UK undergraduate funding

Tuition loan

As an undergraduate student, you may be able to apply for a loan to cover the cost of your tuition fees, which will be paid directly to UEL.

There are no up-front fees required.

Repayment only starts after you finish your course and are earning over £26,575. If you haven't finished repaying your loan after 30 years it will be automatically cancelled.

You can apply for a tuition loan on the Student Finance website.

Maintenance loan

You may also be able to apply for a loan to help with living costs such as food, travel and accommodation.

The maximum loan you can apply for is £13,348.

You can apply for a maintenance loan on the Student Finance website.

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Supplementary grants

The government also offers the following additional support:

Parents' Learning Allowance
Adult Dependants' Grant
Childcare Grant
Disabled Students’ Allowance
All nursing and many allied health students on courses from September 2020 receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year from the government.

Find more information on supplementary grants on the Student Finance website.

Information for residents of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Please note, the information on this page makes references to the financial support available to home students who are resident in England.

If you’re resident in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, please refer to the information sources below:

EU funding eligibility for courses beginning from August 2021 onwards

Following the UK's exit from the European Union, the UK government has confirmed that EU, EEA and Swiss nationals starting courses in the 2021/22 academic year onwards, who are not registered as 'settled or 'pre-settled' in the UK will no longer be eligible for home/UK fee status or financial support from Student Finance England.

This means that these students will pay the same fees as international students.

Additional funding and support

In addition to the government funding available, UEL provides all new undergraduate students with core textbooks as e-books.

You'll also have the opportunity to apply for our wide range of scholarships and bursaries. We award over £2 million annually via these schemes, so it's definitely worth submitting an application.

External funding options

There are a number of external organisations that offer financial help to students. Please see the below list to view additional support options.

Alternatively, you can visit the Scholarship Search website.

Please note that the University of East London is not responsible for the content of these external sites and is not associated in any way with the funding schemes and their application processes.