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Travel Grant (Student Finance England)

Who qualifies.

• SFE funded students may be eligible if they’re studying a full-time higher-education course and getting student finance that depends on their household income

EU students funded by Student Finance Services are not able to apply for the Travel Grant

Students must also be:

• Attending an overseas University or College for at least 50% of any academic term as an integral part of their course
• Attending a hospital or other premises in the UK as an integral part of their medical or dental course. Students who are eligible to apply for bursaries/awards from the Department of Health are not eligible to apply for a travel grant

The Travel Grant is not available to students on a work placement abroad unless the student is on the Erasmus+ scheme and is undertaking study, work, or combined work and study periods as part of their course

What Can I Get?

The amount that you can get will depend on your household income. The first £303 of your travel costs are disregarded i.e. you will need to cover the cost of these via other means. Your travel grant will be reduced by £1 for each £8.73 of household income over £39,796.

We know this is a bit difficult to understand, so we've broken down an example for you in the below table

What can I claim for?

 If eligible:

•  Up to three return journeys between the UK and your overseas institution you are studying at during a full academic year abroad
• The cost of a child/children’s fare between the UK and the overseas institution if it’s necessary for a lone parent who’s also a student to take them abroad
• Mandatory medical insurance, visas and medical expenses for the purpose of studying abroad
• A rate of 24p per mile if you have to travel by car
• Any travel costs associated with clinical training where attendance at a hospital or other premises is necessary.  Students who are eligible to apply for bursaries/awards from the Department of Health are not eligible to apply for a travel grant

How do I apply?

Once you have applied to SFE indicating that you’ll be studying abroad or clinical work placement for at least 50% of a term, you can apply for a Travel Grant.

Once your Student Finance application has been approved, you should automatically be sent the correct forms to complete. If not, please call SFE on 0300 100 0607 to request a Travel Abroad Expenses Form.

If you are unable to regularly call SFE from your Study Abroad location, we can contact them on your behalf. To do this, please ensure that you have set up Consent to Share on your account

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A travel grant can help to cover the costs of traveling while you study abroad or attend a clinical placement in the United Kingdom.

This section explains how to apply for travel grants for students, the eligibility criteria, and which travel expenses forms you need to use.

What Can You Get from Travel Grants UK?

Undergraduate travel grants can cover some of the ‘reasonable’ costs incurred when studying abroad (e.g. trips to and from an overseas university).

Full-time students meeting UK residence rules, also need to be:

• Studying outside the United Kingdom as part of your course (or through one of the Erasmus study or work placements).
• A medical or dental student who is either studying abroad or attending a clinical placement in the United Kingdom.

Note : You do not need to pay back undergraduate travel grants. But, there are rules on eligibility and some of the procedures differ for students from Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

The actual amount you can get from a travel grant depends on the total amount of household income you have.

Household income would include your own (if you have one) along with that of your parents, guardians, spouse, or partner (if you are living with them). But, it would not include the income of any other family members that you may be living with.

You would be expected to keep your travel costs to a ‘reasonable’ level by using a cheap and practical method of transport (e.g. taking a bus instead of a taxi).

If You are Studying Outside the UK

Undergraduate students who are studying a full academic year abroad, would be able to apply for:

• A maximum of three (3) return journeys between the overseas institution and their home.
• Financial help to cover some of the essential expenses (e.g. medical insurance, travel visas).

If you are a single parent, you may also be able to apply for help with the travel costs for taking your children with you.

Medical or Dental Students on Clinical Placements

Travel grants also cover the cost of doing a clinical placement in the United Kingdom. So, you would be able to claim some of the travel costs incurred when traveling between your home and the placement (i.e. the location of the hospital or facility).

Important : The student needs to pay the first £303 of travel costs. Furthermore, travel grants reduce by £1 for each £8.73 of household income above £39,796.

Eligibility Criteria for Travel Grants

You will not qualify for these kinds of travel grants for students unless your permanent home address is located in England.

If You Study Abroad

You must be attending an overseas institution for a minimum of half of each academic term (can be compulsory or optional) if you are studying abroad.

You may also qualify for a travel grant if you are placed on one of the Erasmus studies or work placements. But, other types of work placements will not count.

Note : The short YouTube video explains more about the Erasmus+ programme for students who want to study in Europe.

Doing Clinical Placements

It needs to be an essential part of your medical or dental course if you are doing a clinical placement in United Kingdom.

But, if you are eligible for either the awards from the Department of Health or means-tested bursaries , you will not qualify for a travel grant.

Getting student finance based on your household income (e.g. a Maintenance Loan or Maintenance Grant) means you will be able to complete a travel grant application.

How to Apply for a Travel Grant

• Use your student finance account to start the application process. You will need to set up an account if not.
• Once you have done that, Student Finance England (SFE) will send you a course abroad form.
• Fill in the course abroad form and return it to SFE. If you qualify they will then send you a travel grant form.

You need to keep all travel receipts for the expenses that you will be applying for (so you can send photocopies). Once approved, SFE will pay the money straight into your bank account.

What if you are attending a clinical placement in the United Kingdom? If so, you should apply for student finance for clinical study. SFE will send you a travel grant form if you meet the eligibility criteria.

Note : Another section explains how higher education students may qualify for extra money to pay for college or fund their university term.

• Full-time Undergraduate Education

Full-time Travel Grants for students studying abroad or on a work placement

What's available.

1. Overview

2. What's available

3. Eligibility

4. Application

The amount of grant available to a student depends on their household income.

Any Travel Grant they can get will be reduced by £1 for each £8.73 of household income over £39,796.

They must pay the first £303 of their travel costs themselves.

Students studying abroad

Students can apply for:

• up to 3 return journeys between their home and their university abroad during a full academic year abroad
• necessary daily travel costs while abroad
• necessary medical insurance, vaccinations and visas

Students who are single parents may be able to apply for their children’s travel costs.

They should use the most economic and practical form of travel, such as buying standard-class tickets instead of first-class tickets. We will consider claims where no standard economy seats were available or where an alternative ticket type couldn’t be avoided.

If they’ve bought an Economy Flex fare (not Plus) because they don’t know their return dates they should let us know when they send us their claim form.

Medical or dental students doing a clinical placement in the UK

Students can apply for travel costs between their home and the hospital or facility where they’re doing their placement.

How it's paid

Students pay the upfront costs of their travel and then submit a claim form for these costs

They must provide evidence to support their claims for travel expenses. They’ll only get paid their Travel Grant if they send us all the  evidence  we ask for.

The Travel Grant is paid directly into their bank account and they won’t have to wait until their next instalment of student finance to get their money.

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Eligibility

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Full-time Tuition Fee Loan

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Full-time Childcare Grant

Full-time Adult Dependants’ Grant

Full-time Parents' Learning Allowance

Bristol Abroad

Full year study or work abroad funding.

Financial support available from Student Finance England and the Turing Scheme for students studying or working abroad as part of their course in 2023/24.

