What Financial Support Is Available at the University of Brighton?

The University of Brighton's own website groups financial help under three headings: Fees and financial support, What's included in your fees, and Brighton Boost – extra financial help. These sit alongside a dedicated Funding your time at uni section that covers undergraduate, postgraduate, and international students separately. The practical answer is that Brighton advertises both standard student finance routes and its own additional support package, but the site does not publish specific amounts, eligibility thresholds, or deadlines on the pages captured here — so you should treat the categories below as a map of where to look rather than a list of confirmed awards.

The three financial support areas Brighton names

Fees and financial support

This is the main hub. It is where the university explains how tuition fees work and what financial support exists alongside them. Because fees differ by level of study and by whether you are a UK or international student, Brighton keeps separate guidance rather than one universal figure.

What's included in your fees

This section matters because it changes the real cost of a course. Some universities bundle certain costs into tuition and others do not. Brighton addresses this explicitly, so before comparing Brighton against another university, check this page to see which items are already covered and which you would pay for separately.

Brighton Boost – extra financial help

Brighton Boost is the university's own named additional support scheme, listed as distinct from general fees and funding. The site presents it as "extra financial help," which signals it is supplementary rather than a replacement for standard student finance. The captured page evidence does not state the value, the eligibility rules, or how to apply, so confirm those details directly on the Brighton Boost page before relying on it in your budget.

Funding routes by student type

Brighton splits funding guidance by applicant category, which is the fastest way to find the right page:

For international students specifically, Brighton pairs its funding information with visa and immigration guidance, because the two are linked — you generally need to show proof of funds as part of a visa application, so the funding page and the visa page should be read together.

How to actually work out your costs

1. Find your course using the Full A-Z course list or Explore our subjects, and note the level (undergraduate, postgraduate, January start masters).
2. Check the fee for that course on the Fees and financial support pages, confirming whether you are classified as a UK or international student.
3. Read "What's included in your fees" so you know which costs are already covered.
4. Check Brighton Boost for any additional help you may qualify for.
5. Check your country-specific page if you are international — Brighton maintains an "Information for your country or territory" section that can carry its own funding notes.
6. Confirm before you commit. Amounts, eligibility, and deadlines are not fixed in the material available here, so verify current figures with the university directly.

Common sticking points

• Assuming the fee is the whole cost. The "What's included in your fees" page exists precisely because it often is not.
• Missing Brighton Boost. It is listed separately from general funding, so it is easy to overlook if you only read the main fees page.
• Treating international and UK funding as the same. Brighton separates them, and international applicants also have visa-related financial evidence requirements.
• Relying on cached or third-party figures. The university's own pages are the authoritative source for current amounts and conditions.

What to do next

Start at the Fees and financial support section on brighton.ac.uk, then branch to What's included in your fees and Brighton Boost. If you are an international student, read the Fees and funding and Visas and immigration pages together. If anything about amounts or eligibility is unclear, use the Ask us a question route on the site — that is the reliable way to get a current, case-specific answer rather than guessing from a summary.