What Student Support, Accommodation and Funding Does UCA Provide?

UCA (University for the Creative Arts) publishes dedicated information on accommodation, fees and funding, student support services, and careers and professional practice, so you can check each area directly before you apply. The site also covers commuting to UCA, disability support, support for mature students, and guidance for parents supporting applicants. Use these pages to confirm the details that matter to your situation, since specific costs, eligibility rules and service arrangements are set out there rather than summarised here.

Accommodation and commuting

UCA's student life section includes Accommodation and Commuting to UCA. These pages are the starting point for working out where you would live and how you would travel to your campus.

• Accommodation: check the accommodation pages for the options available to you. The site does not list prices in the material available here, so confirm costs and contract details on the accommodation pages themselves.
• Commuting: if you plan to live at home or travel in, the commuting page covers that route. Compare it with accommodation before deciding, because the trade-off between rent and travel time and cost is personal.
• Campuses: UCA lists campuses at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and TV Studios. Your campus choice affects both accommodation and commuting, so confirm which campus your course is based at first.

A practical sequence: confirm your course and campus, then read the accommodation and commuting pages for that campus, then compare the two options on total cost and daily travel.

Fees, funding and scholarships

UCA groups Fees, Funding & Scholarships in one place under Student Support. This is where to look for:

• tuition fee information for your level of study;
• funding options and scholarship opportunities;
• guidance relevant to specific groups, including international students (see Scholarships & Fees in the International section) and mature students.

The site does not publish specific fee amounts or scholarship values in the material available here, so treat any figure you see elsewhere as unverified until you check the official fees and funding pages. Eligibility conditions for scholarships are also set out there; read them before assuming you qualify.

Student support services

UCA's Student Support section covers several distinct services:

If you have a disability or a specific support need, the Disability Support page is the right entry point, and it is worth contacting the university early so arrangements can be discussed before you start. For career planning, the Careers & Professional Practice page sits alongside the university's employer and enterprise links (Employers, Enterprise: Work with UCA), which indicates that professional practice is treated as part of the student offer rather than an afterthought.

How to use these pages before applying

1. Confirm your course and campus using the Courses section, since support and accommodation depend on where you study.
2. Read Fees, Funding & Scholarships for your level (undergraduate, postgraduate or research) and for your fee status.
3. Check Accommodation and Commuting to UCA and compare the realistic total cost of each.
4. Review the support pages that apply to you — disability support, mature student information, or careers.
5. Attend an Open Day or campus tour to ask about support and accommodation in person. UCA lists upcoming Open Days (including 17 October), virtual tours and campus tours, plus webinars for future students and international students.

The main pitfall is assuming figures or eligibility from third-party sources. Confirm fees, scholarship conditions and accommodation costs on UCA's own pages, and ask at an Open Day if anything is unclear.