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AUB Applicant Access Bursary

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AUB Applicant Access Bursary

We want to make experiencing Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) in person as easy as possible.

If you’re travelling 50 miles or more for an Open Day or Offer Holder Event, we may be able to help contribute towards the costs of your travel, so you get to enjoy coming to see us that little bit more.

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How much could you be entitled to?

The AUB Applicant Access Bursary amount depends on the distance travelled to the University and is calculated by AUB. The amount awarded will be based on the shortest route from your registered home postcode to our campus (postcode BH12 5HH).

Distance from AUB Amount

50–99 miles

£25

100–149 miles

£50

150+ miles

£75

How to claim

If you're eligible, we’ll email you after the Open Day or Offer Holder Day event with details of how to claim your AUB Applicant Access Bursary. You'll be asked to supply your registered home postcode and bank details. The money will be paid via secure electronic payment.

Please note: no money will be paid on the day you visit.

Terms and conditions

  • You can apply if you have attended one of our Undergraduate Open Days from 26 September 2026 onwards. You can only claim for the AUB Applicant Access Bursary once.
  • The amount awarded will be based on the shortest route from the registered home postcode on your booking form to our AUB campus (postcode BH12 5HH).
    • If you live 50–99 miles away, you'll be eligible for a £25 bursary.
    • If you live 100–149 miles away, you'll be eligible for a £50 bursary.
    • If you live 150 miles away or more, you'll be eligible for a £75 bursary.
  • To claim, you must complete the AUB Applicant Access Bursary form, which will be sent out to eligible students after the event you've attended.
  • Funding is capped for each eligible activity and therefore applying early is recommended to avoid disappointment.
  • The AUB Applicant Access Bursary is only available for your journey to one of the specified events, travelling directly to and from our campus.
  • Payment is made to the prospective student only. Guests aren't eligible to claim the travel reimbursement.
  • You may need to provide ID and proof of address with your AUB Applicant Access Bursary form. Acceptable forms of ID include a bank card, student card, driving licence or passport.
  • The claim will only be processed once attendance to the event has been verified by a member of our Events team.
  • Accommodation, refreshments and parking can't be claimed for.
  • You'll need a UK bank account to receive a travel bursary payment. You must enter your own bank details on the form. If the bank details don't match the attendee’s name on the form, the payment can't be processed.
  • Claims can be submitted up to two weeks after the event has passed. Any claims submitted after this date won't be processed. There's a limited amount of funding available for each eligible activity, so once the allocated funding limit has been reached, we'll be unable to process any additional claims for that event.
  • Payment will be made within one month of the two-week post-event deadline.

Accepting the AUB Applicant Access Bursary doesn't commit you to applying to AUB and/or accepting AUB as your Firm or Insurance choice. It also doesn't guarantee that we'll be able to offer you a study place if we haven't already done so.

To receive the travel reimbursement for an Open Day:

  • You must be in receipt of Free School Meals.
  • You must pre-register for an eligible Open Day.
  • You must attend one of the identified eligible Open Days at Arts University Bournemouth, for which you've registered.
  • You must have checked in on the day with a member of the Events team at the registration desk.
  • You must have travelled 50 miles or more from your home address, which will be registered on our booking system.
  • Distances will be calculated using Google Maps and will be based on the shortest route by car from the registered home postcode on your booking form to AUB (7 Fern Barrow, Wallisdown, Poole, BH12 5HH). Please note: you don't need to have travelled by car to be eligible for the financial support.
  • You must live within the United Kingdom.
  • You haven't already received a payment for the AUB Applicant Access Bursary for another eligible event.

The following groups aren't eligible:

  • Current AUB students.
  • Those attending any other type of visit/event (e.g. school/college visit).
  • Those who haven't travelled 50 miles or more from their registered home address to AUB.

To receive the travel reimbursement for an Open Day:

  • You must be an AUB Contextual Offer Holder.
  • You must pre-register for an eligible event (Offer Holder Day or university induction/transition event).
  • You must attend one of the identified eligible events at Arts University Bournemouth, for which you've registered.
  • You must have checked in on the day with a member of the Events team at the registration desk.
  • You must have travelled 50 miles or more from your home address registered on our booking system.
  • Distances will be calculated using Google Maps and will be based on the shortest route by car from the registered home postcode on your booking form to AUB (7 Fern Barrow, Wallisdown, Poole, BH12 5HH).
  • You must live within the United Kingdom.
  • You haven't already received the AUB Applicant Access Bursary for another eligible event.

The following groups aren't eligible:

  • Current AUB students.
  • Those attending any other type of visit/event (e.g. school/college visit).
  • Those who haven't travelled 50 miles or more from their registered home address to AUB.

Every effort has been made to ensure that all details about the AUB Applicant Access Bursary are correct at the time of writing. AUB has the right to withdraw or amend the Bursary at any time.

The University won't be deemed to be in breach of any Terms and Conditions due to changes to eligibility criteria, or other circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the University. These conditions are regularly reviewed and are subject to change. The University’s decision in relation to the payment of the AUB Applicant Access Bursary is final.