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 enquiries@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
State School Teacher 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

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
Cambridge Thousand Futures Bursary	See criteria	See criteria	£1000	1000	All Undergraduate Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas	12 June 2020	6 September 2021
ICE First Time in Higher Education	✔	Arts and Humanities students	50%	2	Arts and Humanities Certificates	December 2020	20 April 2021
ICE First Time in Higher Education	✔	Science students	50%	2	Science Certificates	December 2020	20 April 2021
Edward and Ivy Rose Hood Memorial	✔	None	Up to £1000	2	All Undergraduate Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas	December 2020	20 April 2021
Churton Collins Memorial	Not applicable	None	£1000	2	English literature Certificates and Diplomas	December 2020	20 April 2021
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	December 2020	20 April 2021

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.

For more information regarding the Cambridge One Thousand Futures Bursary please contact ctfb@ice.cam.ac.uk.

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	Up to £2,100	5	PG Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing	2021 - 22	Apply here
ICE Advanced Subject Teaching	Teachers ¹	Up to £3,000	10	MSt Advanced Subject Teaching	Closed for 2020-22	Closed for 2020-22
Linda Fisher	Not applicable	£250 ²	1 per course intake	MSt International Relations	2021-23	Apply here

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 and 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