{"id":16890,"date":"2021-06-16T10:56:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/?p=16890"},"modified":"2021-05-17T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T10:00:16","slug":"how-the-bu-maintenance-bursary-helped-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2021\/06\/16\/how-the-bu-maintenance-bursary-helped-me\/","title":{"rendered":"How the BU Maintenance Bursary helped me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I received the BU Maintenance Loan in my first year of uni. I didn&#8217;t have to apply to the university, to be considered you just have to tick the box that says you&#8217;re happy for student finance to share your information with the university. For 2021 entry, if your parents earn less than \u00a316,000 a year, you&#8217;re a new student and you live in England the you are eligible. You will receive up to \u00a32,400 across all three years at the university which is paid onto a pre-paid card. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouth.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/fees-funding\/bursaries\/bu-maintenance-bursary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-50987.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16949 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-50987-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-50987-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-50987-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-50987-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-50987.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4>How did it help?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>It allowed me to buy more things to decorate my room or flat such as plants, throws, cushions, pictures (and frames), fairy lights and other little decorative pieces<\/li>\n<li>I could do my weekly shop and treat myself to extra things whether that be branded over own brand, a nice bottle of gin, desserts as well as dinners and those things you want to buy but talk yourself out of it. I also shopped at smaller businesses like independent fruit and veg shops sometimes.<\/li>\n<li>I saved extra money for leisurely activities such as clubbing, events and festivals that my friends were planning to go to. I was able to save to go to Reading Festival and Hideout Festival with people I met at uni.<\/li>\n<li>It allowed me to focus on my studies and not worry about getting a job as it was a little extra pocket money each month<\/li>\n<li>Buying train tickets to visit home. This was important to me as it meant I didn&#8217;t have to wait for holidays to go home, I could go home to see my boyfriend, for birthdays or if I was missing home (and my dogs!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The main benefit of the bursary was that I didn&#8217;t need to worry about needing extra money each month so I wouldn&#8217;t have to ask my parents. This was especially helpful as I was still learning to budget in first year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I received the BU Maintenance Loan in my first year of uni. I didn&#8217;t have to apply to the university, to be considered you just have to tick the box that says you&#8217;re happy for student finance to share your information with the university. 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