Student Finance: Undergraduate
What Financial Support is Available through Student Finance?
A Tuition Fee Loan covers the cost of the tuition fees charged by the university or college. This is paid directly to the University or College.
A Maintenance Loan is funding to help with day-to-day costs, such as rent or food, while studying. It’s paid directly to the student – how much a student is entitled to is based on the student’s household income.
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) helps pay for extra costs a student might have as a direct result of their disability, including a long-term health condition, mental-health condition or specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia or dyspraxia. (This is available to full-time and part-time students and doesn’t usually need to be paid back. For further information please visit the gov.uk website.
Childcare Grant is additional income assessed funding to help students with children pay the costs of childcare during study. This is available to full-time students only and doesn’t usually need to be paid back. For further information please visit the gov.uk website.
Parents’ Learning Allowance is additional funding to help students who are also parents. This can be used for everyday costs of study, such as books, study materials and travel. This is available to full-time students only and doesn’t usually need to be paid back. For further information please visit the gov.uk website.
Adult Dependants’ Grant is additional funding to help students who are financially responsible for another adult. This is available to full-time students only and doesn’t usually need to be paid back. For further information please visit the gov.uk website.