UK and EU

STUDENT FINANCE SUPPORT FOR UK AND EU STUDENT:
You may be able to borrow money to help pay for university or college tuition fees and to help with living costs.You might get extra money on top of this, for example if you’re on a low income, are disabled or have children.

NEW FULL-TIME STUDENTS::
You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan if your course starts on or after 1 August 2016. Your university or college sets your tuition fee, and the loan is paid directly to them. You have to pay it back. Full-time students tution fees loan up to £9250 in academic year 2021-2022. If you’re studying an accelerated degree course, you could get up to £11,100. Maintenance Loan for living costs, you may have to give details of your household income. The loan is paid directly into your bank account at the start of each term. You have to pay the loan back. Maintenance loan for 2021 to 2022 academic year: Living at home Up to £7,987 Living away from home, outside London Up to £9,488 Living away from home, in London Up to £12,382 You spend a year of a UK course studying abroad Up to £10,866. You might get a grant to cover some travel expenses if you normally live in England but study away from home. If you’re a medical or dental student you might also qualify for help with the costs of attending clinical placements in the UK.

EU STUDENT:
You may be able to get a Tuition Fee Loan and help with living costs if you’re from an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. Tuition Fee Loan is sets by your university or college and the loan is paid directly to them. You have to pay it back. You may be eligible for help with your living costs if both the following apply: 1. you’ve lived in the UK for more than 3 years before the first day of the first academic year of your course. 2. you have settled status. Student Finance from August 2021: If you’re starting a course on or after 1 August 2021, you must have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme to get student finance. If you’re coming to the UK from 1 January 2021, you may need to apply for a visa to study here. Irish citizens do not need to apply for a visa or to the EU Settlement Scheme.

ESTRA HELP:
Students on a low income You can apply for Universal Credit and extra help if you’re experiencing financial hardship. Students with children or dependent adults can apply for Childcare Grant (full-time students only),Parents’ Learning Allowance (full-time students only), Adult Dependants’ Grant (full-time students only), Universal Credit, extra help if you’re experiencing financial hardship. If you have a disability, long-term health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia) you can apply for Disabled Students’ Allowance, extra help if you’re experiencing financial hardship. You may also qualify for disability related benefits. Medical, social work and teacher training students can apply for NHS bursaries if you’re studying certain medical, dentistry or healthcare courses. Also you can get help with costs of travel to UK clinical placements. social work bursaries if you’re a social work student. Extra help if you’re a teacher training student. Students studying abroad might get a grant to cover some travel expenses if you normally live in England but study away from home. Many universities and colleges offer bursaries, scholarships, awards and hardship funds directly to the students.