Applications to the Student Support Fund are now closed for undergraduate students. Applications will reopen on 3 October 2022. If you have an urgent need, please contact one of the Student Advisers, their contact details are on the University Student Hub web page.
If you are currently facing financial difficulties because your funding has been delayed, you should consider applying for an emergency loan instead of the Student Support Fund, unless you have been advised otherwise by a Student Adviser.
Please read the relevant information on the Student Support Fund, the following information relates to undergraduate students only.
The Student Support Fund is available to all undergraduate and PGCE students who meet the criteria.
You can apply during any year of your studies, once you are fully enrolled at the University. You will need to submit a new application each academic year if you are applying for a new award. However, this is a discretionary fund and awards are not guaranteed; being successful in the past does not automatically mean you will be successful again.
You are welcome to apply as many times to the Fund as you require until you have reached the maximum possible award, providing you can demonstrate that your circumstances have changed since your last application; we are unable to award again for circumstances already considered.
Applications are open from 1 October 2021 until 5pm on Friday 6 May 2022. All supporting documents must be received by 5pm on Friday 20 May 2022.
You're eligible to apply if you:
You will need to show that you have made reasonable provision for your tuition fees and living costs throughout your course before you started your studies.
Applications to meet tuition fees or as a result of changes in exchange rates with your home currency will not be considered.
We recommend reading the Student Support Fund guidance carefully before you begin your application.