Postgraduate research fee discounts

A 20% ‘loyalty’ discount is available for Bournemouth University graduates (first degree, excluding Foundation degrees, or above) on the published fee for the first and subsequent year/s of any further programme(s). 

To apply for this discount, simply include the details of your existing BU degree on your application form. You can apply for the graduate loyalty discount regardless of how long ago you first studied with us. As soon as your entitlement is confirmed, we will automatically apply the 20% discount to your fees.

A 10% student family discount is available (for each year of study) for any new student who has an immediate family member who is currently studying at or has graduated from BU.

An immediate family member means the student’s:

• Brothers or sisters
• Stepbrothers or stepsisters
• Children or stepchildren
• Husband, wife or civil partner
• Parent
• Grandparents or grandchildren.

As a permanent member of BU staff, either full or part-time, you are entitled to a 25% discount on your tuition fees for postgraduate study. You must be employed directly by the university or one of its partner colleges to qualify. The discount applies to the first and any subsequent years of study. It is subject to whether you are still employed by the university (or one of its partner colleges). 

There is also a 20% discount available for the immediate family members of permanent BU staff. An immediate family member is classed as a sibling, a parent, a child, a husband, a wife, or a civil partner. 

To qualify for this discount, the member of staff in question must have worked for BU for one full calendar year before the discount is applied. The discount applies to the first and any subsequent years of the course. However, it will cease to apply if the family member in question leaves the employment of BU.