We can sometimes provide support to students who get into financial difficulty. The two key sources of emergency income are detailed below. Also see How to apply.
The Access to Learning Fund provides discretionary financial assistance for students to help them access and remain in higher education – particularly those students who need help to meet costs that cannot be met from other sources of support. The fund can help to alleviate unexpected financial hardship. Students who may be considering leaving higher education because of financial problems are encouraged to apply.
The Access to Learning Fund is for students who are classified as ‘home’ for tuition fee purposes and meet standard residency requirements.
Eligibility for statutory support will be considered in every assessment, regardless of whether students have applied for and received any statutory support. Full time undergraduate students will only be considered for help once they have received the first instalment of their Maintenance Loan. Part time undergraduate students must have applied for and be in receipt of the maximum Fee Grant and Course Grant via Student Finance England.
The Access to Learning Fund is open from 17th October 2011 to 20th April 2012. Please note these deadlines are strictly adhered to. Applications will be assessed strictly on a first come first served basis as there are limited funds available. Providing your application has been accurately completed and all the required evidence supplied, an assessment and decision should be made within six working weeks of submission.
The Summer Support Fund provides discretionary financial assistance to full time undergraduate students who are suffering financial difficulty because they cannot work during the summer vacation due to one or more of the following reasons:
The Summer Support Fund is now closed.
Are you an Overseas/EU Final year student suffering unforeseen financial hardship?
If so, apply to the University International Fund.
The University International Fund is available to final year full-time, overseas and EU students who find themselves in unforseen financial hardship. Students must be fully enrolled, and tuition fees must have been paid in full.
Application forms can be submitted between 5th January 2012 and 31st March 2012. There are no exceptions. Students will be notified of the outcome during May 2012. Awards, if granted, will comprise of small amounts up to a maximum of £500. Please note, there are limited funds available.
Download an application form here.
US citizens and eligible non citizens may apply for a Direct Loan from the US Government. There are three types of government loan. Stafford Subsidized, Stafford Unsubsidized and PLUS Loans. Eligible students who have been made an offer of a place on a programme at UEL may apply for a loan.
All students are required to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA). This can be done at www.studentloans.gov The FASFA is based on previous tax year income.
Details on the Direct Loan Programme and how it is administered at UEL can be downloaded here.
An application to have Federal Aid administered for you at UEL can be downloaded here.
Please use the COA spreadsheet to calculate your estimated Cost of Attendance for federal loan origination.
Correspondence on Federal Student Aid can be sent to SMART at fedaid@uel.ac.uk
Funded by Barclaycard, this fund aims to support lone parents who have the motivation, determination and ability to improve their employment prospects. Grants range from a minimum of £500 to a maximum of £1,500. Go to www.family-action.org.uk for further information and to download an application form.
The Africa Educational Trust (AET) is a UK registered charity (313139) committed to supporting education in Africa.
AET works with local communities in areas affected by conflict. In such places there is often no education system leaving whole generations of children and young people without access to any basic schooling and a very bleak future.
Additionally AET has been assisting African students in the UK since 1958. All AET grants and scholarship programmes have specific criteria for eligibility and students should only apply to those programmes for which they are eligible. For more information visit Africa Educational Trust or download the AET Grant / Scholarship Letter.
The Hockerill Educational Foundation invites applications for grants (usually £500 - £1000 p.a.) to teachers in training who have particular financial difficulties. For more details please see the Hockerill Educational Foundation guidelines or download an application form here.
Lat Updated: 19th August 2011
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