Fees & Funding

Financing Your
Studies

If you are considering studying at Central Film School, or any other Institute, you should think about how you are going to pay for the following:

Tuition fees
Any other costs of your ‘learning’ such as production budgets, materials etc
Accommodation costs
Transportation costs
Food and other living costs
Immigration/Visa costs, if applicable

It is important you know how you will pay for these things when you apply to study at an institution.

International Early Confirmation Discount

CFS offers an Early Confirmation Discount of £500 for those who complete their application, accept their offer and pay for their full tuition fees by the 30th of April 2024. This is on International academic course fees only.

Alumni Discount

CFS offers a 10% discount to our alumni who are progressing to study on a full-time or part-time postgraduate degree course.
CFS offers a 10% discount on short courses.

Short Course Discount

CPF: 10% discount if booked and paid 2 months before course start date
Summer camp residential camper: 10% discount if booked and paid by April 8th 2024.
Summer Camp day camper : 10% discount if booked and paid by April 8th 2024.

Funding options

Local and international students can access several funding options to finance their BA or MA studies at Central Film School – below is a non- exhaustive list of possible funding options.

UK Government Loans for UK Students

Central Film School London is on the Office for Students Register of approved higher education providers in England. This means that amongst other things, students on our approved programmes may be able to access government loans and funding to support their studies.

Eligibility is determined by a number of factors, including:

Central Film School’s current status as an ‘Approved’ provider means that students may be able to access the following: (correct at time of publishing):

BA PROGRAMMES

For undergraduate study

The full tuition fee loan of up to £11,100 per year is available for September 2024 entry
For the academic year 2024/25, up to £12,382 in maintenance loan – please note this is means tested
** The maximum annual tuition fee loan from Student Finance Wales is £9,250. For more information, please visit Student Finance Wales

Students may also be able to access additional funding if they have a disability.

MA PROGRAMMES

For Postgraduate study

For academic year 2024/25, a loan of £11,570 to go toward the total cost of study

Students may also be able to access additional funding if they have a disability.

To learn more about eligibility, loans, funding, and how to apply,

To apply for a loan go to

Central Film School Merit Scholarship

Central Film School is pleased to reward academic excellence. We have 10 partial scholarships of 10% to 50% off of tuition fees for high-achieving students