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Government loans and grants

If you are a UK undergraduate student studying for the first time, you can apply for the government-funded student loan package.

We will update this information once the UK government has confirmed details for academic year 2022–23.

Students resident in England

Starting in academic year 2022–23

Applications for undergraduate loans for 2022-23 open in February 2022.

The standard student finance package for UK students starting their course in academic year 2021–22 will include a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan. You may have access to extra help in certain circumstances, for example, if you have children or other caring responsibilities, or if you have a disability.

Check the Extra government funding for students section below to see if your circumstances qualify you for extra help.

Student loans must be paid back once have finished studying and are earning more than the repayment threshold, which is £27,295 from 6 April 2021 to 5 April 2022. The repayment threshold usually changes on 6 April each year. The government will announce update information for April 2022-April 2023 in due course.

Part-time students

If you are a part-time student resident in England starting an undergraduate course in academic year 2020–21, you can apply for a loan if you are studying at least 25% of the equivalent full-time course. You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan and a Maintenance Loan for living costs. There's also extra help available if you have a disability. You can view further details on the Student Finance website.

Students on nursing, midwifery, allied health and paramedic science courses

New and continuing students studying nursing, midwifery and some allied health can apply to the NHS Learning Support Fund, for additional funding including a Training Grant of £5,000 each academic year for eligible students.

Further details can be found on the NHS Business Services Authority website.

This information is for students starting one of the following pre-registration undergraduate or postgraduate courses in 2021: nursing (adult, child, mental health), midwifery, physiotherapy, podiatry, occupational therapy, diagnostic radiography, paramedic science.

If you are starting one of the above courses in 2022, you can apply for:

Student Loans
  • The standard Student Finance England package of loans to cover tuition fees and living costs. This includes access to extra help in certain circumstances, for example, if you have children or other caring responsibilities, or if you have a disability.
  • If you already have a degree, you can still access the full SFE undergraduate loan package for the above pre-registration courses in nursing midwifery and allied health, except for paramedic science.
NHS Learning Support Fund
  • You can also apply for the NHS Learning Support Fund which offers support for:
    • Parental support for eligible students
    • Reimbursement of travel and dual accommodation expenses incurred whilst on placement
    • Student experiencing financial hardship (Exceptional Support Fund).
NHS Training Grant

You can also apply for the following if you are eligible:

  • NHS Training Grant of £5,000 each academic year
  • Extra payments of £1000 a year will be available to new students who are studying the following shortage specialist subjects:  mental health nursing, diagnostic radiography, podiatry.
  • Additional £1000 each year towards childcare costs.

See Council of Deans website for more information.

More information about student finance for UK students

If you are a UK resident, studying for an undergraduate degree for the first time, you should apply to the student finance body where you are normally resident when you first apply, to find out if you qualify for government funding.

  • England or an EU country -  Student Finance England
  • Northern Ireland -  Student Finance Northern Ireland
  • Scotland -  Student Awards Agency for Scotland
  • Wales -  Student Finance Wales

EU students

The UK government has confirmed that EU, EEA and Swiss nationals starting their course in the UK from academic year 2021-22 will no longer be eligible for home fee status or access to student loans, unless they are able to benefit from Citizens' Rights under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, EEA EFTA Separation Agreement or Swiss Citizens' Rights Agreement.

Please see UKCISA website for guidance (pdf).

Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland will continue to have a right to study and to access benefits and services under the Common Travel Area arrangement.

Advice on applying for your student funding

How to budget

Planning your finances for university.

Student finance questions?

If you have any questions about your eligibility for student finance, our Student Advice Service will be happy to help.

studentadvice@brighton.ac.uk

01273 642888

Extra funding for students

Extra funding is available to eligible students based on their circumstances, as per the table below:

Who is it for? What funding is available?

Students from low income families

  • University of Brighton bursaries

Students with children or adult dependents

  • Childcare Grant - full-time students only
  • Parents’ Learning Allowance - full-time students only
  • Adult Dependants’ Grant - full-time students only
  • Child Tax Credit

Students on specific courses

  • Social work bursaries
  • NHS bursaries for medicine
  • Funding for teacher training

Students with disabilities

  • Disabled Students’ Allowances

Students with existing higher education qualifications

If you already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification than the one you want to apply for, then you are not usually eligible for any government funding (tuition fee loan or maintenance loan). However, you may be eligible for government funding for the following courses:

  • nursing and allied health professions
  • social work
  • PGCE teacher training.

Check what funding you could be eligible for

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