This guidance is for students who are eligible for support from Student Finance England (SFE) and/or the UK Government Turing Scheme. The below figures are for 23/24, we expect SFE to release information for 24/25 in Spring 24, we will update this page after this.

If you are from Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and have financial questions about a year abroad, email the Money Advice and Funding team: [email protected]

Support available from SFE will depend on how many weeks you spend per academic year working or studying overseas as part of a year abroad. 

Types of funding

Tuition fee and maintenance loans.

You can receive your tuition fee and maintenance loan from Student Finance while you are abroad. The amount you will receive depends on whether you study abroad or undertake a work placement abroad.

The University is awaiting guidance from the Student Loan Company Policy Team with regards to how student finance will be assessed under the Turing Scheme.

For more information or to discuss funding, contact the Money Advice and Funding team: [email protected] .

Travel grant

You may be eligible for a means-tested travel grant from Student Finance England if:

• you receive Student Finance England funding, and
• you are studying at an overseas institution for at least 50% of any term in the academic year, and
• your household income is below £39,796

Students on work placements are not eligible for the travel grant.

If eligible, you can apply to claim back study abroad related costs such as:

• health insurance

More details on eligibility and what you'll get:

• Studying abroad: travel grants for students (England)

If you are from Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and have financial questions about a year abroad, email the Money Advice and Funding team:  [email protected] .

University of Bristol funding

You may be able to continue to receive any Bristol bursaries that you are eligible for in Bristol while abroad. This may depend on whether you study abroad or undertake a work placement abroad.

For more information visit the UoB Bursary webpages  or email the Money Advice and Funding team:  [email protected] .

Turing scheme

The Turing Scheme is a UK government funding programme that supports students UK students undertaking international experience following the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit). The Turing Scheme prioritises funding for students from under-represented and SEND backgrounds and allocates funding to universities on an annual basis.

Turing Eligibility Criteria for 2023/24:

Any  Home undergraduate  student who has a household income of under £42,875.

• this includes recipients of the Access to Bristol / Bristol Scholars bursary, OR you receive Universal Credit; note that you must be the recipient, not a partner or family member.

And/or who meets several of the following criteria:

• you are care-experienced 
• you have caring responsibilities
• you are an estranged student 
• you are a refugee or asylum seeker
• you are a mature student
• your ethnicity is listed under Asian or Asian British; Black, Black British, Caribbean or African; Mixed or multiple ethnic groups; or the Other ethnic group catergory on the  gov.uk list of ethnic groups .
• you have a  disability  or special educational need. Please note that the term disability is very wide; further details of what may be considered a disability are in this link  definition of disability , and this will need to be registered with Disability Services. 

All criteria, including household income, is taken from your official  student record . It is your responsibility to check that the information stored is correct.

Other external funding

Scholarships and grants for studying abroad.

• BUTEX Study Abroad scholarship .
• JASSO Scholarship for students studying abroad in Japan.
• DUO-Singapore Fellowship Scholarship for students studying abroad in Singapore.
• DUO-Korea Fellowship Scholarship for students studying abroad in South Korea.

Professional societies

Professional societies can offer travel awards to their members. Check with societies such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers or the Royal Aeronautical Societies for more information.

Other external organisations

Depending on your personal situation, you may be able to bid or apply for funds through organisations listed on Turn2Us .

Studying in the UK for 10 weeks or more - 2023/24 academic year

If you will be studying in the UK for 10 weeks or more, you are eligible for the same funding package as previous academic years, including the same support towards tuition fees.

If you are studying overseas for more than 50% of a term, you will get the overseas rate of loan in that term’s instalment. You may also be eligible for the travel grant , depending on your household income.

Studying in the UK for less than 10 weeks - 2023/24 academic year

Full year study abroad.

If you are studying abroad for the full academic year, you can apply for:

• Tuition fee loan to cover the cost of tuition fee (£1,385)
• Means-tested maintenace loan at overseas rate (minimum: £5,524 maximum: £11,427)
• Travel grant available for means-tested students
• University of Bristol Bursary available for those that meet the eligibility criteria.

Full year work placement abroad (paid or unpaid)

If you are completing an overseas work placement (including two separate placements) for the full academic year, you can apply for:

• Non-means tested maintenance loan at the overseas rate of £3,022. If this will be your only income, you will need to source other income.

Students doing a full-year overseas work placement are not eligible for a travel grant.

You may be eligible for the UK Turing funding and an increased maintenace loan. Students who receive a maintenace loan will be prioritised. The University of Bristol will not be able to confirm this funding until July 2024 and all eligible students will be contacted by the end of July.

Year abroad: one semester study and one semester work placement (paid or unpaid)

If you are abroad for a full academic year and are spending one semester studying and one semester on a work placement, you can apply for:

• For study: overseas rate of means-tested loan (minimum: £5,524 maximum: £11,427)
• For work placement: standard rate of means-tested loan (minimum: £4,651 maximum: £9,978)

Term 2 loan rate will be paid at the rate you are doing more of (study or work placement).

• For study: Available for means-tested students
• For work: Not eligible for work placements

Your Student Finance England application

Tips on completing your application: 

• Keep the institution as University of Bristol 
• Enter Study Abroad or Work Placement under each term. If you are doing one semester study abroad and one semester work placement, and the change occurs halfway through Term 2, enter which you are doing the most of in Term 2. 
• If you have any problems, email the Money Advice and Funding team:  [email protected] .

Course Abroad form

You do not need to complete a Course Abroad form, even if Student Finance England (SFE)/Student Finance Wales (SFW) ask you or the Univeristy to do so. The Bristol Abroad team will directly inform SFE and SFW that you are on your year abroad. 

SFE/SFW will not be able to give you an accurate funding assessment until you are able to provide accurate study/work placement dates. 

Get in touch

If you have any questions, email: [email protected]

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Government student finance

Student Finance is the system of financial support for undergraduate students, provided by the government, through an organisation called Student Finance England (SFE). Th e information below is for full time Home (England domiciled) students and   applies to the current 2023/24 academic year.

Medical and Dental students

If you are studying on a programme in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the information on this page only applies to certain academic years. Please also read our webpages for medical and dental students which explain how the funding works for those programmes and what funding is available in each academic year, including NHS funding.

Students from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

If you normally live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, your package of government Student Finance will be different. You need to contact the funding authority in your home country:  

Student Awards Agency Scotland and Student Information Scotland  

Student Finance Wales  

Student Finance NI

EU/EEA and Swiss students

The Student Finance eligibility rules changed for courses starting in 2021/22 onwards due to the UK leaving the EU. Some EU/EEA and Swiss students may be eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan only, some may also be eligible for a Maintenance Loan, and some will not be eligible for Student Finance at all. Once you have checked your eligibility , please refer to the relevant sections of this guide that relate to funding you are eligible for.   

Eligibility for Student Finance

There are several eligibility requirements to meet. Whether you qualify for student finance depends on:

Your university or college  

This should be a university, college or other institution that offers a qualifying course . 

