loan from the
Student Loans Company to cover the full cost of their tuition fees. Students who
have borrowed money from the Student Loans Company to cover tuition fees and/or
maintenance loans will be expected to repay their debts after completion of
their degree. Repayments will commence in the April after the student completes
their degree and only if the student is earning a minimum of £15,000 a year or
equivalent. Those earning less than £15,000 will not have to repay any money
from their loan. Repayments are linked to earnings so, for every £100 you earn
over £15,000, you will repay £9. A student earning £18,000 a year would
therefore repay £5.19 a week. Repayments are collected by the Inland Revenue, at
source, using tax codes. Please note: there is a maximum period of 25 years,
after the completion of you studies, in which your student loan debts for
tuition fees and living costs will be colleted. If you still have debts after
this time then they will be written off.
Student Loan for Maintenance - Home students on a full-time undergraduate degree at East 15 are eligible to apply for a student loan to help cover living costs. 75% of the loan is non-means tested and is available to all, 25% is means-tested and awarded depending on the level of household income. The loan is paid in three termly instalments and, in 2007-08, the maximum loan available was £6,315 per year plus extra weeks' allowance (this amount is reduced if you are living with your parents). Please note: students on the second year of their Foundation degree or the final year of their BA/BA top-up year receive a reduced, final-year rate of loan as the government view their degrees as having a June completion date. Students who receive the final year rate will, however, be eligible for Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit over the summer period after completion of their programme.
Maintenance Grant - Home
students who have a residual household income of less than £37,500 are likely to
qualify for a means-tested, non-repayable grant to help cover degree expenses
and living costs. The grant is paid in three termly instalments along with any
Student Loan for Maintenance and, in 2007, the maximum grant was £2,765 a year
for students whose family income is under £17,910 per annum. Please note:
students who may be eligible to receive means-tested welfare benefits, this
grant may be classified as a Special Support Grant instead, which does not count
as income for welfare benefits purposes.
University of Essex Bursary - Home students who receive a Maintenance Grant will also be eligible for a University of Essex Bursary. The bursary is paid in two instalments, one in the second term and one in the final term. Please note: Students and sponsors must agree, in section 13 of the Student Loan application form, to share their financial details with the University in order to be assessed for the Bursary.
Access to Learning Fund - Student Support at the University of Essex administers the Access to Learning Fund for students in financial hardship.
Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) - DSA is a non-repayable grant to provide assistance with specialist equipment, materials and course costs to support students with disabilities. Students who have a disability should liaise with Student Support at the University of Essex in order to apply for funding, ideally in advance of completing their study at East 15. Applicants who declare their disability on their UCAS application form will be contacted by Student Support.
Funding for
undergraduate overseas students
Students who are not UK or EU
nationals may be entitled to support from their home government.
In addition, students may qualify for a range of bursaries or scholarships, although application for this support will be on the initiative of the applicant.
The British Council website has an international students' scholarship and bursary search engine.
The University's programmes at East 15 are recognised by the US Department of Education. Students applying for federal loans should use the code of 00868700 on their loan application form.
Tuition fees and costs
for postgraduates
The following tuition fees for
postgraduate programmes at East 15 are:
· MA in Acting £10,250 (UK/EU students) and £11,990 (overseas students)
· MA in Acting for TV, Film and Radio £10,250 (UK/EU students) and £11,990 (overseas students)
· MA in Acting (International) £8,500 (UK/EU students) and £9,900 (overseas students)
· MFA in Acting (International) Year One £7,500 (UK/EU students) £8.250 (overseas students). Year Two (including Dissertation Project) £8,500 (UK/EU students) £9,750 (overseas students)
· MA Filmmaking £8,500 (UK/EU students) £9,990 (overseas students)
· MFA Filmmaking Year One £7,500 (UK/EU students) £8,250 (overseas students). Year Two (including Dissertation Project) £8,500 (UK/EU students) £9,750 (overseas students)
· MA in Theatre Directing £8,500 (Home/EU students) and £9,990 (overseas students)
· MFA in Theatre Directing Year One £7,500 (UK/EU students) £8,250 (overseas students) Year Two (including Project) £8,500 (UK/EU students) and £9,750 (overseas students)
Applicants will need to
ensure that they obtain appropriate financial support to cover the costs of
their studies. Students accepted onto East 15 programmes must cover tuition fee
costs, annual support fee and living expenses, such as accommodation.
An additional £300 is payable in respect of materials, services and other professional expenses. This has to be paid at registration, unless already paid.
Applicants will need to ensure that they obtain appropriate financial support to cover the costs of their studies. Students accepted onto East 15 programmes must cover tuition fee costs, annual support fee and living expenses, such as accommodation.
Funding for postgraduate
home students
East 15 has a number of scholarships (worth between £200 and £8,000) that are
awarded annually to outstanding students.
Applicants may be able to obtain assistance from charities and trusts or from government organisation like the Arts and Humanities Research Council or secure a career development loan which is available from UK Barclays, Co-operative Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland. A comprehensive list of other potential sources of funding is also available on the Support4Learning website
New postgraduate students who have accepted a place at East 15 will automatically be sent details of the following scholarships and bursaries with their application form:
University of Essex Postgraduate Scholarships
The Howard Lloyd Lewis Scholarship (£500 to £1,000 per year)
The Elliott Bursary (£250 per year)
The Dikesta Scholarship (£200 to £400 per year)
The Stanley Picker Foundation Bursaries (£500 to £1,500 per year)
East 15 Acting School Scholarships (£500 to £1,000 per year)
The Declan Mulholland Bursary (£500)
The Paddy Stern Bursary (£500)
The 1968 Bursary (£500)
The John Hartley Prize (£200)
Funding for postgraduate
overseas students
International postgraduates may be eligible to funding from either the British
Council or from their home government. In particular, MA in Acting and MA in
Acting for TV, Film and Radio are accredited by the National Council for Drama
Training (NCDT) so some applicants may find this professional qualification
entitles them to support from their national government.
The University's programmes at East 15 are recognised by the US Department of Education. Students applying for federal loans should use the code of 00868700 on their loan application form
