Fees and Funding

Additional Costs

Due to the nature of our vocational and elite training on our undergraduate courses, students will need to budget for additional costs whilst training at Central.

All Students

• A one-off acceptance fee of £100 will be due when accepting a place onto the course.
• £650 deposit for home-fee paying students when accepting their place onto the course. This deposit will be deducted from further additional costs such as the private medical insurance. (Students on the Assisted Application Scheme are not required to pay this).
• Cost of completing a ‘Health Certificate’ as part of the Enrolment process. To be completed by the student’s local GP. Please note, not all GPs are able to complete such a document, so it may be necessary to have this completed by a private Doctor. Prices will vary.
• £1,690 (estimated) private Medical Insurance. It is compulsory for students to have private medical insurance. Students are strongly encouraged to register with our school private medical scheme (currently provided by AXA PPP Healthcare) which is charged at cost by Central.
• Approximately £420-£650 each year for school uniform. Students will also need to cover the cost of several pairs of ballet and pointe shoes per year.
• £175 (estimated) for compulsory classical practice tutu (female identifying students only).
• £135 Resources fee which covers the hire cost of costume, locker hire and library resources over the duration of the year.
• £20 should a student lose their locker key or student ID card.
• Students will require access to a personal device i.e a laptop or computer and access to sufficient Wi-Fi to allow them to carry out the written or online elements of the course.
• Students are required to purchase a notebook / journal.

Students on the BA(Hons) Degree

• £140 (estimated) for Audition photographs.
• £30 (estimated) for a Ballet Central hoody.
• £30 (estimated) to purchase a pair of steel toe capped shoes for the purpose of the Ballet Central Tour.

International Students

• £3,000 deposit.
• £550 (estimated cost) for the cost of applying for a Student Visa (cost applied by UKVI, may be subject to change).
• £776 international health charge per year of the course, with both years paid at visa application point (cost applied by UKVI, may be subject to change).
• In addition to the cost of the visa itself, the student will be expected to cover any other costs that form part of the visa process, including but not limited to, the IELTS Academic for UKVI Exam (English Language Exam) and the health surcharge detailed above. For more information on the Student Visa and costs, please visit https://www.gov.uk/studentvisa
• £460 (estimated) for students who are required to attend English as a Foreign Language (EFL) class.

Students will also need to budget for living costs that come with living and training in London. These may include rent, bills, food, and transport. More information on budgeting can be found below.

Please note that any estimated costs will be confirmed within the Enrolment Process. Should students have any concerns about these extra costs, please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@csbschool.co.uk

Assisted Application Scheme (UK applicants only)

Central recognises some individuals and communities in our society face obstacles and experience unfair disadvantage. In line with our vision to be an institution which supports an increasingly diverse and innovative, internationally recognised culture of dance in the UK, we are committed to finding ways to address these barriers where we can. The scheme is intended to ensure that barriers, do not limit the ability of talented students in applying to our undergraduate courses and achieving a career in dance and performance.

If you are eligible for the scheme, you may be entitled:

• An application fee waiver
• Potential travel bursaries to audition

Access and Participation Plan

Student Finance (UK applicants only)

Student Finance offers UK students tuition fee and maintenance loans to help fund your training. These loans will need to be paid back, however you will not begin repayments until you have finished your training and have an annual income above the repayment threshold. Repayments will then be made as a percentage of your income over this threshold. Find out more about repayment on the government website.

Tuition Fee Loans

Central’s undergraduate courses qualify for UK Government student loans and most of Central’s UK students are eligible for student loans to cover tuition fees. The loan is paid directly to Central by Student Finance. Find out more about tuition fee loans on the government website.

Maintenance Loans

UK students can also apply to receive a maintenance loan from student finance. The amount of money you receive will be decided based on your personal circumstances. You can find out how much maintenance you are likely to receive using the Student Finance Calculator. Maintenance loan payments are made three times a year at the beginning of each term.

Applicants or students with any questions or concerns can contact Admissions at admissions@csbschool.co.uk.

Central’s Means-Tested Bursary Scheme (UK applicants only)

Our Means-Tested Bursary Scheme offers financial assistance to home fees/UK undergraduate students who are new to Higher Education. Any home fee paying students with a household income of £26,000 or less, will receive £2,000 per year for the first two years of training, once they have enrolled onto a course. Eligible students can receive this in one of the following ways:

• £2,000 cash bursary
• £2,000 tuition fee bursary

If you think you may be eligible for the Means-Tested Bursary Scheme, it’s important you include your household income within your application form. A student’s income is assessed through their Student Finance application, so it is important to give Student Finance permission to share this information with us when you complete your application.

A Care Leaver and Estranged Student bursary is provided in addition to the above. This allocates support of up to £1,000 bursary per year of study to care leavers and students estranged from their parents.

If you are offered a place onto one of our courses, and eligible for the Means-Tested Bursary scheme, you will be notified of this when an offer is made.

In-house Bursaries (All applicants)

We are very fortunate to be able to offer in-house bursaries. All students on our Higher Education courses are eligible to apply for our in-house bursaries once they have enrolled onto their course. The bursary scheme is open for applications twice a year, once in the autumn term and once in the spring term. The scheme is funded through raising student support funds from generous external sources such as Trusts, Foundations, and private individuals, and most awards are either cash bursaries or maintenance grants. The amount of funds available vary, depending on the source.

Awards are made in line with the school’s student support policy and the available funds.

Budgeting

For many of our students, starting their training at 16, this is the first time you will have lived independently and will need to create a budget for the first time.

See below for some useful articles on learning to budget as a student: