Thank you, PQ, I will look into it. A lot of universities seem to have a local board funding their students but not any in the Greater London area it seems. I will try contacting the universities directly and see what they say. I'm not worried about maintenance as my partner can support me whilst I'm studying, it's just the upfront cost of tuition fees that I cant afford. If I could go in to year 2 that would also be a great help so I shall definitely check that one out. It seems very much a postcode lottery for what you can get - if I went up North I wouldn't have any worry at all! There's no standard, nationwide system for funding Para students unlike, say, Nursing.