Concessionary fees for selected courses

Fee reductions for selected Short Courses if you are on a low income

Concessionary fee schemes

We operate two concessionary fee schemes for those on low incomes:

Awards are limited (between both schemes) to three courses per person per academic year (a 20-week Weekly Class counts as two courses).

Please carefully read the eligibility criteria for each scheme before applying.

Departmental Concessionary Fee Scheme

A concession (a reduction of 50% of tuition fees) may be granted if all the eligibility criteria are demonstrably met.

Eligible courses

Use our Course search tool to check the Course type. If you are unsure whether your course is eligible, please contact the course administrator.

Eligible students

Provide documentary evidence to demonstrate that you meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • You receive of a UK state benefit (such as Universal Credit, Job Seekers’ Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance, Carer's Allowance or Attendance Allowance), Pension Credit)

or

  • You are or will be a full-time student in higher education in the UK during the same academic year that the course is taking place

How to apply

  • Download a PDF or Word version of the following two documents:

Concessionary Fee Application Form (PDF)

Concessionary Fee Application Form (Word)

Enrolment Form (PDF)

Enrolment Form (Word)

  • Complete and send both forms, along with a copy of your documentary evidence of status or entitlements, to the appropriate course office (listed on the Concessionary Fee Application Form). You should hear the outcome shortly afterwards.

Departmental Fee Remission Scheme

 A fee remission (a reduction of up to 50% of tuition fees) may be granted if all the eligibility criteria are demonstrably met.

Eligible courses

Use our Course search tool to check the Course type. If you are unsure whether your course is eligible, please contact the course administrator.

Eligible students

Applications to the Departmental Fee Remission Scheme should only be made by those who do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Departmental Concessionary Fee Scheme, but who can provide some other form of documentary evidence of low income.

How to apply

  • Download a PDF or Word version of the following two documents:

Fee Remission application form (Word)

Enrolment Form (PDF)

Enrolment Form (Word)

  • Complete and send both forms, along with a copy of your documentary evidence of status or entitlements, to the appropriate course office (listed on the Departmental Fee Remission Scheme Application Form). You should hear the outcome shortly afterwards.