Overview
The Off-Campus Fee Waiver awards eligible students £1,200 fee reduction for each year of their course.
Who's eligible?
1. You must be a 'Home' student on a University of Sunderland franchised course at our partner college
Full-time Home students starting in autumn 2024 on a University of Sunderland franchised course at our Partner College – East Durham College, Peterlee campus.
2. You must be studying an eligible course
Students must be enrolling on an eligible full-time undergraduate off-campus course at our Partner College – East Durham College, Peterlee campus:
- FdSc Sports Coaching (UCAS code CX6D)
- FdA Health and Social Care (UCAS code BL95)
3. You must a 'Home' or 'Overseas Island' student
The Government classes all students as 'Home', or 'International'. This status determines which tuition fees you pay, and which scholarships you are eligible for.
Overseas Island ‘OI’; Isle of Man and Channel Islands students are also eligible for this fee waiver.
If you are classed as an ‘International’ student, you are not eligible for this fee waiver.
How to apply
You do not need to apply – this fee waiver is awarded automatically to all eligible students.
Further information
The published fee of £8,750 for a University of Sunderland franchised course delivered at East Durham College, Peterlee campus will be reduced by £1,200 so that the actual fee payable is £7,550. If East Durham College, Peterlee campus has already advertised the University of Sunderland course fee as £7,550 then the fee waiver has already been taken into consideration and there will not be an additional reduction from £7,550.
Students who are paying for their tuition fees via a tuition fee loan should apply for the loan to cover the full amount of tuition fees. If a student is then awarded the fee waiver, the University will communicate with the Student Loans Company to amend the loan amount to reflect the tuition fee reduction.
The University agrees to pay to you all bursaries and payments that are awarded and due to you whilst you are on your course of study. If a scholarship or bursary payment is made to you in error, the University reserves the right to recover any awards or overpayments from you, the student. This may result in you being asked to repay an award if it was paid to you in error. It is also the responsibility of you, the student, to ensure that all awards and payments received are accurate. Any payment discrepancies will be rectified by the University or the student.
Disclaimer
Every effort is made to ensure that all details included in these guidance notes are correct at the time of writing. They are intended to act as an information source only for potential bursary applicants and in no way should they be considered legally binding or guarantee an award of a bursary.
The University will not be deemed to be in breach of any legal or contractual obligations due to changes to eligibility criteria beyond the reasonable control of the University. It should therefore be noted that these guidance notes are regularly reviewed and are naturally subject to change from time to time sometimes without notice. The University’s decision is final.
Published: 27 November 2023