Undergraduate scholarships and bursaries

We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to support students who are passionate about working in the creative industries.

Undergraduate scholarships
Bursaries and financial support

Undergraduate scholarships - September 2025 entry

Undergraduate scholarshipFee waiver valueAvailability

Industry scholarships

£9,535

Five scholarships (home students)

International scholarships

£4,000

Ten scholarships (international students)

*Scholarship availability is subject to our terms and conditions.

These scholarships are awarded as a fee waiver. Scholarships are merit based and awarded to students based on your portfolio and application.

You'll automatically be considered for an industry scholarship or international scholarship if you apply by the UCAS equal consideration deadline for one of our undergraduate degrees. There is no need to apply separately. To find out more, contact our Admissions Team: admissions@escapestudios.ac.uk.

Undergraduate discount - September 2025 entry

An Early Payment Discount of 5% can be applied if you choose to pay your annual tuition fees in full before enrolment. The discount will be calculated after the deduction of any scholarships.

The Early Payment Discount applies to international students who pay overseas fees on undergraduate programmes (£17,995). It does not apply to home undergraduate students, where the fees are regulated by the UK government.

Bursaries and financial support (Home students only)

We offer financial assistance to help students access our learning, whatever your background.

Bursaries

  • The Escape Bursary
    A bursary of £1000 per year is available to students who experience barriers to participating and succeeding in higher education.

  • Applicant travel expense bursaries
    Travel bursaries are available to reimburse travel costs of up to £75 for eligible applicants to attend open days, applicant days and taster days.

  • The Escape Access to Learning Bursary
    Full-time first-degree undergraduate students with disabilities, caring responsibilities, care-experience, and those estranged from their families can apply for a £500 bursary per year, for a maximum of three years.

  • Escapee postgraduate study fee waiver
    Qualifying graduates are eligible for a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees if you apply at Escape Studios within three years of graduating from your undergraduate course.

Financial assistance funding

  • Financial Assistance Fund
    A means-tested financial support fund is available to all students experiencing financial and other hardships impacting their studies (including those supported through the bursary programme). The fund can award between £250 and £1500, (awards above £250 are in exceptional circumstances only) to support unforeseen hardship.

For more details on eligibility and qualifying criteria, please refer to the summary access and participation plan.

  • Access and Participation Bursary
    A bursary of £1500 per year is available to students who experience barriers to participating and succeeding in higher education. Please refer to the summary of the 2020/21 to 2024/25 access and participation plan.

  • Applicant travel expenses
    Some applicants can claim expenses for travel to open days and applicant days.

  • Laptop loan
    We offer a laptop loan to care leavers, students who have a household income below £25,000, and students from neighbourhoods where young people are least likely to go on to higher education.

  • Access to learning fund
    Available to help current students who have made realistic provisions to fund their studies and experienced unforeseen financial hardship. Awards are made towards maintenance costs only in the region of £250. In exceptional circumstances a larger award may be made.