Additional Funding and Loans* Financial Assistance Fund
This fund may provide discretionary assessed financial assistance for ‘Home’ full-time and part-time students to help them access and remain in Higher Education, particularly those students who need financial help to meet extra costs that cannot be met from other sources of support. The fund can also help to alleviate unexpected financial hardship.
Bridging Loan
A loan of up to £250 that can provide financial assistance to full-time ‘Home’ students who have applied for and are eligible to receive a Maintenance Loan or NHS Bursary, but whose first instalment of funding has been delayed.
Childcare Loan
Full-time ‘Home’ students whose Maintenance Loan and Childcare Grant have been delayed can apply for this loan. The loan is intended to pay towards registered childcare only, up to a maximum of £500.
Emergency Loan Fund
This Fund may provide small, short term, interest-free loans to students finding themselves in unexpected and temporary financial difficulties. Loans are not intended to cover everyday living costs.
