We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents' income, change an application.
How you apply depends on: what type of student finance you’re eligible for…
You can apply online for student finance for 2025 to 2026. You can still…
When you apply online, you’ll be asked to give valid passport details. If…
You must provide your household income if you apply for any of the…
You must say if any details in your application change. You’ll need to…
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
You may be eligible for student finance to help you study at university or…
You may be eligible for student finance including: a Tuition Fee Loan to…
You can apply for: a Tuition Fee Loan to help pay your course tuition fees…
What you’re eligible for depends on when your course starts. If your…
If your part-time course has a ‘course intensity’ of 25% or more, you may…
You may be able to get extra financial help, for example, if you’re: on a…
Find out how to apply for student finance. Parents or partners of students…
Your student finance online account - check payment dates, track an application, change details, reset password, find customer reference numbers.
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
Check if you're eligible for a student loan, find out how much you can get, how to apply and when you start repaying.
Sign in to your student loan repayment account - check your balance, make regular or one-off repayments, or let SLC know if your details have changed.
Apply online for student finance - online applications for student finance including Tuition Fee Loans, Maintenance Loans and Grants.
Apply for or manage your student finance, including loans, bursaries, grants and other funding
Download Student Finance England application forms and guidance notes - including forms PN1, PR1 and DSA1.
How to confirm your income and support a student's application for loans or grants - when to submit, which tax year, and change your details.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).