Eligibility Criteria for BSURE 2026

Essential criteria (all required)

• A resident in the UK and eligible to pay UK home fees.
• Have, or expect to have and be able to prove right to live and work full time in the UK for the duration of the programme.
• Are within the penultimate year of their undergraduate degree or have already completed an undergraduate degree in computer science, or AI facilitatory-related technical field.
• Is not currently studying or has studied a master’s or PhD.

Socioeconomic criteria (at least one required)

• Have been eligible for free school meals.
• Live in an area in the lowest two deciles according to a postcode measure such as IMD or POLAR 
• Have at some stage been in local authority care
• Have been in receipt of full state support for maintenance for their course of undergraduate study.
• Have had caring responsibilities for 3 months or more, which either have occupied more than 10 hours per week, or which have impacted on the applicant’s education, health or wellbeing.
• Receive/received the maximum Maintenance Loan for undergraduate study.