Aston Future Student 2024
ASTON FUTURE STUDENT is designed to help our UCAS offer holders with the cost of travel to an offer holder day.
Funds are available to:
- UCAS Offer holders who have registered their attendance on an offer holder day on the Aston University campus with University staff.
Funds are made available to you via the ASTON JOURNEY portal.
This is a contribution towards the cost of travel to an offer holder day on campus and is based on the Local Education Authority (LEA) information provided to Aston University by UCAS on your UCAS form. Offer holders who come under the Local Education Authorities in the West Midlands region will receive a £10 travel bursary. Offer holders who come under Local Education Authorities outside of the West Midlands will qualify for a travel bursary of £25. The Local Education Authorities in the West Midlands region are: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire.
Funds can be withdrawn from the ASTON JOURNEY portal as cash to support your travel costs.
If you are eligible for ASTON FUTURE STUDENT funds, you will receive an email to your email address as indicated on your UCAS form within 10 working days following the event that you have attended.
For queries, please email: ku/oc/yenruojnotsa//ofni/tneduts
Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
Funds are available to:
- Offer holders who are registered to attend a UCAS offer holder day at the Aston University campus;
- confirmed as attended by a member of Admissions staff
For full details of eligibility please see terms and conditions of ASTON FUTURE STUDENT
Eligible offer holders do not need to apply. If you are eligible, you will receive an email to your email address (as shown on your UCAS form) with instructions for logging on to the ASTON JOURNEY portal. The email will come from ku/oc/yenruoJnotsA//ofnI/tnedutS. The earliest date that funds will become available is within 10 working days of the event that you have attended.
The earliest date that funds will become available is within 10 working days of the event that you have attended.
Please click here for instructions on how you can withdraw your funds as cash.
The credit is not transferable to another individual.
No, you can only claim the travel bursary for yourself.
In certain circumstances the accounts of students may be suspended or closed and any unspent balances removed, e.g. if there is any misconduct in relation to their accounts.
Spending the funds
The funds will be paid as online credit which will be uploaded to your individual account on the ASTON JOURNEY portal and can be withdrawn as cash.
No, but the funds must be used before 28th JULY 2024.
You can use your funds towards the cost and top up the difference with your own credit/debit card or PayPal. Friends and family can also top up your account.
Any outstanding balance will no longer be available to use at 28th JULY 2024.
Buying products from the ASTON JOURNEY portal
JS Group is the supplier of the products and all problems should be referred to them. Your statutory rights as a consumer lie with them. Please contact ku/oc/yenruojnotsa//ofni/tneduts
For a full breakdown of delivery charges and to find out about delivery times, please see our postage policy.
If you are having any issues with your account or the online portal please contact ku/oc/yenruojnotsa//ofni/tneduts.
See the student privacy policy here: Aston University Privacy Policy
Any queries about the ASTON FUTURE STUDENT scheme should be directed to ku/oc/yenruojnotsa//ofni/tneduts
ASTON FUTURE STUDENT Account
If you have not received your log in details please email ku/oc/yenruojnotsa//ofni/tneduts If you have forgotten your password, please enter your full email address here and click 'Forgot Password'. Please use the email address you have provided as part of your application.
Terms & Conditions
1. Award details
These terms and conditions apply only to ASTON FUTURE STUDENT which is being awarded for the academic year 2023/4.
ASTON FUTURE STUDENT funds are awarded to help support travel costs of all eligible UCAS offer holders.
ASTON FUTURE STUDENT funds are available to UCAS offer holders who live in the UK AND are:
- registered to attend a UCAS offer holder day at the Aston University campus;
- confirmed as attended by a member of Admissions staff
Any unused balances will expire on 28th JULY 2024 and will no longer be available to withdraw or spend at that date.
2. Eligibility
To be eligible for ASTON FUTURE STUDENT funds, you must be resident in the UK and meet the criteria below:
- a UCAS applicant holding an offer for a course at Aston University.
Exclusions:
- any accompanying guests.
- Current Aston students; Degree Apprenticeship students, Part time students, foundation degree students, Distance Learners, students studying CPD or on an occasional basis, students at partner colleges or other locations that are not a University Campus will not be eligible.
3. Value and Spending of Funds
- Offer holders who come under the Local Education Authorities in the West Midlands region will receive a £10 travel bursary. The Local Education Authorities in the West Midlands region are: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire. Offer holders who come under Local Education Authorities outside of the West Midlands will qualify for a travel bursary of £25.
- Funds will be available to withdraw from www.AstonJourney.co.uk.
- Any unused balances remaining at 28th JULY 2024 will no longer be available to withdraw or spend.
4. Removal or suspension of Funds
- Your account will be closed and credit balances lost if you misuse or commit any misconduct in connection with your account or in other circumstances if the University deems such action to be necessary or reasonable.
- The University reserves the right to suspend or remove future credits of awards at any time without notice. The University will not be responsible if the crediting of any funds is delayed or prevented due to circumstances outside its control.
5. Management of ASTON FUTURE STUDENT
- ASTON FUTURE STUDENT is a collaboration between the University and JS Group Limited (JSG). JSG is responsible for the ASTON JOURNEY portal: www.AstonJourney.co.uk and students who buy learning materials and other products via the portal are buying from JSG.
- If you have any queries about your ASTON FUTURE STUDENT account or items ordered please email Student.Info@AstonJourney.co.uk
- No responsibility is accepted by the University for (i) any orders placed which are alleged to be lost, damaged, defective or stolen or are alleged either not to have been delivered or to have been delivered late; or (ii) credits of any refunds to student accounts to which students may from time to time be entitled.
- You are responsible for all activity on your ASTON FUTURE STUDENT account and must keep your username and password confidential and secure.
6. Changes to terms and conditions
The University reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time. Material changes will be notified to students.
