NEW OXBRIDGE ENTRANCE FEES

Worried by the thought of £9,000 tuition fees? Here are some good news for students domiciled in England and starting in 2012 from the financial support details just posted by Oxbridge:

At OXFORD, students with a family income up to £16,000 will only be paying £3,500 in their first year and £6,000 a year thereafter. If your family income is up to £25,000 you may still get more than £1,000 a year off.

Even better, Oxford will be offering first year students with a family income up to £16,000 non-repayable grants of £4,300 and £3,300 a year thereafter. Students with a family income up to £42,600 will qualify for a £1,000 first year bursary year and for £500 a year thereafter.

CAMBRIDGE has a different support scheme for the same group starting in 2012: students from very poor backgrounds or with special circumstances will only pay £3,000 of the £9,000 first year fee.

Cambridge starters with a family income below £25,000 will also receive an annual, non-repayable grant of £3,500. Those with a family income between £25,000 and £42,600 will still get a proportionate amount. In addition, there are some £1,000 grants for students embarking on engineering, science, mathematics or computer science courses.

Further details are on the two universities’ websites, but support details for students domiciled in other regions are yet to be finalised. To assess the financial value of an Oxbridge course, read chapter one of OXBRIDGE ENTRANCE: THE REAL RULES.