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What financial support can I get as a UK student?
There are three types of main funding that could be available to UK students studying at BU; Government, BU and NHS.
Government support (England) - You can apply for a tuition fee loan, used only to pay for your course fees for university, and / or a maintenance loan, designed to help you with the cost of living while at university. If you live in the UK but outside England, you can apply for funding from your regional awarding body:
Student Finance Northern Ireland
Student Awards Agency Scotland
BU Financial Support - There are also potential opportunities for funding support through BU - please check the link for full details.
NHS funded support - We can also provide information about receiving funding for full and part time students on NHS courses.
Other resources
Please check out our Financial Wellbeing pages for lots of useful information and resources to support your financial situation.
In addition to mainstream Government and BU funds, it is possible to receive further support from external trusts, charities and grants. Find out where you can look up relevant funding to your situation. We also strongly recommend that you visit the Students' Union money advice webpage where you can read about general budgeting tips and advice on how to make your funds go further.