Website of the UK government

Student finance - where to get information

Directgov's main student finance section provides information for:

If you normally live outside England and are studying a higher education course anywhere in the UK, your application for student finance is likely to be handled by a different organisation.

Students from Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales

If you normally live in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, and are studying anywhere in the UK, your application for student finance will be dealt with by the authorities in your own region.

Follow the below links to find the appropriate website.

• Northern Ireland: Student Finance ni Opens new window

• Scotland: Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) Opens new window

• Wales: Student Finance Wales Opens new window

European Union (EU) students

If you are from another EU country and are studying - or intending to study - in the UK, visit the Directgov section on Finance for EU students to find out how much you could get, and how to apply.

This section also has information on help that may be available if you’re a migrant worker from an EEA country or Switzerland, a family member of someone who is, or you’re the child of a Turkish worker in the UK.

• Students from other EU countries

International students

If you don't qualify under the criteria described in any of the sections above, you'll be classed as an 'international student'.

For more information on fees, visas and finance, visit the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) website. You'll also find information on the financial help that’s likely to be available to refugees, people who have been granted leave to remain in the UK, asylum seekers and their family members.

• Advice on funding for international students from UKCISA Opens new window

More useful links

• Repaying student loans (courses starting before 1998)

• Repaying student loans (courses starting from 1998)