Luther King House Open College is committed to making Christian Education accessible to as many as possible but the costs involved in running our courses mean that there is a charge for joining classes. Any potential student who is interested in studying for personal development may do so for as little as £4.68 per session attended. There is a higher charge for people taking modules which form part of a degree, which reflects the costs faced by LKHET in providing degree courses.
The LKHET Bursary Committee has decided to make available funding for bursaries which could reduce fees to a total payment due of as little as £2328 for a complete year of full time study commencing in 2008. The Bursary Committee has attempted to make calculation of bursaries as simple as possible. From September 2006 the following rules for grant of bursaries will apply.
- Bursaries will only be available for self-financing students admitted to the Partnership’s undergraduate courses through the Luther King House Open College.
- Bursaries will usually only be granted for tuition fees.
- Some provision of bursaries to assist with travel and overnight accommodation may become available, but policy is still under review.
- Bursaries will be granted only to those who can show they have already applied for any assistance from public funds for which they might qualify. Such assistance from public funds is usually available only to UK or EU citizens without a local education authority-funded first degree. Applications for bursary assistance may be made pending a final decision by a local education authority
Foundation Degree Learning for Mission and Ministry
The maximum bursary which will be awarded is £300.00 for part time students and £600 for those studying full time. Details of residual income amounts and bursary awards are given below.
We regret that we are unable to give bursaries to international students which reduce our fees further than the £2928 quoted in our brochures. Those familiar with fees charged by mainstream institutions will understand that the figure of £2928 already represents a substantial discount on fees.
MA Contextual Theology
There is a flexible bursary scheme for the MA programme particularly targeted at those affected by fees changes.
A generous donation from the Pratt Green Trust will allow significant discounts for those taking MA Module Words for Worship
A maximum bursary award of £500 may be made. The principles applied in the bursary table below will be used to assess the amount awarded.A maximum bursary award of £500 may be made. The principles applied in the bursary table below will be used to assess the amount awarded.
Will I get a bursary?
First, you need to list all sources of household income on your bursary application form. You should include pay, pensions, local authority grants, income from a spouse or partner, benefits, donations from church sources or from fellow members of your congregation. Income on which you pay tax should be quoted before tax is deducted.
From this sum of total income, you should deduct the allowances relevant to your circumstances.
- For your personal living expenses, deduct £5000
- For each dependant (child, spouse, partner or older relative) deduct a further £2500
- If you have a household to maintain, deduct a further £10,000. If you share the cost of maintaining a household with another person (which might be your partner, or it might be that you simply rent a room in a shared household), deduct only £5000.
The figure you are now left with is your residual income.
If your residual income is at 15,000 or below then you will receive a full fifty per cent discount on fees.
The discount on fees tapers off as residual income rises. If your residual income is £23,000 or more you will pay full fees.
A table allowing students to work out if they are likely to be entitled to a bursary is shown below.
Residual income | BA – Faith in Living Percentage of discount on tuition fees awarded* | Foundation Degree PT Max Bursary £300 | Foundation Degree FT Max Bursary £600 |
| 23,000 | 0 % | £0 | 0 |
| 22,000 | 6 % | 37.50 | 75 |
| 21,000 | 12.5 % | 75.00 | 150 |
| 20,000 | 18 % | 110.50 | 221 |
| 19,000 | 25 % | 150.00 | 300 |
| 18,000 | 31 % | 187.50 | 375 |
| 17,000 | 37.5 % | 225.00 | 450 |
| 16,000 | 43 % | 262.50 | 525 |
| 15,000 | 50 % | £300.00 | 600 |
Bursary forms will be made available to all students who have an offer of a place on a Luther King House course leading to a degree qualification.
Click here to download a pdf bursary application form
Registrar’s Office, Luther King House, Brighton Grove, Manchester, M14 5JP learning@lkh.co.uk 0161 249 2504