Materials Award
Current status: Closed
Amount: £100-£400 dependent on course
Who's it for: UK and EU home fee undergraduates who started their course prior to 2020. To qualify for the Materials Award students will need to have been assessed by Student Finance as having a household income of under £25,000 in the given academic year. The award is not applicable to online, distance learners or those studying at partner institutions.
About the Materials Award
| Course Banding | Award Amount |
| Band 1: Animation (all), Architecture, Creative Advertising, Drawing, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Photography, Fine Art, Game Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Marine & Natural History, Photography, Press & Editorial Photography, Sportswear Design, Sustainable Product Design, Textile Design | £200pa |
| Band 2: Acting, Music Theatre and Entertainment Management, all Journalism courses, Popular Music, Music, Creative Music Technology, all Business courses, Creative Events Management, Television, Film, Theatre & Performance, Dance & Choreography, Game Development, all English courses, Creative Writing, Computing for Games | £100pa |
| Course Banding | Award Amount |
| Band 1: BA(Hons) Architecture, BA(Hons) Fine Art, BA(Hons) Graphic Design, BA(Hons) Marine & Natural History Photography, BA(Hons) Photography, BA(Hons) Press & Editorial Photography, BA(Hons) Illustration | £400pa |
| Band 2: BA(Hons)Fashion Design, BA(Hons) Fashion Photography, BA(Hons) Performance Sportswear Design, BA(Hons) Sustainable Product Design, BA(Hons) Textile Design | £300pa |
| Band 3: BA(Hons)Acting, BSc(Hons) Computing for Games, BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology, BA(Hons) Animation & Visual Effects, BA(Hons)Drawing, BA(Hons) Fashion Marketing, BA(Hons) Film, BA(Hons) Interior Design, BA(Hons) Music, BA(Hons) Popular Music, BA(Hons) Television | £200pa |
| Band 4: BA(Hons)Creative Advertising, BA(Hons) Business Entrepreneurship, BA(Hons) Creative Events Management, BA(Hons) Creative Writing, BA(Hons) Dance & Choreography, BA(Hons) Digital Games, all English courses, BA(Hons) Journalism, BA(Hons) Journalism & Creative Writing, BA(Hons) Journalism & Communications, BA(Hons) Music Theatre & Entertainment Management, BA(Hons) Sports Journalism | £150pa |
How to apply
There is no application process for the Materials Award. All students who have been assessed by Student Finance as having a household income of under £25,000 will be eligible and will receive the amount automatically at the beginning of Study Block 2. Awards are granted for each full year of study.
Contact us
Prospective students
For any funding related queries, contact our Student Finance team:
E: student.finance@falmouth.ac.uk
T: +44(0)1326 255310
Current students
You can use the same email and telephone number for prospective students, or you can book a Microsoft Teams or on-campus appointment by using the Student Funding appointments system.
If you're a current student and have concerns about your finances, please contact the Students' Union Advice Service:
