Imperial College London

Answers provided by the university press office.


1 Will you charge:
A Top-up fees across the board maximum (?3,000)
B A flat rate for all courses below ?3,000. (If so, what is it)
C Different rates for different courses.(If so, please specify range - ie minimum/maximum)


2 If you are varying fees will they be:
A Lower for Sciences
B Lower for Arts/Humanities/social sciences
C Lower for foundation degrees
D Lower for vocationally-focused degrees
E A combination, please state (areas or specific courses)
N/A


3 Are you introducing bursaries?
A Yes
B No


4 How much for?
Up to ?4,000 per year


5 If yes, will they be:
A Targeted at the most needy students
B Targeted at subjects which are short of students
C A mixture, please detail
Full scholarships will go to all students who:
- are eligible for the government's maximum student assistance for London (full non-repayable maintenance grant plus full London student loan, for those living away from home).
- gain three top grades at A-level (or equivalent qualification).
- receive and accept a firm offer from Imperial for an undergraduate course. All students paying ?3,000 tuition fees and in receipt of a full government maintenance grant in 2006/7 will receive a minimum scholarship of ?300 irrespective of their A-level (or equivalent) results.


6 If yes, are they funded
A From central university funds
B From a benefactor, private donations, etc?
C A mixture?
"The college will commit one-third of its additional tuition fee income to the scholarship scheme."


7 Have you employed outside agencies to help you make the decision (market researchers/brand managers)?
A Yes
B No


8 Where will you spend the extra income?
A Better student facilities
B Better academic facilities
C Better academic pay
D Bursaries
E Bumping up research capacity
F Other, please state


9 Will top-up fees provide enough extra income for the university for the foreseeable future?
A Yes
B No


10 How long do you expect the limit on top-up fees to remain at ?3,000?
A 1-3 years
B 4-6 years
C 7-10 years
D Over ten years


11 Do you think top-up fees will put less well-off students off going to university?
A Yes
B No


12 How do you think Offa will affect your attempts to widen participation?
A Help
B Hinder
C Have no effect
D Undecided, please state
"Imperial's approach to widening participation is to run a range of activities aimed at raising awareness of, and aspiration to, higher education. Our admission policies are based on academic merit whatever the background of the student. We would be concerned if Offa wished to introduce targets that do not support the institutional mission."