Money
This information is aimed at those students who pay home/EU fees. If you pay overseas fees, please visit International students > Money.
Is your Student Finance delayed? Are you have trouble enrolling? Click here.
Money for undergraduates starting their course in 2012 (non-medicine and dentistry) Click here
Money for current Undergraduates: (non-medicine and dentistry)
Your main source of funding will normally be government Student Finance, which includes (subject to eligibility) a Maintenance Loan, Maintenance Grant and help towards your tuition fees. There are also other sources of finance you might be eligible for in addition to your Student Finance, plus ways of reducing your costs and getting student discounts. Find out more
Money for Medical and Dental Students starting their course in 2012 Click here
Money for current Medical and Dental Students:
Read our leaflet written especially for students studying at QM:
UPDATED 15/12/11
The leaflet contains information about all the sources of funding available to students who:
- started the MBBS, BDS or Graduate Entry Programme in 2011, or
- are continuing on an MBBS, BDS or GEP which you started in September 2009 or 2010
- are studying on the Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy
For Dean's Benevolence Fund application form and guidance for applicants, visit our Leaflets and Forms page.
Money for Postgraduates (Graduate Entry medical and dental students see above)
There is no statutory funding system, like government Student Finance, for postgraduate study in the UK. You need to have a main source of funding to cover your tuition fees and living costs for the whole period of your course. This might come from your family, savings, sponsorship, a bank loan or a combination of these. This section describes some of the ways you can top up your main source of funding and save money. Find out more
Managing your Budget and Cutting Costs
Once you know your sources of funding, managing your money is a very important part of student life. Our Welfare Advisers can help you avoid your finances becoming a problem and affecting your studies. This section helps you plan work out what your expenses will be and how you can pay for everything. Find out more
Part-Time Work
Earnings can be a useful source of income to top up your main source of funding, and most students work part-time. Find out more
Disability and Ill Health: Read our leaflet to find out what welfare and disability benefits you might be entitled to while you are a student
Tax credits
You might be eligible for tax credits if you are a parent, or disabled and working at least 16 hours a week, or over 25 and working for 30 hours a week. Your entitlement depends on your income over the year, but there is no savings limit. Unlike most other benefits, student loans are not counted as income for the tax credit calculation. This section has full details about Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. Find out more
Charities and Trusts
Funding from trusts and charities can only ever be a top-up to the core funding you already have, not a replacement for it. However, if you need a relatively small amount of money (£50 - £500), and you have compelling personal circumstances, it can be worth applying to trusts and charities Find out more
Student Loans and Shariah Law
Islamic Sharia law prohibits "Riba", which means the paying and receiving of interest for profit. The prohibition is usually applied to excessive or unreasonable interest, but is sometimes deemed to include the commercial rate of interest paid on a Career Development Loan, Professional Study Loan, bank overdraft or credit card. Occasionally, even the inflation-only interest that is paid on student loans for undergraduates is seen as Riba, although there are many Islamic scholars who do not see it this way. Find out more
Dealing with Debt
How does debt occur?
Should I be worried about being in debt?
What can I do about my debts?
How can a Welfare Adviser help me?
