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Northern Ireland Student

Help with tuition fee costs

Tuition Fee Loan

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Student Contribution Loan

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Help with the costs of living

Maintenance Loan

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How much can I get?

Maintenance Grant

Who can get this grant?

How much can I get?

Special Support Grant

Who can get this grant?

How much can I get?

Disabled Students' Allowance

Who can get this allowance?

How much can I get?

Childcare Grant

Who can get this grant?

How much can I get?

Adult Dependants' Grant

Who can get this grant

How much can I get?

Parents' Learning Allowance

Who can get this allowance?

How much can I get?

Who can get this grant

How much can I get?

European Union Student (Including ROI)

Help with Tuition Fee Costs

Tuition Fee Loan

Who can get this loan?

How much can I get?

Northern Ireland Student

Help with Tuition Fee Costs

Tuition Fee Loan

Who can get this loan?

How much can I get?

Tuition Fee Grant

Who can get this grant?

How much can I get?

Help with the Costs of Living

Who can get this grant?

How much can I get?

Disabled Students' Allowance

Who can get this allowance?

How much can I get?

European Union Student (Including ROI)

Help with tuition fee costs

Tuition Fee Loan

Who can get this loan

How much can I get?

Tuition Fee Grant

Who can get this grant?

How much can I get?

Northern Ireland Student

Help With Tuition Fee Costs

Tuition Fee Loan

Who can get this loan?

How much can I get?

Disabled Students' Allowance

Who can get this allowance?

How much can I get?

European Union Student (Including ROI)

Help With Tuition Fee Costs

Tuition Fee Loan

Who can get this loan?

How much can I get?

Parents and Partners

Submitting Your household Income Information in Support of an Application

Student Finance Explained

Before you apply

Before you apply - What can you get?

Your student finance

Understanding academic years

Your nationality and residency

Eligible residency exception status

Estranged students and care leavers

Understanding your living costs

Applying for student finance

How and when to apply

Submitting household income information

What happens after you apply

Student finance approved

Your Notification of Entitlement letter

Staying eligible for student finance during your studies

During your course

Changes to your information or circumstances

Reassessment of your entitlement

Overpayment following a reassessment

Repaying your student finance

Our repayment guide on GOV.UK

Repaying your student loan

2023 to 2024 Forms

Full-time Undergraduate Forms

Application Forms

New Student Applications

PN1: Application for new student finance

PN1: Notes for new student finance application

Continuing Student Applications

PR1: Application for continuing student finance

PR1: Notes for continuing student finance application

Forms to Support your Application

UKPS: UK Passport Details Form 2023/24

BAC: Birth/Adoption Certificate Form 2023/24

STSF: Student Signature Form 2023/24

Claiming Reimbursement for Study Related Travel

SAEX: Travel expenses claim form

Change of Circumstances

Let us know about any changes as soon as you can

CO1: Change of circumstances form 2023 to 2024

Changing your Finance

Changing how much you'd like to borrow or adding additional finance

TLR: Tuition Fee Loan Request form 2023 to 2024

MLRF: Maintenance Loan request form 2023 to 2024

SCLR: Student Contribution Loan request form 2023 to 2024

SSG: Special Support Grant application form 2023 to 2024

Disability and Childcare Forms

Students with a Learning Difficulty, Health Problem or Disability

DSASL: Disabled Students' Allowance Application Form 2023/24

DSA1: Disabled Students' Allowance application form for DSA only 2023 to 2024

DSA1 Notes: A guide to completing your Disabled Students' Allowance application form 2023 to 2024

Disability evidence form 2023 to 2024

Claiming Reimbursement for DSA Related Costs

DAEX: Disabled Students' Allowance expenses claim form 2023 to 2024

Students With Childcare Costs

Application for help with childcare costs 2023 to 2024

Part-time Undergraduate Forms

Application forms

New student applications

PTL: Application for Part-time Student Finance

PTL: Notes for Part Time Student Finance Application

Forms to support your application

UKPS: UK Passport Details Form

BAC: Birth/Adoption Certificate Form

CB1: Confirmation of Benefits Form

Change of circumstances

Let us know about any changes as soon as you can

CO2: Change of Circumstances Form

Changing your finance

Changing how much you'd like to borrow or adding additional finance

TLR: Tuition Fee Loan Request Form

Disability forms

Students with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability

DSASL: Disabled Students' Allowance Application Form

DSA1: Disabled Students' Allowance Application Form for DSA only

DSA1 Notes: A Guide to Completing your Disabled Students' Allowance Application Form

DSAEVI: Disability Evidence Form

Claiming Reimbursement for DSA Related Costs

DAEX: Disabled Students' Allowance Expenses Claim Form

EU Undergraduate Forms

Application forms

New student applications

EU23N: Student finance application form for new full-time EU students

EUEFS: EU student evidence factsheet

Continuing student applications

EUPR1a: Student finance application form for continuing full-time EU students

Forms to Support Your Application

EUCC: EU student certifier checklist

New and Continuing Part-time Students

EUPTL: Student finance application form for part-time EU students

EUPTL Notes: Notes for student finance application for part-time EU students 2022 to 2023