Your course  

Your course must be a qualifying course. If you are studying full-time your course must be:    

• a first degree, for example BA, BSc or BEd  
• a Foundation Degree  
• a Certificate of Higher Education  
• a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)  
• a Higher National Certificate (HNC)  
• a Higher National Diploma (HND)  
• an Initial Teacher Training course  
• an integrated master’s degree  
• a pre-registration postgraduate healthcare course  
• a level 4 or 5 course with Higher Education Technical Qualification approval. 

Your previous qualification(s) (The ELQ Rule)

If the qualification you are studying for at Queen Mary is equivalent to or lower than a qualification you already hold, you will not be eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan, or Maintenance Loan for your new course. However, if you qualify for Supplementary Grants, you should still be eligible for these. The ELQ rule applies whether you obtained your qualification in the UK or elsewhere, and regardless of whether you studied at a publicly or privately funded institution.

Your previous study  

If you have previously studied on a Higher Education course, at a publicly funded institution in the UK or elsewhere, but you did not obtain a qualification, you may not be entitled to a Tuition Fee Loan for every year of your new course.   

You can usually still get a Maintenance Loan in each year of your course even though you have previous study. If you qualify for Supplementary Grants , you should also be eligible for these in each year of your new course too. 

The number of years that you can get a Tuition Fee Loan for the new course is worked out as follows:   

OD+1- PC 

OD (ordinary duration of the current course) +1 (extra ‘plus one’ year) – PC (years of previous Higher Education study before current course)

Example:  

Previous course: 2019/20 – enrolled Year 1 (3-year Business Studies degree) at Bath University but withdrew December 2019.

Current course: 2023/24 – enrols Year 1 at Queen Mary (3-year History degree)

Entitlement to Student Finance for current course = 3+1 – 1 = 3

The standard length of the current course is 3 years, plus the ‘plus one’ year, minus one year of previous study at Bath leaves 3 years of full Student Finance at Queen Mary

Even if you only attend a course for part of an academic year (even just one day), this counts as an entire year of previous study.     

If you are only entitled to a Tuition Fee Loan for part of your new course, because of your previous study, your tuition fee loan entitlement will be applied to the later years of your course rather than at the beginning. You will need to self-fund your tuition fees in any year you are not entitled to a Tuition Fee Loan.     

If you failed to complete your most recent previous course because of compelling personal reasons (for example medical reasons or serious personal or family issues) Student Finance England has discretion to fund the first year of your new course despite your previous study. Please contact a Welfare Adviser for advice about making an application to SFE for discretionary funding.

Your age  

There is no upper age limit for Tuition Fee Loans or grants. If you are aged 60 or over you may be eligible for a Special Support Loan towards your living costs. The amount you can apply for depends on your household income: see the Maintenance Loan section below  for more information.

Your personal eligibility  

You must meet the Student Finance England personal eligibility criteria. Your eligibility depends on your nationality/immigration status and your residency.   There are many categories of eligibility. To be eligible, you must meet each of the criteria of one of the categories. Please see the SFE Policy Guidance for more details.  In the Policy Document box, choose Policy Guidance, specify the relevant year and from the list choose "Assessing Eligibility Guidance" .     There is also further personal eligibility guidance for EU/EEA/Swiss students below .

All students must not be in breach of any previous student loan repayment.   

Medical and Dental Students may be eligible for NHS funding in certain academic years of the course. The eligibility criteria for NHS Funding are detailed in the NHS Bursary Scheme Rules , which broadly follow the SFE eligibility. Please see the Medical and Dental students funding webpage for more information on NHS Funding. 

If you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact a Welfare Adviser who will be able to advise you about your individual situation.  

If your application for Student Finance is refused, please contact a Welfare Adviser in the Advice and Counselling Service who can advise you about your eligibility and appeal rights and can help you make your appeal, where appropriate. If you have not received a written decision, it is helpful to contact SFE on 0300 100 0607 to request one so you can appeal the decision if you need to. You can download SFE’s 'How to Appeal’ guide and the SFE appeal form on the gov.uk website .  

When do I apply for Student Finance?

To try and ensure that you are paid the first instalment of your Student Finance at the start of the 2023/24 academic year,  you  should apply as early as possible (and provide any additional documentation or information required by SFE) by the following deadlines:  

• new students - Applications  opened in March 2023.  Further information about deadlines will be posted here once available.     
• continuing students - dates currently unavailable but if you receive funding this year, Student Finance England should notify you when applications open for 2023/24.    

If you have not applied by the above deadlines, you can still apply for Student Finance up to  9 months  after the first day of the academic year (for the current 2023/24 academic year this was 31 May 2023,)

If your Student Finance will not be ready for the start of the academic year, Once you are enrolled you may be able to apply for a short term loan from Queen Mary .  

New students do  not   need to have a confirmed place on a course to apply. You can state the University you hope to join and, if you later change your choice of course or university, you can notify SFE through your online account.  

C ontinuing students should be invited to reapply for your Student Finance, so look out for emails from SFE in March each year. However, if you will be resuming your course part way through the academic year, for example following an interruption, and have difficulties making a student funding application contact a Welfare Adviser for advice.  If you will be retaking a year or part year also read our Student Funding Implications guidance as this explains how funding can be affected.

EU continuing students who are only eligible for a tuition fee loan should automatically be sent the EUPR1A form so it is important to notify Student Finance England if you change address using the  EU notification of change of circumstances form (EUC01) .  

How do I apply for Student Finance?

How do i apply  .

The easiest way to apply is online via the gov.uk website .  

However, if you prefer you can apply using a paper application form . 

• New students applying for funding for the first time in 2023/24 – PN1 application form 
• Continuing students applying for their funding for 2023/24  – PR1 application form .   

EU students ( eligible for a tuition fee loan only) must apply using the paper application form:   

• New students applying for funding for the first time in 2023/24 - EU23N application form  
• Continuing students applying for their funding for 2023/24– EUPR1A application form .   

If you are an EU Student eligible for tuition fee support and living cost support (see the eligibility guidance section on this page ), you can apply online.  

EEA nationals applying for funding as a EEA Migrant worker for the first time can start the application process online and set up an online account with SFE, but when working through the online application form will be directed to download and complete a PN1 form at the appropriate point.

To apply for Student Finance, you will need:   

• Your passport details  
• Details of the university and course  
• Your bank details  
• Your National Insurance number*  
• Your EUSS Share Code (if you have EUSS pre-settled or settled status).   NB SFE can only accept a ‘general code’ When presented with the options you just need to select ‘another reason’ which should generate the ‘general’ share code.   
• If applicable, your parents’ or partner’s details, including their National Insurance number and income details (alternatively you can provide this later)  

* Undergraduate students applying for Maintenance Support must provide SFE with their National Insurance number. SFE cannot release payment without this. If you don’t have a National Insurance number, you can either apply for one before applying for Student Finance, or your application for Student Finance will trigger the DWP to send you a National Insurance Number application pack (to UK addresses only).    

EU nationals applying for the Tuition Fee Loan only do not need to supply a National Insurance Number.

