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We are a non-profit making government-owned organisation that administers loans and grants to students in colleges and universities in the UK. SLC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education .

• Updated: 23 June 2023

Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.

• Overview

  You may be eligible for student finance to help you study at university or…

• Eligibility

  You may be eligible for student finance including: a Tuition Fee Loan to…

• New full-time students

  If your course starts on or after 1 August 2016, you can apply for: a…

• Continuing full-time students

  What you’re eligible for depends on when your course starts. If your…

• Part-time students

  If your part-time course has a ‘course intensity’ of 25% or more, you may…

• Extra financial help

  You may be able to get extra financial help, for example, if you’re: on a…

• Apply

  Find out how to apply for student finance. Parents or partners of students…

How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents' income, change an application.

• How to apply

  How you apply depends on: what type of student finance you’re eligible for…

• When to apply

  You can apply online for student finance for 2025 to 2026. You can still…

• Proof of identity

  When you apply online, you’ll be asked to give valid passport details. If…

• Household income

  You must provide your household income if you apply for any of the…

• Change an application

  You must say if any details in your application change. You’ll need to…

Check if you're eligible for a student loan, find out how much you can get, how to apply and when you start repaying.

Apply online for student finance - online applications for student finance including Tuition Fee Loans, Maintenance Loans and Grants.

When you start repaying your student loan, your monthly repayments, what to do if you have 2 jobs or are self-employed, how to get a refund if you've overpaid.

The undergraduate student loans you can apply for based on your nationality and where you normally live.

Expecting your first student finance payment? We’ve got you covered!

• Updated: 10 November 2023

Check how much student finance you could get - get a quick estimate of what student loans, grants, bursaries and other funding you could get - for full-time, and part-time students

For courses before August 2016 - student loans, grants, application forms, Tuition Fee Grant, Course Grant and guidance notes.