Just Add You Bursary

Who's eligible?
1. You must be a 'Home' student on an eligible course

The Government classes all students as ‘Home' or ‘International'. This status determines which tuition fees you pay, and which scholarships and bursaries you may be eligible to receive.

Isle of Man and the Channel Islands students are eligible.

EU students with a UK Settled Status at the time of application are eligible.

International students are not eligible.

Students who already hold an undergraduate degree are not eligible.

You must be a first-year student applying to commence a three or four-year full-time undergraduate course in autumn 2025.

You are not eligible if you have been funded by the Enhanced Learning Credits Administration Service (ELCAS).

You are not eligible if you are in receipt of a Troops to Teaching Bursary.

Students awarded a University of Sunderland Bursary are not eligible to receive the Just Add You Bursary.

Students awarded the We Care Bursary are eligible to receive the Just Add You Bursary in addition.

2. You must apply for and meet the conditions of your offer, then successfully enrol onto and study an eligible course

You must successfully enrol onto an eligible course in academic year 2025/26.

Some University of Sunderland courses are not eligible for the Just Add Bursary due to the additional funding available to students studying these courses. These include:

MBChB Medicine
Midwifery
All Nursing courses
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Accelerated
Physiotherapy
Paramedic Science
Social Work

Postgraduate courses where undergraduate fees are charged, or where students are in receipt of bursaries and scholarships for teacher training for example, PGCE/PCET courses.