What evidence do I need for my Student Finance application?

What evidence do i need to provide with my application  .

Please see the  SLC guidance for students, parents and partners providing evidence to support a student finance application . Which includes guidance on the following: 

• If you need to provide evidence of your identity.  
• If your parent(s) or partner need to provide evidence of their income.  
• If you or your parent(s) need to provide evidence of marital status.  

If you apply online, once you have completed your application you will see a list of evidence you need to send. Remember to upload this straight away to your online SFE account to avoid delays to your application and payments. There may be some evidence which SFE asks you to post to them rather than upload. Look out for any correspondence from SFE after you have applied asking for more evidence and provide this as soon as possible.   

If you are asked to send any original documents, it is advisable to keep copies. Try to send your documents straight away to avoid delays to your application and payments, preferably using Royal Mail Special Delivery post which enables you to  track delivery .   

After you apply

If there are any problems or severe delays with your application, or if you are told you are not eligible for Student Finance, contact a Welfare Adviser and we can advise you and try and help you resolve issues with SFE where possible. If your Student Finance is delayed, after you enrol at Queen Mary you can apply for a short term loan from the university while you are waiting.   

The Student Finance income assessment

Certain elements of Student Finance are income assessed to work out how much you are eligible for. These are part of the Maintenance Loan, and the Supplementary Grants. In the Maintenance Loan section later on this page we explain how the income assessment works and how much loan you can get.   

The Queen Mary Bursary is also assessed on household income. If you want to get the bursary but you don’t want to take out a Maintenance Loan, this is possible. Please see our page about undergraduate Bursaries and Scholarships for information for how to do this.

The Student Finance income assessment is based on your household’s gross income for the tax year two years previously (for the 2023/24 academic year the income for the 2021/22 tax year is used).  

This is:   

• your own personal income, however most students will not have any personal income to declare as this relates only to taxable unearned income, so income from part-time work is ignored. Guidance about what types of personal income needs to be declared is given in the  Student Finance England application form  
• your parent(s) and their partner’s income, unless you meet the Student Finance England requirements to be assessed as an independent student . Student Finance England will work out your parents’ residual income by taking their gross income (before tax and National Insurance) and deducting certain allowances.  
• your Spouses or civil partner's income.
• your cohabiting partner's income if you are aged 25 or over on the first day of the relevant academic year (for courses that start in September this is defined as 1 September each year).
• See the Student finance: how you're assessed and paid 2023 to 2024 guidance for more information.   

If your parents are separated or divorced, Student Finance England will use the income of whichever parent you are financially dependent on, including the income of your parent's partner, if they have one. They will ignore the income of the other parent.      

If the total estimated  household income  for the full current tax year is at least 15% lower than for a previous tax year, your parents can apply for a current year income assessment.     Once your application has been income assessed, if you do not receive the maximum Maintenance Loan, the system assumes parents will fill the gap.   MoneySavingExpert  has a  UK University Maintenance Calculator/Ready Reckoner  which works out the parental contribution by subtracting the loan the student will receive from the full Maintenance Loan. We understand that parents are not always able to make a contribution and you may have to find other ways to fund the rest of your living costs. Please look at our budget planning guidance and the other possible funding options on our Undergraduate Funding pages . Please see the gov.uk webpage ' Understanding living costs while studying at university or college '.   

Independent students (care experienced or estranged)

The UCAS website lists several categories of student who qualify as independent for the purpose of the Student Finance income assessment. If you are in one of these categories SFE will not require parental income information, but SFE will consider any taxable unearned  income you have in the current academic year. This does not include income from any part-time or vacation work so most students do not have any relevant income to be counted. Therefore, most independent students can qualify for the maximum amount of Maintenance Loan. If you are married or in a civil partnership or aged over 25 and cohabiting at the start of the relevant academic year, your partner’s income will be counted in the income assessment.   

Students who have experience of being in Local Authority care, as well as students who have no contact - or very limited contact - with either parent (this is known as ‘estrangement’) can apply for independent status. We have detailed guidance about how to apply on our estranged Students webpage and on our care experienced students webpage. You can arrange to   meet with a Welfare Adviser  to discuss your situation, and they can help you to apply. There is also other financial support that we can explain to you, and which is also described on our estranged students and care experienced students webpages.    

Tuition Fee Loan

You will be charged a tuition fee by Queen Mary in each academic year. The Home rate of tuition fee is £9250 unless you started your course before 2017. The tuition fee is frozen at £9250 up to and including the 2024-25 academic year.     You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to pay all or part of your tuition fee if you are eligible. Tuition Fee Loans are repayable - more information can be found in our Loan Repayments section on this page.  

The Tuition Fee Loan is not income assessed. The money is paid directly from the Student Loans Company to Queen Mary on your behalf.   

Non-payment of tuition fees can lead to deregistration from your programme so make sure you apply in good time for a Tuition Fee Loan. Payment deadlines are explained in the  Queen Mary Tuition Fee Regulations .

If you intend to pay your own tuition fee instead of taking a loan, you will need to sign a payment agreement before enrolment . You will be required to pay 25% of the total amount of tuition fee which you are self-paying on or before enrolment, and the remaining balance will normally be payable in seven monthly instalments between October and April. Please note the deregistration information above and ensure you can pay by the relevant deadlines. Before enrolling ensure you have adequate funds to pay all of the tuition fee instalments on time. There are no university hardship funds which can help you to pay your tuition fees once you have enrolled on your course.   

Maintenance Loan

The Maintenance Loan is to help towards paying your living costs, for example rent, food, bills and travel. If you are eligible for a Maintenance Loan, the total amount you can get for the academic year will be split into three payments and paid into your bank account at the start of each semester (September, January and May).

How much is the Maintenance Loan?  

The maximum amount of Maintenance Loan you can get depends on your circumstances, including where you live during the academic year, how much your household income is and whether you are a final year student (final year students receive a lower amount of Maintenance Loan than in other years).   

Students who live away from home can get a higher amount of Maintenance Loan than those living with parents. You should only apply for the 'away from home' rate of Maintenance Loan if you will be living away. SFE may contact you to request evidence that you are living away from home for example your tenancy agreement. If you are living at home but receiving the away from home rate of Maintenance Loan, SFE could consider your application to be fraudulent and could cancel your student finance entitlement. If your living arrangements change you need to notify SFE.     Students on longer than standard courses can get an extra amount of Maintenance Loan above the standard amounts. This applies if you are required to attend your course for more than 30 weeks and 3 days in an academic year. The maximum amount of Long Courses Loan for  2023/24 academic year it's £138 each extra week or £71 if you live at home.

The Maintenance Loan rates for students studying in London are:  

Household income assessment  .

Students with household incomes of £25,000 or less qualify for the maximum Maintenance Loan at whichever rate applies to your situation (living at home, living away from home and studying in London or overseas).  

