About the fund

Our Student Success (Support) Fund is a discretionary fund available to students experiencing severe financial hardship and each application will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The fund can also assist with the costs of diagnostic tests (i.e. dyslexia full screening) and DSA equipment contributions.

To apply you must be:
- A current and active undergraduate student (you cannot have withdrawn or taken a break in studies).
-Classed as Home for fees.
-Studying full or part time on an eligible course (if studying part time, you must be studying at 25% of a full-time equivalent course).
-Enrolled onto a course which is a minimum of 1-year duration.
-Enrolled onto a course that leads to an award such as a HND, Foundation Degree, BA, BSc, BEng.
-Entitled to funding from Student Finance England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland.
-In receipt of the full tuition fee loan or comparable funding.
-In proven genuine financial hardship.
-Able to show that reasonable provision was made prior to commencing your course to cover expected tuition and living costs.

Eligibility criteria

This fund is only available to people in the categories listed below. Please do not apply if you are not in one of these.