Student Financial Support

Discussion and questions about student financial support arrangements - from government loans and grants to university bursaries. Please use the main Money & Finance forum for more general financial topics.
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This forum is for Scottish students to discuss funding arrangements via SAAS, the Student Award Agency for Scotland.
Combined studies and SAAS by Joanne7137 9 hours ago 1,599
This forum is for Welsh students (as well as EU students planning to study in Wales) to discuss funding arrangements via Student Finance Wales.
Denied compelling personal... by Fe2davies 2 days ago 339
This forum is for Northern Irish students (as well as EU students planning to study in Northern Ireland) to discuss funding arrangements via Student Finance Northern Ireland.
student finance northern... by sarah2656 1 week ago 162
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Student finance 18-05-2025 18 May 18:45 Replies: 3
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Reapplying to Uni for 2025 – UCAS & Student Finance Questions 17-05-2025 17 May 11:57 Replies: 5
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Student loan May deadline 16-05-2025 16 May 12:26 Replies: 2
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Student loan eligibility 16-05-2025 16 May 11:22 Replies: 2
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Nursing Second Degree Wales / England 16-05-2025 16 May 6:05 Replies: 3
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AHRC funding 15-05-2025 15 May 14:37 Replies: 1
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help needed! SFE not done but deadline this week 15-05-2025 15 May 7:39 Replies: 5
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Brave Financing for international students without enough funds? 14-05-2025 14 May 21:19 Replies: 0
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Student Finance Confusion 14-05-2025 14 May 10:22 Replies: 2
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LLE 14-05-2025 14 May 6:02 Replies: 1
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Will my student finance be affected if I pay for a level 5 OBS course privately 13-05-2025 13 May 15:40 Replies: 3
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Estrangement under 12 months application SFE? 13-05-2025 13 May 13:22 Replies: 1
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How do Universal Credit and Student Loan work together? 13-05-2025 13 May 13:06 Replies: 1
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I have taken course from learndirect but I’m facing a lot of issues with them 13-05-2025 13 May 1:24 Replies: 0
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Applied for the wrong Uni on SFE 12-05-2025 12 May 16:23 Replies: 1
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funding after withdrawing from repetition of final year due to health reasons 12-05-2025 12 May 6:44 Replies: 1
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What is the deadline to apply for student loans? 11-05-2025 11 May 13:18 Replies: 5
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Can anyone explain showing bank statements to me? 11-05-2025 11 May 13:10 Replies: 1
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Bursay’s and grants - mature student 08-05-2025 08 May 10:44 Replies: 1
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Help with equipment for my course 07-05-2025 07 May 7:41 Replies: 12
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International students 06-05-2025 06 May 15:52 Replies: 3
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fee assessment 06-05-2025 06 May 15:27 Replies: 2
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Can you apply for the NHS bursary if you’re going to be a Y1 Med student in Sept? 05-05-2025 05 May 16:03 Replies: 1
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Recently Married - Why is my wife's finance taken into consideration when she is not 04-05-2025 04 May 19:36 Replies: 3
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SFE - Both parents on application 04-05-2025 04 May 17:39 Replies: 1
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Nursing grant eligibility 04-05-2025 04 May 9:20 Replies: 1
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Substantial savings - is maintenance loans needed? 04-05-2025 04 May 9:13 Replies: 2
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student finance way too low 02-05-2025 02 May 5:34 Replies: 6
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Home-fee status in the UK 30-04-2025 30 Apr 9:22 Replies: 3
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will i be able to appeal for fee status or change it for next year for UCL? 30-04-2025 30 Apr 3:06 Replies: 5
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London weighting for maintenance loan 29-04-2025 29 Apr 17:47 Replies: 1
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Very Late Year 1 Withdrawl or Exam Failure 28-04-2025 28 Apr 12:48 Replies: 3
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Parents on universal credit going to uni 28-04-2025 28 Apr 9:59 Replies: 1
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Allied Health loan repayment question??? 27-04-2025 27 Apr 22:29 Replies: 5
