To be eligible, you need to meet all the following criteria:
- Be classed as a home student.
- Be eligible for UK student finance maintenance support from Student Finance Wales (SFW), Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI) or Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
- Have an assessed household income of below £25,000 year as assesed by SFW, SFE, SFNI or SAAS
- Be studying at a USW campus - Pontypridd (Treforest, Glyntaff and Sport Park), Cardiff, Newport
- Be enrolled on year 1 or year 0 of a full time eligible undergraduate degree lasting 3 or more years starting in September 2026.
- Apply to USW and firmly accept USW's offer by the UCAS decline by default deadline in May 2026.
- Be approved for Student Finance funding by 31st July 2026.
You are not eligible for the bursary if you are studying one of the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Child Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Learning Disability Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Midwifery
- BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice
