Bloomsbury Summer School & Academy
Fascinated by ancient civilisations?
We offer anyone with any level of knowledge, inspiring short courses on ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.
2026 course and study day fees, booking, and payment
Course and study day fees
Per person fee:
- 1-day course / study day livestreamed and / or video: Early Bird £30 / after 28 February £35
- 2-day course livestreamed and / or video: Early Bird £110 / after 28 February £120
- 5-day course livestreamed and / or video: Early Bird £290 / after 28 February £300*
- 5-day course in person: Early Bird £370 / after 28 February £390*
- Exclusive-access British Museum / Ashmolean Museum object study sessions: £100
NB: If you cannot attend on the day, note that most courses will be available on video recording after the course runs.
* A non-returnable fee of £100 is included in the cost of each 5-day course; the 1- and 2-day course fees are non-returnable (but see cancellation policy below). The Early Bird rate only applies to full payments received by 28 February.
We accept payment via card, bank transfer, cheque, and Paypal. With Wise Payments, our preferred method, you can pay in sterling and many other currencies via bank transfer or card, often with lower fees and better exchange rates. For those who might struggle to pay our fees, details on the BSS&A Bursary Scheme can be found below.
Booking and payment
Please fill in the form below. If paying by cheque or bank transfer, you may download a course or study day booking form instead (see instructions on form). The BSS&A bank details are also given below. Please also review our Privacy Policy before booking.
- Our bank details:
Account name:
BLOOMSBURY SUMMER SCHOOL
Bank:
National Westminster Bank plc
Bank address:
Tottenham Court Road Branch
45 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 2EA
UK-
UK payments
Sort Code: 56-00-31
Account no.: 33996008
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International payments
BIC: NWBK GB 2L
IBAN: GB52 NWBK 560031 33996008
Cancellations and refunds
In the event of enrolee cancellation* of a course booking, or withdrawal without notice, a scale of charges will apply, so you might like to take out suitable insurance cover. Refunds will be given in accordance with the following scale, LESS the £100 deposit (no refund for 1-day or 2-day courses*):
- Notice of 6 weeks or more: 100%
- Notice of between 6 weeks and 4 weeks: 50%
- Notice of less than 4 weeks and no-shows: no refund
* Cancellation by BSS&A (e.g. due to COVID-19): 100%
BSS&A Bursary Scheme
Bloomsbury Summer School & Academy runs a modest bursary scheme, offering unfilled places on our spring and summer courses to those who would find it challenging to pay our course fees. We are usually able to offer a discount of about 30% off the full fee for a small number of places (discount applies to 5-day courses only). Contact Kathryn for details on how to apply: kathryn@bssac.uk.
All you need do after you have sent in an application is try to keep your diary clear of important engagements for the relevant week(s). The process of awarding bursary places usually begins at the end of February for spring courses and end of May for summer courses.
There is of course no guarantee that a bursary place on a given course will arise at all, and even when bursary places do become available, they sometimes do so rather late in the day, as a consequence of last-minute student cancellation.
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UK payments