For a detailed explanation of the income assessment for full year and final year rates of Maintenance Loan, for students with household incomes of more than £25,000, see Student finance: how you're assessed and paid 2023 to 2024 (section 4.4) .  You can also see  information on the Student Finance England Get Ready to Apply pages.

Students Eligible for Welfare Benefits  

You might be able to get extra Maintenance Loan to help towards your living costs if:  

• you're a lone parent or single foster parent of a child or young person under 20 who is in full-time education below higher-education level or on an approved training course.  
• you have a partner who is also a full-time student and one or both of you is responsible for a child or young person under 20 who is in full-time education below higher-education level or on an approved training course.  
• you have a disability and qualify for the Disability Living Allowance, Disability Premium or Severe Disability Premium.  
• you're deaf and qualify for Disabled Students’ Allowances.  
• you have been treated as incapable of work for a continuous period of at least 28 weeks.  
• you have a disability and qualify for income-related Employment and Support Allowance; or  
• you qualify for Personal Independence Payment or Armed Forces Independence Payment.  

The Maintenance Loan rates for students studying in London and who are eligible for Welfare Benefits whilst also being a full-time student are:  

Household Income assessment (for students eligible for Welfare Benefits)  

Students with household incomes of  £25,000 or less  qualify for the maximum Maintenance Loan at whichever rate applies to your situation (living at home, living away from home and studying in London or overseas).  

For a detailed explanation of the income assessment for full year and final year rates of Maintenance Loan, for students with household incomes of more than £25,000, see Student finance: how you're assessed and paid 2023 to 2024 (section 4.4) .  

How will my loan affect means-tested welfare benefits?  

Part of your Maintenance Loan is paid as a 'Special Support Element' for books, childcare, travel and equipment. The 'Special Support Element' ( £4,221 in 2023/24 ) is not taken into account as income by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) when calculating your means tested benefits. Your SFE entitlement letter should breakdown the ‘Special Support Element’ portion of the Maintenance Loan separately.   

Students aged 60 or over on the first day of the first academic year of their course (Special Support Loan)  

Students aged 60 or over on the first day of the first academic year of their course, with a household income of £25,000 or less, qualify for the maximum Special Support Loan for living costs. In 2023/24 the maximum amount of Special Support Loan  it's £4,221.  

For a detailed explanation of the income assessment for students aged 60 or over with household incomes of more than £25,000, see Student finance: how you're assessed and paid 2023 to 2024 (section 4.4)  

Students aged 60 or over with household income  above £43,813  do not qualify for a loan for living costs.  

Loan repayments

Your Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan will be combined into one Student Finance loan account which is repayable after course completion, but only if your income is a certain level or above. The income thresholds for loan repayments are explained on the gov.uk website , as well as how repayments are made.  

Your monthly repayment amount is based on how much you earn once you finish studying, not on how much you borrowed. The amount you borrow just affects the total repayment amount and therefore how many years it will take you to repay your loan. If your income stops, or falls below the salary threshold, your repayments should automatically stop.  

If you live outside the UK after completing your course, there are different loan repayment thresholds depending on the country.    

You will be charged interest on your loans from the day you receive them, until the loan is repaid or written off, whichever is first. The interest is added to the total amount you owe every month. The gov.uk website explains interest rates.  

You may also find the  Money Saving Expert website  useful.  

Students who are parents or who have an adult dependent

There are income assessed grants for students with certain circumstances, such as student parents, or students with an adult dependant. All supplementary grants are non-repayable.     There is information on the gov.uk website about each of the supplementary grants including the eligibility criteria, how much you could get, how to apply, and what information you will need to provide:  

Parents Learning Allowance  

Childcare Grant  

Adult Dependants Grant  

Please also refer to our Students with Children webpage as well as to the information on this page about extra Maintenance Loan for students eligible for welfare benefits . 

If you are a lone parent, you are likely to be eligible for the maximum amounts of Parents Learning Allowance and Childcare Grant. If you have a partner, their income will be counted, which could reduce or eliminate your entitlement.  A Welfare Adviser   can help you check your entitlement if you are unsure.   

If you are claiming means tested welfare benefits, the only Supplementary Grant income which will be counted in your benefit calculation is the Adult Dependants Grant; income from the other Supplementary Grants will be ignored.  

If you are an EEA national who is eligible for a Maintenance Loan,  then you would also be eligible to apply for supplementary grants as applicable to your circumstances.  

Students with a disability, specific learning difference, or ongoing ill health

Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) is support to help pay the extra costs you may have as a direct result of your disability, long-term health condition, mental-health condition, or specific learning difference such as dyslexia or dyspraxia. DSA can help pay for extra study related costs like specialist equipment or travel costs, or (in some circumstances) a non-medical helper.  

DSA is not income assessed. How much support you get is based on your needs. It is non-repayable.   

Information about eligibility, amounts, and how to apply are on the gov.uk website.  

Please refer to our maintenance loan section on this page for  students eligible for welfare benefits .  

Our webpage Extra Money: Disability and ill health has  advice on possible additional funding including welfare benefits.   

Contact the Disability and Dyslexia Service at Queen Mary for advice about support.   

Help with travel costs to clinical placements (Medical / Dental students)

During the years when you are not eligible for NHS funding , you can apply for a travel grant from Student Finance England for reasonable costs you incur travelling between your home and the hospital or other facility in the UK where you are doing your clinical training placement. You cannot claim for the first £303 you spend. This grant is income assessed. You apply online as part of your main student finance application.

There is more information on the travel grants section of the gov. uk website.  

Study or work abroad funding

Some courses at Queen Mary University of London include a year abroad, either to study or work. The financial support you can receive will depend on what kind of year abroad placement you undertake. If you are unsure what type of placement yours is, check with your School and the Global Opportunities Office .   

Please see the Global Opportunities webpages for updates regarding the following programmes:  

• Swiss-European Mobility Programme  
• The Turing Scheme.  

Tuition Fees   

The tuition fee for students who will be taking a full year of study abroad or a Turing Scheme work abroad placement will be £1,385 .   

If you are on a non-Turing work abroad year, or a split year of work and study, you will pay £1,850 , unless you are in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film, in which case you will pay £1,385 .  

If you are going abroad for just part of an academic year, and you will be spending at least ten weeks at Queen Mary, you will be liable to pay the full annual tuition fee ( £9,250 ).   

You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to pay you tuition fee if you are normally eligible for one.  

SFE Living Cost Support  

Subject to the usual eligibility rules , you can apply for the following living costs support for your Study/Work Abroad Year. EEA/Swiss Migrant Worker students please see note below.   

Study Abroad  

If you are studying abroad, you can get a Maintenance Loan, subject to the usual income assessments. There is a special overseas rate of Maintenance Loan. For  2023/24 the maximum is £11,427 (or £10,229 for final year students).

If you are studying abroad, once you have applied for Student Finance you should be sent a Course Abroad Form by SFE. Take this to the Student Enquiry Centre (SEC), ground floor Queens’ Building to be completed. The SEC will let you know when the form is ready to collect, and you will then need to send it back to SFE so they can process your application.    

