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

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

• Overview

  You may be able to borrow money to help pay for university or college…

• New full-time students

  You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan if your course…

• Continuing full-time students

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

• Part-time students

  You may be able to get a loan if your part-time course has a ‘course…

• Extra help

  Check on the student finance calculator to see what extra help you might…

• Eligibility

  Whether you qualify for student finance depends on: your university or…

• Apply

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

The home of Student Loans Company on GOV.UK. We are a non-profit making government-owned organisation that administers loans and grants to students in colleges and universities in the UK.

• Updated: 23 June 2023

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• Updated: 19 February 2024

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