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Applying for SF and it said i could get up to £12000 maintenance loan 27-04-2025 27 Apr 16:50 Replies: 3
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Interest-free alternatives? (Muslim Uni Applicants) 27-04-2025 27 Apr 16:42 Replies: 1
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Maintenance loan 26-04-2025 26 Apr 23:20 Replies: 4
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Student finance application 26-04-2025 26 Apr 8:21 Replies: 2
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Fees and all that 25-04-2025 25 Apr 15:10 Replies: 3
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NHS learning support fund 25-04-2025 25 Apr 7:41 Replies: 1
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Alternatives to Student Finance? 25-04-2025 25 Apr 7:37 Replies: 5
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3rd term maintenance due to Monday but still saying ready to be paid? 25-04-2025 25 Apr 1:35 Replies: 1
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Uni international fees are outrageous. 24-04-2025 24 Apr 11:39 Replies: 4
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The Balck Heart Foundation Scholarship Cohort 1 2025 23-04-2025 23 Apr 11:31 Replies: 4
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Russian government scholarship from Bangladesh for study in mbbs 22-04-2025 22 Apr 17:53 Replies: 0
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DSA. What evidence should I send? Mine keeps getting rejected. 22-04-2025 22 Apr 13:38 Replies: 1
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SFE without taking money, to apply for bursaries 22-04-2025 22 Apr 13:32 Replies: 2
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My Process with Student Finance – Any Advice? 22-04-2025 22 Apr 8:35 Replies: 4
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About Student Loan or Scholarships 21-04-2025 21 Apr 7:44 Replies: 1
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Mature student and single parent already with HND. 20-04-2025 20 Apr 8:54 Replies: 1
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Cost of living london 19-04-2025 19 Apr 19:49 Replies: 5
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Student Finance 19-04-2025 19 Apr 9:32 Replies: 2
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Maintenance Loan (3rd Payment) 19-04-2025 19 Apr 9:05 Replies: 1
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Can I cancel student finance if I am unsure about uni? 18-04-2025 18 Apr 13:49 Replies: 2
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Student finance when deferring 18-04-2025 18 Apr 9:16 Replies: 3
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Not Eligible for Maintenance Loans 17-04-2025 17 Apr 17:45 Replies: 6
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Home Fee Status Inquiry 17-04-2025 17 Apr 13:30 Replies: 12
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Will SFE take my parent's debt management plan into account? 17-04-2025 17 Apr 5:49 Replies: 1
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Student Finance fraud investigation 16-04-2025 16 Apr 9:41 Replies: 7
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Scholarship 16-04-2025 16 Apr 7:24 Replies: 1
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Student finance sponsor 16-04-2025 16 Apr 5:17 Replies: 1
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Student finance 15-04-2025 15 Apr 7:26 Replies: 2
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LSF (Learning support fund)TDAE (Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses) 15-04-2025 15 Apr 7:13 Replies: 1
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Claiming Universal Credit as a full time student question 14-04-2025 14 Apr 17:33 Replies: 3
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Linked: Claiming Universal credit as a full time student question
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Maintenance loan 13-04-2025 13 Apr 17:21 Replies: 4
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Maintenance loan for travel 12-04-2025 12 Apr 18:57 Replies: 2
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Fee status 12-04-2025 12 Apr 10:43 Replies: 2
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please tell me financial support info 12-04-2025 12 Apr 8:27 Replies: 1
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student finance and eligibility 11-04-2025 11 Apr 21:54 Replies: 3
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Issues with parents before university 11-04-2025 11 Apr 9:00 Replies: 4
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NHS Learning Support Fund 11-04-2025 11 Apr 8:29 Replies: 3
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Funding for international students? 10-04-2025 10 Apr 18:10 Replies: 2
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Student finance question 09-04-2025 09 Apr 21:19 Replies: 1
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How can I get schoolarship 09-04-2025 09 Apr 7:25 Replies: 1
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Information about fees 08-04-2025 08 Apr 17:58 Replies: 2
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