Student finance login

Use your student finance account to:

  • view statements and letters from Student Finance England (SFE)
  • track an existing application
  • check when your payments are due
  • update some of your personal or application details
  • reset your password or find your customer reference number
  • apply for finance as a new or continuing student

You can also use this service if you’re supporting a student finance application and SFE has asked for details of your household income.

Sign in

Before you start

You’ll be given a customer reference number (CRN) and asked to create a password and secret answer when you first set up your account.

You’ll get a letter telling you how to sign in to your account, if you do not apply online.

You need your CRN or email and your password each time you sign in.

Recover your sign in details online.

Other ways to apply

If you cannot apply online, use the form finder to get the forms you need.

You can call Student Finance England if you want to apply online but you cannot use a computer without help.

  1. Step 1 Check if you're eligible

  2. Step 2 Find out how much loan you could get

    Find out the maximum tuition fee and maintenance loan you could get if you're a:

    How much maintenance loan you get depends on where you'll study and your household income.

    1. Use the student finance calculator to estimate your maintenance loan

    You'll have to pay back any loan you get.

    1. Find out how much you'll repay
    2. Find out when you'll start repaying
  3. and Check if you can get extra help

  4. Step 3 Prepare your application

  5. Step 4 Apply

    1. Apply online

    You'll need to create a student finance account if you're a new student or sign into an existing account if you're a returning student.

    It can take up to 6 weeks to process your application. You might have to provide extra evidence.

  6. Step 5 Update your details if your circumstances change

    You must update your application if your circumstances change. For example if you:

    • change your course through clearing
    • change where you're going to live - for example with your parents instead of halls
    1. Find out how to update your application
  7. Step 6 Make sure you can be paid

    After you register at your university or college you'll usually get your maintenance loan paid directly into your bank account at the start of each term.

    Use your student finance account to:

    • update your bank details - for example if you open a student account
    • check how much you'll be paid
    • check when you'll be paid
    1. You are currently viewing: Sign in to your student finance account
  8. Step 7 Check what to do while you're studying

    You'll need to reapply for student finance for each year of your course.

    You must keep your details up to date throughout your course because some changes can affect your loan payments, for example if your household income or bank details change.

    1. Check how to update your details
    2. Find out what to do if you suspend or leave your course
  9. Step 8 Check what to do when you stop studying

    When you stop studying the Student Loans Company (SLC) will create a student loans repayment account for you.

    Make sure your contact details are up to date in your repayment account. The log in details will be the same as for your student finance account.

    1. Sign in to your student loan repayment account
    2. Update your employment details
  10. Step 9 Repay your loan