Scholarship Budget Planner

About this tool

See whether your scholarship, grants and family support cover tuition, rent, food and other costs for a term, an academic year or longer. Enter each amount once or per month, set how many months the plan covers, and see the shortfall or what is left over. All of it is kept in your browser.

How it works

• A monthly line is multiplied by the number of months the plan covers. A one-off line counts once.
• The result is total funding minus total costs, shown either as what is left over at the end or as a shortfall to cover.
• Spare or extra needed per month is that difference divided by the number of months.
• Funding covers is total funding divided by total costs, times 100.

This tool gives general figures, not financial, tax or legal advice. Real offers include fees and rules that are not modelled here.

Common questions

How many months should the plan cover?

Match the period of your funding, for example 9 for an academic year or 12 for a full year. Monthly costs such as rent are multiplied by this number.

My scholarship is paid each term. How do I enter it?

Enter each term payment as its own one-off line, or add them up into one line. Use Every month only for amounts that really arrive each month.

Does it convert my home currency?

No. Choose one currency code and enter every amount in it. Convert any amount yourself first, and leave some room for changes in the exchange rate.