Financial considerations for Diploma courses
The cost of studying for a Diploma at the school will include your tuition fees, your maintenance and your travel.There are usually no additional costs required by the school although you will be expected to provide your own laptop. When registered on a full time course you will have access to health care via the National Health Service.
Your Tuition Fees are required in advance of the commencement of the course.
The average annual maintenance and travel costs for a student living in Beaconsfield are £9,000 depending upon the style of accommodation. Monthly rent can vary between £300 and £700. Living at home with parents can considerably reduce that maintenance cost. Living in London has its attractions but may be more expensive and will include increased travel costs although the school has a significantly discounted arrangement for train tickets on the Chiltern Line.
It is important that you are able to afford your tuition fees and also your living costs whilst on the course. Your registration and continuation on the course will depend upon your fees being secured. Places offered that do not have tuition fees arranged and confirmed by the month prior to your course may be offered to another candidate. Therefore you should make very early financial preparation and begin making enquiries even before you are offered a place.
Funding and NFTS Scholarships
The National Film and Television Schoolis proud of the fact that it provides more assistance to home (UK) students than any other comparable institution although this scholarship scheme is mainly offered to MA students. There have been some limited scholarships each year made available to Diploma students. These awards are newly arranged each year and applicants should check out the course web page later in the year to get the latest information for those available for their course in 2015/2016.
Since Diploma scholarships are currently limited in number you will also need additional resources to support yourself during the course. It is most important that you make your own private enquiries and do not rely entirely upon suggestions and recommendations from others. The opportunities that you discover yourself will be the most fruitful since the business of securing funding is unavoidably competitive.
NFTS scholarships are donated by individuals or organisations with a direct involvement in the film and television industries. They may include a mentorship and an individual donor may take in interest in your work.
NFTS scholarships contribute directly to tuition fees. They are not re-payable by the student. They are usually only available to UK permanent residents. Applications are treated confidentially and all awards are means tested and applicants are requested to describe their financial preparedness for the course. The NFTS will endeavour to assist UK students by responding to their demonstrated need when selecting scholars but it is important to realise that there will not be sufficient scholarships available to provide all students with assistance.
If you are offered a place on the course you would be provided with guidelines for applying for independent funding.
The school reserves the right to ask an applicant to provide proof of his/her financial circumstances. The Assistant Registrar must be notified immediately of any change in an applicant’s financial circumstances. Careful consideration is given by the Scholarship Panel with a view to responding to demonstrated financial need.
It is recommended that all applicants investigate potential sources of independent funding available on the World Wide Web via search engines such as Google. You should make the search engines work for you by searching imaginatively for links to possible sources of assistance. Use as many variations of search words and phrases that you can such as “scholarships”, “grants”, “funding”, “bursaries”, “educational trust”, “art trust”, “film funding”, “film training” and seek out any educational organisation or institution that has resources or opportunities that may be accessible to you. Be imaginative in your search and ask as many questions online as you can. Check out all eligibility criteria.
Somelimited and specific funding opportunities for UK students are detailed on the Adult Learning page of the Government information website Applicants should check all these sources for any possible financial assistance.
Student Loans
There is a new private student loan opportunity that you can investigate:
International student funding
There are currently no NFTS funding awards available to non-UK students.
Funding opportunities and other financial advice are listed on the UCKISA website:
Enquiries
General Funding enquiries can be sent to
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