Full-time undergraduate, tuition fee and living cost students

Your student finance journey

Find out what to expect on your student finance journey. Learn about the different stages, from before you apply to making your last repayment.

Full-time undergraduate student finance applications for the 2024 to 2025 academic year are now open! Sign in or create an account to apply.

Part-time undergraduate applications are expected to open by the end of May 2024.

Postgraduate applications are expected to open by the end of June 2024.

Stage 1

Before you apply

Find out what types of student finance are available and who can get it.

What's available

Most students can get a loan to pay for their tuition fees and a mixture of a loan and a grant to help with their living costs.

You might also be able to get extra help on top of this, if you have children, an adult dependant or a disability.

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Who qualifies

Whether you can get student finance and what you can get depends on your nationality, residency status, course and previous study.

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Stage 2

Making an application

Find out how to apply for student finance, what evidence you may need to provide and how we calculate how much student finance you can get.

How and when to apply

Find out the easiest way to apply and when the application deadline is.

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Identity evidence

We might need you to send us evidence, find out what you may be asked for and how to send it.

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Proving your household income

We may need evidence of your household income, find out what you may be asked for and how to send it.

Tell me more about household income
Stage 3

Getting your student finance

Find out how you’ll be paid your student finance once your application has been approved.

Your Notification of entitlement letter

This letter confirms you what you're getting and when

Tell me more about my entitlement letter

Getting paid your student finance

Find out how you will be paid your student finance once your application is approved.

Tell me more about getting paid
Stage 4

During your studies

If your circumstances change during the academic year, you’ll need to update your application. Changing your application may affect how much student finance you can get.

Changes in your circumstances

Find out how to keep your account up to date and what changes you need to tell us about.

More on changes in your circumstances

Reassessment of your entitlement

A reassessment is when we recalculate your student finance entitlement (how much you can get).

More about reassessing student finance
Stage 5

After you’ve finished or left your course

Find out how and when you’ll start repaying your loan.

Repaying your loan

Find out how repayment works by reading our detailed online guide.

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