No application is necessary. Eligible students with a verified household income of less than £25,000 will automatically receive a cash bursary of £1,300 per year for each year of undergraduate study (conditions apply). 

Eligibility Criteria 

To be eligible you must meet all of the following conditions:

• Have made a means-tested application to Student Finance England (SFE) and be assessed as having a verified annual household income of less than £25,000

• Be eligible for UK home fees and ordinarily resident in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland

• Be studying on a full-time undergraduate course at Royal Holloway

• Be paying tuition fees of £9,535 in the academic year 2025/26 

• Be eligible for the full government maintenance loan

• Have given your consent to SFE to share your financial details with Royal Holloway. You can check that you have given your permission for these details to be shared by calling SFE on 0300 100 0607 Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4pm.

To find out if you are eligible for student finance or find out more about means-tested applications, please consult the Student Finance website.

Please be aware that...

• The Royal Holloway Bursary is not open to students who already hold an undergraduate or higher education qualification

• Students repeating a year of undergraduate study are not eligible for bursary support for the repeated year

• Students undertaking an optional or compulsory year abroad are not eligible to receive the Royal Holloway Bursary in the academic year spent abroad

• Retrospective payments beyond the end of the academic year will not be made

• Payment of the bursary will be made in instalments at the end of the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms, in December, April and June.