Find out everything you need to know about student finance!
What to expect if you’re applying near to your course starting
Find out more about applying late.
If you qualify for Tuition Fee only, complete a paper EU Tuition Fee only application form.
What’s available
Most students will have two costs to cover:
- tuition fees
- living costs
Find out about:
Tuition Fee Loan
You can get a Tuition Fee Loan of up to £9,250 which we’ll pay directly to your uni or college.
Maintenance Loan
You can also apply for a Maintenance Loan to help towards your living costs. We’ll use your household income and where you’re living during the academic year to calculate how much you can get.
Use our student finance calculator to get an estimate of how much you could get to help fund your studies!
It’s important to note that your Maintenance Loan might not cover all of your living costs. Read our guidance on understanding your living costs while studying at uni or college.
Extra help
We offer extra support if you have children or an adult who depends on you financially, or you have a disability, a long-term health condition, mental-health condition or specific learning difficulty. Our extra support includes:
Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for extra help from other sources.
To find out if you’re eligible for student finance, check out our eligibility guidance on GOV.UK.
Want to find out more about how student finance and repaying your student loan works? Check out the resources the Department for Education have created.
Common questions about student finance
If you’re an undergraduate student and looking for help, find the answers to our common questions about student finance.
For all of our online tutorials visit our YouTube playlist, ‘How to use your Student Finance online account’.
What to do if you're a parent or partner
If you’ll be supporting your child or partner’s student finance application you should explore our latest guidance on how to support an application right first time.
Find out about part-time and postgraduate funding
Part-time undergraduate and postgraduate applications are now open! Sign in or create an account to apply!
Find out what student finance is available in 2023 to 2024 for part-time undergraduate and postgraduate Master’s and Doctoral students in England.
