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Whether you go through Clearing after getting your exam results or you’ve not yet applied for university or college, you need to make sure your student finance is sorted.
If you're going back to university after studying previously or you're repeating a year, this can affect your student finance.
Follow these steps once you have decided to leave your course to avoid getting a further student finance payment.
Information for students about what living cost funding is available (including student finance for 2024 to 2025 and 2023 to 2024) for those living in England.
What citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland studying, or planning to study in the UK should consider.
UKAEA has awarded £7.4m worth of contracts for organisations to develop lithium technologies for use in a sustainable fusion energy fuel cycle.
Information for students to help work out what academic year their course falls under.
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
If you apply to Student Finance England for help with your studies for a full-time undergraduate course, you, your parents or partner may be asked to give us evidence.
Paying tax as a student - term-time jobs, holiday jobs, overseas students, jobs abroad, overpaying tax.
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
You must stop your student finance when you suspend or leave your course early - find out when and how to repay your Maintenance Loan, including overpayments.
Expecting your first student finance payment? We’ve got you covered!
Student finance calculator - get a quick estimate of what student loans, grants, bursaries and other funding you could get - for full-time, part-time and EU students
Employment Tribunal decision.
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