Change of circumstances

Let us know about any changes as soon as you can

EUCO1: Change of circumstances form for EU students

Changing your finance

Changing how much you'd like to borrow

EUTLR: Tuition Fee Loan request form

Postgraduate Forms

Application Forms

Apply for student finance

Application Form for New Postgraduate Students

PGN Notes: Notes to help you Complete your Application

Continuing student applications

PGNAFC: Application Form for Continuing Postgraduate Students

Forms to Support Your Application

UKPS: UK Passport Details Form 2023 to 2024

BAC: Birth or Adoption Certificate Form

UKEMP: UK Employment Status Form

SDRF: Document Return Form

Change of circumstances

Let us know about any changes as soon as you can

PGNCOC: Change of Circumstances Form for Postgraduate Students

Changing your finance

Changing how much you'd like to borrow

PGNLRF: Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan Request Form

Disability forms

Students with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability

DSASL: Disabled Students' Allowance Application Form

DSA1: Disabled Students' Allowance Application Form for DSA only

DSA1 Notes: A Guide to Completing your Disabled Students' Allowance Application Form

DSAEVI: Disability Evidence Form 2023 to 2024

Claiming Reimbursement for DSA Related Costs

DAEX: Disabled Students' Allowance Expenses Claim Form

Parents and Partners Forms 2023 to 2024

Submit your household income information

PFF1: Assessment of financial circumstances form

PFF2: Assessment of financial circumstances form

PTRG: Paper tax return guide

Further confirm your income information

CB2: Confirmation of benefits form

CI2: Confirmation of income from employment form

GSA1: Confirmation of earnings from self-employment form

Provide a signed declaration

SPSF: Parent or partner signature form

Current Year Income assessments

CYI: Current year income assessment form

2022 to 2023 Forms

Full-time Undergraduate Forms

Application Forms

Applying for Student Finance

PN1: Application for new student finance

PN1: Notes for new student finance application

Continuing Student Applications

PR1: Application for continuing student finance

PR1: Notes for continuing student finance application

Forms to Support your Application

UKPS: UK Passport Details Form 2022/23

BAC: Birth/Adoption Certificate Form 2022/23

STSF: Student Signature Form 2022/23

Claiming Reimbursement for Study Related Travel

SAEX: Travel expenses claim form

Change of Circumstances

Let us know about any changes as soon as you can

CO1: Change of circumstances form 2022 to 2023

Changing your Finance

Changing how much you'd like to borrow or adding additional finance

TLR: Tuition Fee Loan Request form 2022 to 2023

MLRF: Maintenance Loan request form 2022 to 2023

SCLR: Student Contribution Loan request form 2022 to 2023

SSG: Special Support Grant application form 2022 to 2023

Disability and Childcare Forms

Students with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability

DSASL: Disabled Students' Allowance Application Form 2022/23

DSA1: Disabled Students' Allowance application form for DSA only 2022 to 2023

DSA1 Notes: A guide to completing your Disabled Students' Allowance application form 2022 to 2023

Disability evidence form 2022 to 2023

Claiming Reimbursement for DSA Related Costs

DAEX: Disabled Students' Allowance expenses claim form 2022 to 2023

Students with childcare costs

Application for help with childcare costs 2022 to 2023

Part-time Undergraduate Forms

Application forms

New student applications

PTL: Application for part-time student finance

PTL: Notes for Part Time Student Finance Application

Forms to support your application

UKPS: UK passport details form

BAC: Birth/ adoption certificate form

CB1: Confirmation of benefits form

Change of circumstances

Let us know about any changes as soon as you can

CO2: Change of circumstances form

Changing your finance

Changing how much you'd like to borrow or adding additional finance

TLR: Tuition Fee Loan Request form

Disability forms

Students with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability

DSASL: Disabled Students' Allowance application form

DSA1: Disabled Students' Allowance application form for DSA only

DSA1 Notes: A guide to completing your Disabled Students' Allowance application form

DSAEVI: Disability evidence form

Claiming Reimbursement for DSA Related Costs

DAEX: Disabled Students' Allowance expenses claim form

EU Undergraduate Forms

Application forms

New student applications

EU22N: Student finance application form for new full-time EU students

EUEFS: EU student evidence factsheet

Continuing student applications

EUPR1a: Student finance application form for continuing full-time EU students

Forms to Support Your Application

EUCC: EU student certifier checklist

New and Continuing Part-time Students

EUPTL: Student finance application form for part-time EU students

EUPTL Notes: Notes for student finance application for part-time EU students 2022 to 2023

