2024 applicants: do you understand how student finance works?

Student finance applications for 2024-entry will be opening at the end of this month. You can apply even if you're still waiting to get offers.
So, do you understand how student finance works – and do you feel confident about applying?
We asked the same question in March last year and 44% of people had no idea what to do.
For some help getting to grips with the process, head over to our Student Finance Zone or you can Ask Student Finance England questions directly on our forum.

I have a vague idea but could do with some more info

Student finance applications for 2024-entry will be opening at the end of this month. You can apply even if you're still waiting to get offers.
So, do you understand how student finance works – and do you feel confident about applying?
We asked the same question in March last year and 44% of people had no idea what to do.
For some help getting to grips with the process, head over to our Student Finance Zone or you can Ask Student Finance England questions directly on our forum.

does student finance open tomorrow?

I was going to reapply for student finance, ready for next year but can't. It said for full time undergraduate 'You already have existing applications for all available academic years'. I'm very confused by this and any help would be great

Student finance applications for 2024-entry will be opening at the end of this month. You can apply even if you're still waiting to get offers.
So, do you understand how student finance works – and do you feel confident about applying?
We asked the same question in March last year and 44% of people had no idea what to do.
For some help getting to grips with the process, head over to our Student Finance Zone or you can Ask Student Finance England questions directly on our forum.

Hi! I can't seem to see find my course on the application, I am under the right section and the right uni, but nothing is there. What should I do?

I've just checked and it looks like it is open now
Here's the link: https://www.gov.uk/apply-online-for-student-finance

I've looked at the link and found out that as a British passport holder but having only lived in the UK for my GCSE's back in 2015-2017, I'm ineligible for student finance, a master's loan, and most other funding for postgraduate study. According to criteria, since I've lived overseas for the most part of my life, I technically classify as an international student but am also ineligible for any kind of loan here in China where I've been studying for the past seven years. Other than applying for independent scholarships and grants then, is there any way to get a local student loan or is my only other option borrowing money from friends and family?

I've looked at the link and found out that as a British passport holder but having only lived in the UK for my GCSE's back in 2015-2017, I'm ineligible for student finance, a master's loan, and most other funding for postgraduate study. According to criteria, since I've lived overseas for the most part of my life, I technically classify as an international student but am also ineligible for any kind of loan here in China where I've been studying for the past seven years. Other than applying for independent scholarships and grants then, is there any way to get a local student loan or is my only other option borrowing money from friends and family?

If you post in the following forum, offical SFE reps will answer your query during office hours:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=910
Give details such as where you are living now, when you have lived in the UK, your citizenship, if you have already taken a degree course and what course you would like to study.

Thank you!
I'm currently living in China
I lived in the UK between 2015-2017
I'm a British citizen
I'm currently finishing my undergrad in philosophy at Tsinghua
I'm applying for the MSt in Practical Ethics at Oxford

You need to post your query in the following forum so that it will be answered by official SFE reps:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=910

Hi, my student finance has been approved for both maintenance and fees.

The maintenance loan is no way near enough, after reading further it mentions it is a standard amount whilst they process my evidence, before I start to pester them regarding this amount, am I right here? will my loan amount increase within 6 weeks even though it has already approved?

Sorry if this is common knowledge, I did not expect it to work this way