Providing you apply to SFE on time, you will automatically receive your first Student Finance instalment 25 working days before the course start date. SFE consider applications made by 23 June 2023 to be in time. If you miss this date, you can apply later but your funding may not be available in time for the start of your course.  The second and third instalments of your Student Finance will be paid at the start of Queen Mary Semester 2 and the exam period.  

Queen Mary can ask SFE to bring forward the first instalment of your Student Finance if you are required to travel abroad to start your study more than 25 working days before the start of the Queen Mary academic year.  

Also, in certain countries the academic year runs across two semesters rather than three, in which case Queen Mary can ask SFE to pay your second and third instalments together.  

In some countries (usually China, Japan & Russia) you may be required to show that you have the money to support yourself financially for the entire year before you are allowed into the country. In these instances, SFE will pay the full amount of Student Finance for the year on your first instalment date (unless requested otherwise). As only the university can make requests to SFE for special payment arrangements, please contact the Student Enquiry Centre to arrange this.  

SFE Travel Grant  

You can apply for an income-assessed Travel Grant from Student Finance England (SFE) for reasonable travel costs (this means buying the most cost-effective tickets for the most economical form of transport).  

You can be reimbursed for up to three return journeys from the UK to the overseas institution or workplace during a full academic year abroad. You cannot claim for the first £303 you spend. You may also be able to claim for the costs of visas, medical insurance, and a mandatory medical.    

To apply, you need to complete the SFE Travel Abroad Expenses form, which SFE will automatically send you if you are eligible to apply. You will be asked to provide evidence to support your travel expenses claims, showing proof of payment and confirmation of what you purchased, for example an e-receipt for payment of flights.  

You can apply for a Travel Grant at any time during the academic year, and you will not have to wait until your next instalment of Student Finance to be paid the Travel Grant.  

Queen Mary Bursary  

If you meet the usual eligibility requirements for the Queen Mary Bursary you will also be able to receive it during your study abroad year as long as you continue to be eligible for income assessed Student Finance.  

Study Abroad Bursary  

Queen Mary has created a Study Abroad Bursary fund to assist international placements for students who could not otherwise meet the costs of a study abroad programme. Any student who would qualify for a Queen Mary Bursary can apply for this award. Please contact the Global Opportunities Team to discuss your eligibility.  

Work Abroad Turing Placements    

Funding arrangements as per study abroad above. However, you would not be eligible to apply for the  Study Abroad Bursary.  

Work Abroad (non-Turing Placements)  

You can only apply for a non-income assessed Reduced Rate Maintenance Loan at the elsewhere rate.  This is £3,022 in the current 2023/24 academic year   (or £ 2,356  for final year students) .

Your Student Finance is normally paid at the start of each Queen Mary semester. If you need to travel abroad to start your work placement earlier than the start of the Queen Mary academic year, you could contact SFE to ask if they can discretionally pay your first instalment early. You would need to provide evidence of the start date of the work placement.  

You cannot claim the Travel Grant from SFE.  

You will not be able to get the Queen Mary Bursary, because you are not eligible for income assessed Student Finance.  

Unpaid Service   

If you are considered to be undertaking ‘unpaid service’ in your placement year, then you can apply to Student Finance England for the same types of student funding for your living costs as you would in the other years of your course as well as the Queen Mary Bursary (subject to the usual income assessment).  See section 6.2 of SFE’s Assessing Eligibility Guidance 2023 to 2024  for the definition of unpaid service.  

EEA/Swiss Migrant Workers   

If you receive UK government Student Finance on the basis that you are an EEA migrant worker, your eligibility for maintenance support will cease while you are on your work placement year. This is because your work placement is considered ancillary. Ancillary means the work is part of the course or work you were offered only because you have been accepted on a particular course. 

You will also lose your worker status as you will have stopped working in the UK and therefore cannot qualify for Student Finance on that basis. If you are an EU national you may still be able to get a Tuition Fee Loan. See the Eligibility section to check if you are eligible or contact a Welfare Adviser .  

To apply for the Tuition Fee Loan, you will need to complete the EUPR1a paper application form, which you can download from the gov.uk website.  

If you start working in the UK again when you return from your study or work abroad, you should be able to apply for full Student Finance, including maintenance support, for your next period of study. You will need to apply on a paper PN1 application form, which you can download from the gov.uk website. This form is normally for new students, so you will need to include a covering letter explaining that you are a continuing student who got a Tuition Fee Loan only in the last academic year, and who is now applying as an EEA/Swiss migrant worker for full Student Finance. For EEA/Swiss Migrant Workers, you can find more information on when and how to apply in our Student Finance section on this page .

If you have any difficulties, contact a Welfare Adviser .  

Sandwich placement funding

Students on a sandwich course will usually spend a year of the course on a work placement in the UK. During this year, your entitlement to Student Finance will be different to the other years of the course unless you are considered to be undertaking unpaid service (see below).      Whether your work placement is paid or unpaid, you can apply for a non-income assessed Reduced Rate Maintenance Loan.

In 2023/24 the rates are:

• £4,244  - if you live away from home and your work placement is based in London.
• £3,022  - if you live away from home and your work placement is elsewhere in the UK. 
• £2,267 - if you live at home.  

The tuition fee for students who will be doing a work placement as part of a sandwich course will be 20% of the full-time rate of tuition fee, which is £1850. You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to pay for your tuition fee if you are normally eligible for the Tuition Fee Loan.

Students undertaking only one semester on work placement are charged the regular full-time rate for the year of the programmes if at least 10 weeks are spent at Queen Mary.

You will not normally be eligible for the Queen Mary Bursary during the placement year of a sandwich course unless you are considered to be undertaking unpaid service (see below).     

If you receive UK government Student Finance on the basis that you are an EEA migrant worker, your eligibility for maintenance support will cease while you are on your work placement year. This is because your work placement is considered ancillary. Ancillary means the work is part of the course or work you were offered only because you have been accepted on a particular course.     Unpaid Service   

Sharia compliant finance

Some students don’t feel able to take Government Student Finance loans for faith reasons, due to the interest payment system. I nterest is charged on Student Finance loans from the day they are paid until the loan is repaid or written off, whichever is first. The interest is added to the total amount owed every month. The gov.uk website explains interest rates.  

Note that Student Finance includes some grants which are non-repayable and are explained earlier on this page. These only apply to students in particular circumstances.  

If you decide for not to take loans for your studies you would need to find alternative funding such as family, friends, savings, etc, to cover the cost of your education. Also, some other funding is only available for someone who has taken out a Maintenance Loan. For example:  

• Students can only apply to the Financial Assistance Fund at Queen Mary if they have taken their full Maintenance Loan entitlement.  
• Banks often want to see evidence of a Maintenance Loan before opening a student account with the interest-free overdraft facility  
• Some trusts and charities may require students to first take a Maintenance Loan before applying for financial support   
• If you are entitled to claim welfare benefits as a student, the office assessing your benefit claim will assume you have taken your loan entitlement and will reduce your benefit entitlement accordingly  

Proposed Sharia-compliant financing  

The Government has indicated that they intend to introduce an alternative student finance product which is compatible with Islamic finance principles.  The new alternative finance system will be certified as being Sharia-compliant. It will use the Islamic finance principle of Takaful to provide a form of group-based mutual support. This alternative student finance will be available to all to all undergrad students eligible for student finance. 