Change of circumstances

Let us know about any changes as soon as you can

EUCO1: Change of circumstances form for EU students

Changing your finance

Changing how much you'd like to borrow

EUTLR: Tuition Fee Loan request form

Postgraduate Forms

Application forms

Apply for student finance

PGNAPP: Application form for new postgraduate students

PGN Notes: Notes to help you complete your application

Continuing student applications

PGNAFC: Application form for continuing postgraduate students

Forms to Support Your Application

UKPS: UK passport details form 2022 to 2023

BAC: Birth or adoption certificate form

UKEMP: UK employment status form

SDRF: Document return form

Change of circumstances

Let us know about any changes as soon as you can

PGNCOC: Change of circumstances form for postgraduate students

Changing your finance

Changing how much you'd like to borrow

PGNLRF: Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan request form

Disability forms

Students with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability

DSASL: Disabled Students' Allowance application form

DSA1: Disabled Students' Allowance application form for DSA only

DSA1 Notes: A guide to completing your Disabled Students' Allowance application form

Claiming Reimbursement for DSA Related Costs

DAEX: Disabled Students' Allowance expenses claim form

Parents and Partners Forms 2022 to 2023

Submit your household income information

PFF1: Assessment of financial circumstances form

PFF2: Assessment of financial circumstances form

PTRG: Paper tax return guide

Further confirm your income information

CB2: Confirmation of benefits form

CI2: Confirmation of income from employment form

GSA1: Confirmation of earnings from self-employment form

Provide a signed declaration

SPSF: Parent or partner signature form

Current Year Income assessments

CYI: Current year income assessment form

Find Your Local Office

Student Finance NI - Belfast

Student Finance NI - Ballymena (North Eastern)

Student Finance NI - Dundonald (South Eastern)

Student Finance NI - Armagh (Southern)

Student Finance NI - Omagh (Western)

General Enquiries

Allowing someone else to manage your account for you

Return Addresses

Making a Complaint

Essential Maintenance 8th October 2023

Apply Now Full-time undergraduate 2022 to 2023

Bank Holiday Helpline Opening Hours

Service availability - network provider problems

We’re making improvements to our services from Friday 07 April to Monday 10 April

Industrial action 28th April

Essential Maintenance 23rd July 2023

Part-time undergraduate & postgraduate Master’s students can now apply for 2021/22 Student Finance

Coronavirus, COVID-19 updates from Student Finance NI

Full-time undergraduate students can now apply for 2022 to 2023

Part-time undergraduate and postgraduate Master’s students can now apply for 2022 to 2023 student finance

Apply now for 2023 to 2024 full-time undergraduate student finance

Part-time undergraduate and postgraduate Master’s students can now apply for 2023 to 2024 student finance

Practitioners News

Part-time undergraduate and postgraduate Master’s students can now apply for 2022 to 2023 student finance

Full-time Undergraduate EU Student Finance: applications now open for 2021 to 2022

Part-time undergraduate & postgraduate Master’s students can now apply for 2021/22 Student Finance

Full-time undergraduate 2022 to 2023 student finance applications

Full-time undergraduate resources for academic year 2023 to 2024

Full-time Undergraduate EU Student Finance: applications now open for 2022 to 2023

Information and resources for estranged students

Information and resources for care leavers

Full-time undergraduate 2023 to 2024 student finance applications are now open!

Part-time undergraduate and postgraduate Master’s students can now apply for 2023 to 2024 student finance

Accessibility Statement

Terms and Conditions

EU Settlement Scheme

What if the student applied online but I haven't received a link?

What if I've deleted the email with my link, or I can't find it?

What if I'm the parent of a student and I don't want to share my income information with my partner?

Can I call about the student's application?

What if I can't identify as either group?

Why am I being asked to repay before my loan has become eligible for repayment?

Do I need to pay interest?

Where can I find out more? - repayment

What if your parents or partner choose not to submit their information?

What if they tried to provide this information online and were told not to continue?

When do applications open each year?

Do I need to apply each year?

Why am I shown the maximum amounts?

Can I apply for student finance? - COVID19

What if I cannot post the evidence you’ve asked for because I’m self-isolating or unwell? - COVID19

Will I still get paid if I’m not studying on campus anymore or my school, college or university has closed? - COVID19

Will I still get student finance next year if I have to repeat or extend my study? - COVID19

I am still being charged for childcare although my children cannot attend. Will my Childcare Grant still cover this? - COVID19

I am a Migrant Worker and can no longer work. Will I lose my eligibility to student finance? - COVID19

Will travel grant entitlement be affected for students that have to return early to the UK due to Coronavirus? - COVID19

My parent/partner has recently lost their job. How will this affect my student finance? - COVID19

If my placement is delayed what impact will this have on my student finance? - COVID-19

I cannot send new medical evidence from my GP because of COVID-19. Do I have to wait until I have new evidence to make my application for Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs)?

If my academic year gets extended will student finance be extended to help me cover that?

I am a Migrant Worker, how will COVID-19 affect my student finance?

I am looking to apply as a Migrant Worker, how will the COVID-19 outbreak affect this?

I cannot complete my DSA1 form as my university or college is closed. What should I do?

I cannot get to a Study Needs Assessment Centre because of COVID-19. What should I do?

How is my non-medical helper support affected by COVID-19?

Will I still get student finance if I'm having to study online from home?

What happens to my student finance if I move back home? - COVID-19

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