Help with
undergraduate funding

If you've accepted a place at UWL through Clearing, you need to let the Student Loans Company know about any changes affecting your student finance application. This could include:

• if you've changed your university or course choice
• if your living situation for the academic year will change

Find out more about fees and funding for Clearing students.

If you are a UK/EU student who meets certain criteria, you can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan from the UK government. This will cover the entire cost of tuition for every year of study, which means you do not have to pay any money towards your fees while you are studying.

The loan is not means tested so, unlike the Maintenance Loan for living costs, it doesn't matter what your household income is. You will pay back the loan only after you graduate and have an annual income above the set threshold.

You can find out more about the loans, including information for EU students, on the student finance section of the Government's GOV.UK website.

The application process varies depending on whether you are from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or a country in the EU.

• Students from England should apply to: Student Finance England (Helpline: 0300 100 0607)
• Student from Northern Ireland should apply to: Student Finance NI (Helpline: 0300 100 0077)
• Students from Scotland should apply to: Student Awards Agency for Scotland (Helpline: 0300 555 0505)
• Students from Wales should apply to: Student Finance Wales (Helpline: 0300 200 4050)

You can find out more about each application process, including the process for EU students, on the student finance section of the Government's GOV.UK website.

It takes a minimum of six weeks for student loans to be processed so we strongly advise that you apply as early as possible to avoid delays.

Student Loans Company will allow you a Tuition Fee Loan for each year of your course, plus one additional year.

However, if you have studied previously before coming to UWL, need to take a break from your studies more than once, or need to repeat or retake modules on multiple occasions, you may find that Student Loans Company will not provide you with a Tuition Fee Loan for some or all of your course at UWL.

In this case, if your circumstances have been affected by things such as:

• mental health
• illness
• bereavement
• pregnancy
• a caring responsibility

You can gather evidence of these issues and submit them to Student Loans Company in order to gain an extra year of funding for your studies.

It’s vital you send a cover letter with your evidence that includes your customer reference number (CRN) and explains the situation and how it affected your studies.

• More information is available on the Government website

The Maintenance Loan is designed to support full time ordinarily resident UK students and settled students with their living costs eg food, rent and travel. 

The amount you can get depends on where you live, where you study and your household income. 

Like the Tuition Fee Loan, the Maintenance Loan has to be paid back only when you have left university, are in employment and earning above a set threshold.

Similar living cost support is available for students from Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales – contact your relevant funding body for more information.

• Students ordinarily resident in England: Student Finance England (Helpline: 0300 100 0607)
• Students ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland: Student Finance NI (Helpline: 0300 100 0077)
• Students ordinarily resident in Scotland: Student Awards Agency for Scotland (Helpline: 0300 555 0505)
• Students ordinarily resident in Wales: Student Finance Wales (Helpline: 0300 200 4050)

The application process varies depending on whether you are ordinarily resident in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

• Students ordinarily resident in England: Student Finance England (Helpline: 0300 100 0607)
• Students ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland: Student Finance NI (Helpline: 0300 100 0077)
• Students ordinarily resident in Scotland: Student Awards Agency for Scotland (Helpline: 0300 555 0505)
• Students ordinarily resident in Wales: Student Finance Wales (Helpline: 0300 200 4050)

It takes a minimum of six weeks for student loans to be processed so we strongly advise that you apply as early as possible to avoid delays.

Continuing students must reapply for Student Finance for each year of your course.

If you are a continuing student, you can apply either online or by post:  

Apply online

Apply online by logging into your SFE account.

If you have any technical issues, please contact SFE:

• Telephone: 0300 100 0607
• Monday - Friday, 8am - 8pm 
• Saturday and Sunday, 9am - 4pm

Apply by post

To apply by post, please download a PR1 application form.

Please return your completed form to the address shown below:   

Student Finance England, PO Box 210, Darlington, DL1 9HJ