The Government has confirmed that this proposal is unlikely to be implemented until after 2025 at the earliest. Please note is the above is information is subject to change.

Trusts and Charities  

• The COSARAF Foundation runs the Sheikh Family Scholars’ Fund for Muslim undergraduate home students in financial difficulties. This funding is open to undergraduate home students studying their first degree. Applications for a grant are considered once a year in October. Information and the application form are available on the COSARAF website
• If you are a Muslim student and your motivation for doing your course is to serve your community, then you may apply for a grant towards your tuition fees and learning resources from the Education Fund at National Zakat Foundation. Detailed advice about eligibility and the different areas of study they fund is on their website

Personal Eligibility for EU/EEA/Swiss Students

There are many categories of eligible student. To be eligible you must meet each of the criteria of one of the categories. Please see the SFE Assessing Eligibility Guidance for full details. Your eligibility depends on your nationality, immigration status and your residency.  

We have summarised below three of the main categories of EU/EEA/Swiss nationals who might qualify for government Student Finance in England.  

In some categories this would just mean qualifying for an SFE Tuition Fee Loan only. In others it also means qualifying for living costs support as well (the SFE Maintenance Loan , SFE Supplementary Grants (as applicable) and the Queen Mary Bursary , d epending on the income assessment. 

Pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme  

If you are:  

• An EU national on the first day of the first academic year of the course (you may also be eligible if you are the relevant family member of someone who is an EU national in the UK); and  
• You have Pre-Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme, or you are awaiting a decision on an application you made to the EUSS by the deadline, or appealing a decision; and  
• You have been ordinarily resident in the UK/EEA/Switzerland/Gibraltar for the full three-year period before the first day of the first academic year of the course (1 September for course starting between September and December); and  
• That residence was not wholly or mainly for the purpose of education; and  
• You are undertaking the course in England  

You should be eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan. Please check our guidance on how to apply .    

EEA/Swiss Migrant workers  

If you are an EEA or Swiss national and you meet the eligibility criteria for the category above (Pre-Settled Status) and, in addition, if you are ordinarily resident in England on the first day of the first academic year of your course (this is 1 September for course starting between September and December) you could qualify for living costs support in addition to the Tuition Fee Loan if you or a relevant family member are a worker in the UK.     Worker status must be maintained throughout the course; where worker status is lost, you would no longer be eligible for support under this category.     

The necessary requirements for being deemed a worker are detailed and are explained on page 40 onwards of the SFE Assessing Eligibility guidance. Worker can include employed, self-employed, and in some cases former workers. We also have guidance below about the type of work and hours of work required to meet 'worker' status . If you need help applying, please contact a Welfare Adviser .   

Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme  

If you are an EU/EEA or Swiss national who has been granted Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme you may be eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan and living costs support if you meet all of the following criteria on the first day of the first academic year of the course (1 September if your course starts between September and December):  

• ordinarily resident in England   
• have been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course  
• if the three-year residence period referred to above was wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education, you must have been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the UK, Gibraltar, EEA and Switzerland immediately prior to the start of that period of residence.  

If you are an EU national who has been granted Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme but who does not have three years of ordinary residence in the UK and Islands on the first day of the first academic year of the course, but you do have three years of ordinary residence in the UK, Gibraltar, the EEA and Switzerland, you can be eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan only under this category. However, check the category above (EEA/Swiss Migrant workers) as, if you meet that criteria, you could also get living costs support.     

Irish citizens  

Irish citizens are free from any restriction on the period for which they may remain in the UK. They are deemed to have ‘settled status’. They do not need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Please check the information below to see if you are eligible for Student Finance.   

Please note that where a category refers to ‘the first day of the first academic year of the course’, for courses that start in September this is defined as 1 September, or for courses that start in January this is defined as 1 January.

If you don’t meet the eligibility requirements for full Student Finance funding, please read the section below that to check if you are eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan only. For all categories you must be studying the course in England.   

Full support (Tuition Fee Loan and Living Costs Support)  

There are two main categories of eligibility. You only need to meet one of these:   

• Three years of ordinary residence in the UK or Islands immediately prior to the first day of the first academic year of the course and to be ordinarily resident in England on this date.  To be eligible for support, your residence in the UK and Islands during the relevant three-year period must not have been wholly or mainly for the purposes of receiving full-time education; or  
• To have been resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 and be a worker or self-employed person, or the relevant family member of such a person ; and be ordinarily resident in England on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and have been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the UK, Gibraltar, the EEA and Switzerland throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course. 

Worker status must be maintained throughout the course; where worker status is lost, you would no longer be eligible for support under this category. 

Tuition Fee Loan only  

• To have been ordinarily resident in the Common Travel Area (the UK, Islands and Ireland) for the three years prior to the first day of the first academic year of the course. You don’t need to be resident in England on that date but you need to be studying the course in England so you would normally be expected to be resident in England by the start of term; or  
• You must be an Irish Citizen on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and have been resident in the EEA or Switzerland on 31 December 2020 (or have moved to the UK before this date immediately after living in the EEA or Switzerland); and have lived continuously in the EEA, Switzerland, the UK or Gibraltar between 31 December 2020 and the start of the course; and have lived in the EEA, Switzerland, the UK or Gibraltar for the full three year period before the first day of the first academic year of the course; and your residence in the EEA, Switzerland, the UK or Gibraltar during the relevant three-year period must not have been wholly or mainly for the purposes of receiving full-time education.  

How to apply for Student Finance as an EEA/Swiss Migrant Worker

General information on how to apply for Student Finance can be found in the earlier sections on this page.

EEA/Swiss Migrant Workers or their family member(s) cannot fully apply online. You can start your Student Finance application online but then SFE will ask you to complete a paper PN1 application form .   

Documents you will need  

You will need to provide Student Finance with a range of documents to prove your worker status and your nationality.  If you are applying as a family member of an EEA/Swiss worker you will also need to provide documents to prove the family relationships and your family member’s EEA/Swiss Worker status.  

