STUDENT FINANCE

Eligible postgraduate Home-fee paying students can apply for a Postgraduate Loan from Student Finance England or its equivalent. Further details regarding eligibility and how to apply can be found at www.gov.uk/postgraduate-loan/overview

Those paying their fees using this loan should ensure that the loan has been approved by Student Finance England or its equivalent prior to the start of the course.

If you have been offered a place at the next year of entry please use the following details when making your Postgraduate Loan application:

Full-time courses:

• University or College name and address – Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) 98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 4BH
• UCAS (any section referring to a UCAS number) – n/a
• Course Name – MA Contemporary Dance Performance (VERVE) or MA Dance & Creative Enterprise or MA Interdisciplinary Performance or MA Professional Placement Scheme in Dance (PPS)
• Qualification that you expect to gain – MA
• Course Start Date – 09/2026
• Course End Date – 08/2027
• Course Length – 1 year
• Course Fees – Varies per course, please see here
• Course Type – Full-time postgraduate

Part-time courses:

• University or College name and address – Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) 98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 4BH
• UCAS (any section referring to a UCAS number) – n/a
• Course Name – MA Professional Dance Pedagogy
• Qualification that you expect to gain – MA
• Course Start Date – 09/2026
• Course End Date – 08/2028
• Course Length – 2 years
• Course Fees – £10,300 (£5,150 per year) / Stage 2 only with RPL £7,016
• Course Type – Part-time postgraduate

Associated costs when accepting a place on this course

An Acceptance Administration Fee of £50* is payable at the point of acceptance to offers made on all our courses. Full details will be provided within any offer letters that are issued.

* The Administration Fee payment is not required from NSCD students progressing from the BA to an MA course.

A Course Fee Deposit of £1500 is payable by postgraduate students paying overseas fees or those students not obtaining a Postgraduate Loan from Student Finance England or its equivalent. NSCD will require you to pay the deposit at the point of acceptance.  The deposit is deducted from the final instalment of your course fees. Course fee deposits are not normally refundable unless you exercise your right to cancel your contract under the Consumer Contract (Information, Cancellation and Additional Payments) Regulations 2013 within 14 days of submitting the NSCD Acceptance Form.

Students who are applying for a Postgraduate Loan from Student Finance England or its equivalent must provide proof of their loan application at the point of acceptance to be exempt from this deposit.

LIVING AND ACCOMMODATION COSTS

Many students at NSCD supplement their income by undertaking part-time work. This is fairly easy to come by in Leeds, and some work for students is offered by the School itself.

Northern School of Contemporary Dance does not have student accommodation connected to the school but we do facilitate a House Hunting Day in June and provide support and useful contacts for you to use when arranging your accommodation. Find out more about Accommodation in Leeds.