Materials Award
UK and EU students who are assessed by Student Finance as having a household income of under £25,000pa will automatically receive a Materials Award, which varies in size dependent upon your area of study. This will be an annual award, assuming that your circumstances don't change.
| 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 |
Recipients of a Cornwall Award will also qualify for a Materials Award. For more information, visit the Cornwall Award page
In order to be considered for the Materials Award you will need to have been income assessed by Student Finance.
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E: studentfunding@falmouth.ac.uk
T: (01326) 213744 / 255159
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