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You need to make an application to Student Finance for each academic year.

Applications open late Feburary/early March for the following year.

Undergraduate students

To make sure you have funding in place for the start of your undergraduate course for 2026/27 the deadline to apply is:

  • new and continuing students - Friday 15 May 2026

You can still apply after the deadline but might only receive the minimum amount of funding until your application can be fully assessed.

 You can still apply for funding up to 9 months after the first day of the academic year for your course.

Course start dateApply by
Between 1 August and 31 December 31 May after your course started
Between 1 January and 31 March 30 September after your course started
Between 1 April and 30 June 31 December after your course started
Between 1 July and 31 July 31 March after your course started


You do not need a confirmed place to apply for funding.

IMPORTANT information for continuing students whose course includes a Foundation; Prelim or Gateway year (Year 0)

Postgraduate students

Students who wish to apply for a Masters Loan or Doctoral Loan must apply within 9 months of the first day of the last academic year of the course.

Repaying your student loans

 

For information on repaying student loans including Plan specific information

If you move to live and/or work abroad for more than 3 months, you must contact the Student Loans Company (SLC) Repayments team to arrange how you will make repayments to your loan. 

If you do not keep in contact with the SLC while you are living and/or working abroad you may be charged penalty payments and a higher rate of interest may be applied to your loan.

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