Bursaries and concessions available

Bursaries and Concessions

Bursaries and concessions are offered by the Institute of Continuing Education for the following types of courses. Please follow the links for more information.

Non Award-Bearing courses
Undergraduate Award-Bearing Courses
Postgraduate Award-Bearing Courses

You will find it helpful to read our Bursary Scheme 2020 terms and conditions carefully before applying. If you have any questions about our Bursaries or our concessions please email ice.admissions@ice.cam.ac.uk. Closed bursaries will reopen next year unless otherwise stated.

Non Award-Bearing Short Courses

Below are the bursaries and concessions offered by the Institute of Continuing Education for our non-award bearing short courses.

Bursaries

Name	Eligibility criteria	Employment sector	Tuition fee reduction	Eligible courses	Application period	How to apply/book
Cambridge University Press (CUP) Bursary	See Employment Sector	Any teacher with Qualified Teacher Status working in a UK state-funded school or further education institution	50%	Short courses and Online courses	Ongoing	Place your booking and enter the school you teach at and contact details when requested
New Horizons Bursary	See Employment Sector	Nominated by New Horizons Coach	100%	Short courses and Online courses	Closes 31 July 2020	Contact the Admissions team before placing your booking
ICE Volunteer Bursary	People who have volunteered for a minimum of 10 hours over a period of 6 months or more with a charity. See terms and conditions.	Charities in East Anglia.	100%	Short courses (one day and Tuesday half day).	Closes 31 July 2020	Complete the volunteers bursary application form.

Concessions

Name	Eligibility criteria	Employment sector	Tuition fee reduction	Eligible courses	Application period	How to apply/book
Cambridge Alumni (CAMCard) concession	Applicable to Cambridge University Alumni only.	Not applicable	25%	Short courses and Online courses, International Summer Programmes. Exclusions apply ¹	Ongoing	Place your booking and enter the Alumni promotional code when prompted
University of Cambridge staff concession	Applicable to employees who hold a contract of employment with the University	Not applicable	25%	Short courses and Online courses, International Summer Programmes. Exclusions apply.	Ongoing	Place your booking and enter University payroll number when prompted

_{1 Not applicable to the Pre-University Programme.}

Undergraduate Award Bearing Courses

Below are the bursaries and concessions offered by the Institute of Continuing Education for our undergraduate courses.

Bursaries

Name	Requires evidence of financial hardship ¹	Specific eligibility	Tuition fee reduction	Number available	Eligible courses and subjects	Applications open	Applications close
One Thousand Futures	See criteria	See criteria	£1000	1000	All Undergraduate Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas	12 June 2020	31 July 2020
ICE First Time in Higher Education	✔	Arts and Humanities students	50%	2	Arts and Humanities Certificates	January 2020	31 July 2020
ICE First Time in Higher Education	✔	Science students	50%	2	Science Certificates	January 2020	31 July 2020
Edward and Ivy Rose Hood Memorial	✔	None	Up to £1000	2	All Certificates and Diplomas	January 2020	31 July 2020
Cambridge United Community Trust	✔	Cambridge United Community Trust participants and staff	100%	4	Specified Certificates	January 2020	31 July 2020
Workers' Educational Association (Eastern Region)	✔	Must have recently completed a WEA (Eastern) adult education course	100%	2	Specified Certificates	January 2020	31 July 2020
National Extension College (NEC)	✔	Must have recently complete an NEC course	100%	1	Specified Certificates	January 2020	21 April 2020
Churton Collins Memorial	Not applicable	None	£1000	2	English literature Certificates and Diplomas	January 2020	31 July 2020
ourcambridge	Not applicable	University of Cambridge staff members (grades 1-6) who have not previously studied at higher education level.	100%	up to 12	Certificates	January 2020	31 July 2020
Learning Together - Longford Trust	✔	People who have completed a Learning Together course while under criminal justice supervision in prison or post-release.	100%	TBC	All Certificates	TBC	TBC

1 Qualifying income level may include a gross household income of not more than £25,000 per year or you may be in receipt of a qualifying benefit such as income support, job-seekers' allowance, employment and support alloance (ESA), universal credit, or your sole income is a State Pension and/or you are in receipt of pension credit.

To apply for an undergraduate award bearing course bursary, please apply for your chosen course first and then make an application for a bursary using the simple online bursary application form.

Concessions

Name	Specific eligibility	Tuition fee reduction	Eligible courses and subjects	Application period	How to apply
Cambridge Alumni (CAMCARD) concession	Applicable to Cambridge University Alumni only	25%	UG Certificates and Diplomas (exclusions apply ¹)	Ongoing	Apply for your course. When awarded a place, book your place entering the Alumni promotional code when prompted
University of Cambridge staff concession	Applicable to employees who hold a contract of employment with the University	25%	All UG Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas. Exclusions apply.	Ongoing	Apply for your course, and enter University payroll number when prompted

¹ Excludes: Undergraduate Certificate in Coaching, Undergraduate Diploma in Coaching and all Advanced Diplomas.

Postgraduate Award Bearing Courses

Please find below the complete list of bursaries and concessions offered by the Institute of Continuing Education for our postgraduate courses.

Bursaries

Name	Specific eligibility	Tuition fee reduction	Number available	Specified course and/or subject	Application period	How to apply
First Story	Educators working in disadvantaged settings	50%	4	PG Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing	Not applicable for 2020-21.	Not currently available
ICE Advanced Subject Teaching	Teachers ¹	Up to £3,000	10	MSt Advanced Subject Teaching	Open for 2020-22.	10 July 2020
Linda Fisher	Not applicable	£250 ²	1 per course intake	MSt International Relations	Closed for 2019 - 20. Will reopen for 2021-- 22.	Closed for 2019-20

Concessions

Name	Specific eligibility	Tuition fee reduction	Specified course and/or subject	Application period	How to apply
Cambridge Alumni (CAMCARD) concession	Applicable to Cambridge University Alumni only	25%	ICE-owned Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma (exclusions apply³)	Ongoing	Contact the Admissions team
University of Cambridge staff concession	Applicable to employees who hold a contract of employment with the University	25%	All PG Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas (exclusions apply³)	Ongoing	Contact the Admissions team

¹ Qualified English or History Teachers at State Schools with low progression of students to HE, or disadvantaged settings
² Can also be used for travel, books etc.

³ Excludes: Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Genomic Medicine, Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Healthcare Data, Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Architecture.