Sponsorship & Loans
A number of organisations may offer you financial
assistance. Details of these can be found in the Directory of Grant
Making Trusts, published by the Charities Aid Foundation.
A useful starting point for is your local British Council
office, or the
Direct.gov website.
Loans for UK Residents
Loans for maintenance are granted to those resident in the UK
for three years directly through Student Finance England.
Student Finance England
100 Bothwell St.
Glasgow G2 7JD, UK
Tel. 0845 607 7577
All online applications must be made through
the
Direct.gov website.
Loans for EU Nationals
If you are a national of the European Union, you are eligible to
apply for a non-means tested Tuition Fee Support Loan of £6000 per
year towards your undergraduate tuition fees. Make your application
to Student Finance England as soon as you have secured a
place on the degree course.
Click here for Direct Gov website information
Nationals of non-EU countries resident in the UK may also
qualify for support and should contact the Department for Business
Innovaton and Skills (BIS) to determine whether funding from this
source will be available to them, including assessment for a
student loan.
New Students Applications
• Find out what student finance is
available to you and apply online now! It’s the simplest and
fastest way to ensure everything is in place in time for starting
your course.
• You don’t need to have accepted a
place at university or college to apply for student finance.
• When you apply, remember your
application isn’t complete, and cannot be assessed, until all the
information we need is provided. In most cases, theevidence we need
can be provided easily by filling in the appropriate details on the
online application.
• If you are disabled or have children
or adult dependants, you can apply for non-repayable grants.
• Visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
for more information and to apply. There is also a series of ‘how
to’ videos to help you.
Continuing Students Applications
Continuing students who have applied previously and received a
loan for non-means tested finance will for the next academic period
2012/13, be processed by Student Finance England automatically if
your circumstances haven't materially changed. You will simply need
to sign and return the form you will receive from Student Finance
England.
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Page last updated 11/16/2011