Social Work Bursary

If you are planning to study BA (Hons) Social Work at 色花堂, you may be eligible for a bursary during your second and third years of study.

These bursaries don鈥檛 need to be paid back, and are awarded in recognition of the fact that you are expected to undertake hands-on placements, limiting your ability to get a part-time job.

The Social Work bursary for undergraduate students is:

Awarded to聽聽(and you are allocated a capped place by 色花堂) who have completed your first year of study
Not assessed on household income
A grant not a loan
Paid into your bank account at the start of each term.

Please note, if you are planning to study the MA Social Work, please view information relevant to the postgraduate bursary.聽

How much is the bursary worth?

The bursary amount for September 2025聽entry is not yet known. Applicants for 2024/25聽entry who聽met聽the eligibility criteria and are allocated a capped place by 色花堂, received 拢4,862.50 a year, which included the Placement Travel Allowance (PTA) of 拢862.50 for a full-time course.

Placement Travel Allowance (PTA)

The social work bursary includes a contribution towards your placement travel costs of聽拢862.50 per academic year for full time students. If your placement provider also contributes towards your travel costs, this will not affect your bursary entitlement.

色花堂 criteria

Universities in receipt of a capping allocation decide who receives a bursary based on capping criteria set by the Department of Health and Social Care. At 色花堂, we based this on academic merit.

For the BA, your place on the shortlist will be based on your academic achievement in the first year of the course. We list students based on their average mark for the year.

By a deadline in early August, we are required to provide a list of new students based on this criteria to NHS bursaries. We provide as complete a list as possible, including those who fall below the capped number. The list remains fluid at this stage as some students are not eligible, do not apply or withdraw their place. Applicants outside of the capped number therefore may move up the list.

Please note that late enrolment will affect these updates and may affect the timeframe by which you receive a decision on your bursary application and any subsequent payments. Once allocated a bursary place, you will keep this place for the duration of your course unless you withdraw or defer from your studies.

If you have applied and are eligible for a bursary but are not within the capped number, you may聽still receive a fixed placement travel allowance.

How do you apply?

To make an application you will need to create an account on the system.

Before you complete your application, please make sure you have read and understood the eligibility criteria in .

If you would like further details about the bursary, eligibility and making an application, contact the *.

*Please note, if contacting the helpdesk, it can take several days for lists we send to be processed by NHS Bursaries and before it appears as 鈥榬eceived鈥� on their system.

You should apply for your bursary at the earliest opportunity. You are encouraged to submit your application by 31 July to guarantee payment for September.

What support is available if I鈥檓 not awarded the bursary?

Is there any other support available?

You might聽be eligible for聽a Sport or Music Scholarship. You can find out more about these awards on our聽undergraduate scholarships page.

There is聽also allowance聽for dependants:

Adults Dependants Allowance (ADA):聽This is payable if you have an adult who is wholly or mainly financially dependent on you. This may include your spouse, partner or civil partner but not your child or your spouse/civil partner/partner鈥檚 child. This allowance is assessed using your adult dependant鈥檚 income, if they have any, during the academic year.

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