• Your original passport to prove your nationality. However, if you are providing a share code to confirm your immigration status, you do not have to send additional identity evidence  
• If you are applying as the family member of an EEA/Swiss worker, you will also need to provide your family member’s share code and their original passport  
• You will also need to provide formal documents to confirm your relationship to your family member. Student Finance is strict about what documents it will accept, and precisely what you need to provide will depend on your circumstances. A Welfare Adviser can give you advice about what documents you will need  
• For some documents such as birth and marriage certificates, Student Finance will accept official copies. Who can certify documents and what they must write on the copy of the document is explained here    

If you/your family member are employed, you will need to submit all the following documents:  

• Your/their employment contract  
• A letter from your/their employer confirming the contract accurately represents the hours and terms within the contact. The letter must be on headed paper and signed by the HR department or a manager. The information should confirm: the date the work started, the job title, whether the job is permanent, how many hours work is done each week and how much the salary is  
• The last 3 months’ payslips. If you have been working for less than 3 months, contact a Welfare Adviser as it may not be necessary for you to wait until you have 3 months’ payslips  
• If you are paid weekly or fortnightly, you will also need to provide a payslip to show you are working in September (just provide the first one for that month). If you are paid monthly, you don’t need to provide a September payslip – just ensure that your employer’s letter is dated in September  
• A copy of your P60 from the most recent tax year that has ended if you were working in that tax year  
• SFE will request evidence of your continued employment during the year so it's important to keep evidence of your continued work  
• For subsequent years you will need to reapply using a paper PR1 form. 

If you/your family member are self-employed you will need to provide the following documents:   

• Evidence that you/they are registered self-employed with HMRC, you should be sent a Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) letter  
• Last 3 months invoices and corresponding bank statements.  
• Last 3 months business expenditure  
• If you have been self-employed for less than 3 months, contact a Welfare Adviser  
• Most recent tax return (if available)  
• SFE will ask you to send evidence of continued self-employment during the year so it's important to keep evidence of your continued self-employment  
• For subsequent years of study, you will need to reapply using the PR1 application form  
• A letter written by you, explaining how you meet the eligibility requirements for Student Finance as an EEA Worker. Your letter must confirm your residency information, to the day, for the full three years prior to the start of your course. You will find a template letter which you can personalise at the end of this section  
• You need to have been ordinarily resident in the UK on 1st September immediately before you started your course. You do not normally need to provide evidence of your residence at the time of applying, but SFE might ask you to provide it later. Examples of documents you could provide include a tenancy agreement, or payslips, or bank statements  
• Make sure you complete Section 3 of the application form which asks you about your residence status and for details of your work

After you have collected your documents, drafted your letter and completed as much as you can of the application form, contact a Welfare Adviser in the Advice and Counselling Service. They will check your application including your documents and your letter before you send it to SFE. It is advisable to send your application by special delivery post so you can track delivery .   

European Economic Area (EEA) Migrant Worker Applications   Student Finance England   PO Box 89   Darlington   DL1 9AZ  

After you have applied  

If your application for Student Finance is refused, you can contact a Welfare Adviser who can advise you about your appeal rights and can help you make your appeal, where appropriate.   

The Welfare Adviser will need to see a copy of any letters you have received from SFE so they can check whether SFE’s decision about your eligibility seems correct. If it does not, the Welfare Adviser can advise you about appealing against it and can usually write you a letter to send with your appeal.   

If you have not received a written decision, it is helpful to contact SFE on 0300 100 0607 to request one so you can appeal the decision if you need to. You can download SFE’s 'How to Appeal’ guide and the SFE appeal form on the government website .  

Template letter to send with an application for Student Finance in the EEA/Swiss Worker category.

Do not use this letter if you are applying as the child of a migrant worker or self-employed – please contact a Welfare Adviser .

Please adapt this letter to describe your own circumstances:

European Economic Area (EEA) Migrant Worker Applications   Student Finance England   PO Box 89   Darlington   DL1 9AZ

[Insert date]

Dear Sir/ Madam, 

Application for Student Finance as an EEA/Swiss Migrant Worker 2022/23

I am a 1st/2nd/3rd/4th year undergraduate student studying on the [course title] at Queen Mary University of London.

I understand that I meet the definition of an EEA/Swiss migrant worker and should therefore be eligible for full Student Finance in this category because:  

• I am an EEA/Swiss national from [country] who moved to the UK on date/year to live.   
• I have been ordinarily resident in the UK since I moved here.   
• I have been granted pre-settled/settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme . Share code:  [insert share code]  
• Prior to moving to the UK, I lived in [country] all my life or for [how many] years.   
• I have been working as a [insert your job title] for [insert your company’s name] since [month/year]  

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Application for Dependants' Grants form for 2023 to 2024

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If you have already completed your main student finance application and now want to apply for an Adult Dependants’ Grant, Parents’ Learning Allowance, a Childcare Grant, or to apply for a Childcare Grant for another child you should complete the Application for Dependants’ Grants form.

If you have not already applied for student finance you can apply online for an Adult Dependants’ Grant, Parents’ Learning Allowance and a Childcare Grant by choosing ‘apply for student loans and grants’.

If you are unable to apply online you can complete the Application for Dependants’ Grants form.

Updated for new academic year.

Remove form for 2021/2022 and added 2023/2024

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Travel Grant

To support members’ travel to conferences and meetings.

Travel grants-in-aid will be considered for attendance at Society for Endocrinology events. A limited number of grants will be available for attendance at overseas events, where the applicant can demonstrate added value by incorporating additional activities (such as a lab visit, departmental seminar, research visit etc.). To be considered for a grant for international travel, applicants are expected to have attended the Society’s annual conference, SfE BES, at least once, in the past three years (e.g. to have attended either SfE BES 2021, 2022 or 2023).

Travel grants are highly competitive and applicants wishing to attend the Joint Irish-UK Endocrine Meeting 2024 or SfE BES 2025 conference or other scientific conferences will need to provide evidence of an accepted abstract before payment is made or the grant will be withdrawn.  Grants are not awarded retrospectively, and so please do apply in advance to the appropriate grant deadline.

The next deadline is 11:59 (BST) on Wednesday 22 May 2024 (This is the deadline to use for applications for travel for the Joint Irish-UK Endocrine Meeting, Belfast, October 2024)

The final deadline of 2024 is 11:59 (BST) on Wednesday 2 October 2024 (This is the deadline to use for applications for travel for SfE BES 2025, Harrogate, March 2025)

There will be 3 deadlines a year and applications for all 5 grants types will be accepted at each deadline.

Eligibility

Barriers to application have been removed and ALL members will be eligible to apply for ALL grants; Single and multiple co-applicant applications are welcome from members. However, the only caveat is that Student Members should not be the primary applicant, but are welcome to be a named co-applicant, which will benefit their CV and career development. Primary Applicants should have been a Society member for at least one year prior to the grant deadline or for 6 months for an Early Career member. Society for Endocrinology affiliated Patient Support Groups are welcome to apply for the Outreach grant, either alone, jointly with another affiliated Patient Support Group or in collaboration with Society members.

How to apply

Please view the guidance for applicants for further information, including indicative values for grants, and submit completed applications forms as Word documents to [email protected] by the appropriate deadline.

All grants are highly competitive and so applicants are encouraged to read the guidance carefully in advance, to be specific and detailed when answering questions on the application form and to seek advice and feedback from colleagues before submitting the final application.

Successful grant awardees will be required to submit a report and details of the timeline will be provided in the award letter. There may be additional expectations of outcomes from the applicants as detailed in each grant type.

If you have additional questions or seek clarification, before applying, please contact [email protected] .