The University of Sheffield
Prospective Undergraduates

Tuition fees for students starting in 2014

Essential guide to fees and funding: straight answers, sound advice and practical helpWhat you need to know:

  • Government loans and grants are available.
  • You don't have to pay anything back until you're earning over £21,000 a year.
  • You could get a bursary or a scholarship from us.

These pages explain how it all works.

It's the best investment you'll ever make

Coming to Sheffield changes everything. It gives you an edge in the careers market, but it's more than that. What you learn and the way you learn it shapes you as a person, makes you ready for anything.

It's an experience you benefit from for the rest of your life.

You don't have to pay upfront

In fact, you don't have to pay a penny until you're earning over £21,000 a year.

If you stop earning, you stop paying. It's as simple as that.

Loans and grants

Borrow up to £9,000 a year to cover your tuition fees. You can also apply for living cost loans (worth up to £5,555 a year) and grants (worth up to £3,387 a year.)

Tuition fee loans, plus living cost loans and grants

Grants for childcare and disabled students

Exceptions and paying it back

Bursaries: cash support from us

You may qualify for cash support from the University. A bursary is the same as a grant – you don't have to pay it back. We also offer first-year fee waivers.

Cash support from us

Student funding calculator 2014

Scholarships: extra support for high achievers

Plan ahead

Even if you haven't applied to Sheffield yet, you can use our website to start planning.

Our online calculator works out how much funding you're entitled to, including bursaries, scholarships and government loans.

Our timeline feature has all the important dates and deadlines in one place: when to apply for loans and scholarships, when your rent is due, when your bursary is paid into your account, and so on.

Using the two together, you can start to figure out your budget.

Need more advice?

We invest a lot of time, energy and money in support services.

So when you need advice on money matters, all you have to do is pick up the phone, send an email or walk into the Students' Union and ask.

We're here to help you at every stage: from the moment you start thinking about university through to the end of your course.

E: advice@sheffield.ac.uk

T: 0114 222 8660