Application for Form

student finance

2023/24 EU23N
Fee Support only
First name(s)

Surname/family name
Customer Reference Number (if you have one)

You should complete this form if you:

• qualify for tuition fee support only; and
• will be studying in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
You should not complete this form if:
• you qualify for full support. You should apply online for full support.
• you will be studying a full-time distance learning course in Northern Ireland, for reasons not
relating to a disability. If this is the case you should complete an ‘Application for Tuition Fee
Grant for part-time study’ (EUPTG1).
You can find more information on who should complete this form, or to apply for full support
online, from the website of the country you are studying in:
• If you are studying in England go to www.gov.uk/studentfinance
• If you are studying in Wales go to www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
• If you are studying in Northern Ireland go to www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

All students must sign the Terms and Conditions on page 39.

Deadline
This form should be returned within 9 months of the start of your academic year, or you may
lose your right to apply for student finance.

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 1 Complete the form
We’ve provided support notes to help you so please refer to them each time you see this icon.

2 Send evidence
All students must prove their identity/nationality.
Depending on your circumstances you may need to send us other evidence. Questions that
require evidence will have this icon next to them.
You can download an Evidence Fact Sheet for Fee Support Only Students and Sponsors from
the website of the country you are studying in:
• If you are studying in England go to www.gov.uk/studentfinance
• If you are studying in Wales go to www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
• If you are studying in Northern Ireland go to www.studentfinanceni.co.uk
When you send evidence these must be the original documents (the versions issued by the
organisation who gave them to you) or certified copies. A certified copy is a photocopy of an
original document which must have been stamped, signed and dated as being a true copy of
the original by a person of good standing in the community, for example, a minister of religion,
doctor, lawyer, civil servant, teacher/lecturer (not college or university administration staff)
or police officer. The person certifying the copy must not be a relative and must provide their
name, job title, a telephone number and work address.
You can download a Certifier Checklist form online which you should complete and return with
any certified evidence.
You may be eligible for a bursary or scholarship. In order for a university or college to determine
and pay any bursary or scholarship to which you may be entitled, we will share some of your
personal, financial and course details as well as information about your eligibility for student
finance with them. For more information about this, read our Privacy Notice.
Please contact the university or college if you require further information about their bursaries
and scholarships.
To find out how we’ll use the information you provide read our Privacy Notice before completing
this form.
You can find the Privacy Notice at:
• www.sfengland.slc.co.uk/privacy-notice if you're studying in England
• www.studentfinanceni.co.uk/privacy-notice if you're studying in Northern Ireland
• www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/privacy-notice if you're studying in Wales

Information about academic years

Academic years begin in the autumn, winter, spring and summer, and last for 12 months. The
first day of the academic year is not necessarily the day on which you begin that year of your
course. It is decided by the period during which your year begins. The academic year starts on:
• 1 September, if your study begins between 1 August and 31 December inclusive;
• 1 January, if your study begins between 1 January and 31 March inclusive;
• 1 April, if your study begins between 1 April and 30 June inclusive; or
• 1 July, otherwise.

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Use this section to help you find out what sections of the application form you need to
complete.

Country of study n
Which country will you be studying in during academic year 2023/24?

England Northern Ireland Wales

Finance available Finance available Finance available

Tuition Fee Loan n Tuition Fee Loan n Tuition Fee Loan n
Bursaries & Bursaries & Bursaries &
Scholarships n Scholarships n Scholarships n
Tuition Fee Grant n
If your course
started on or after 1
September 2012 and
before 1 August 2018

Next Steps Next Steps Next Steps

Complete sections 1, 2, 3a, Complete sections 1, 2, 3b, Complete sections 1, 2, 3c,

3d, 4 and 5. 3d, 4 and 5. 3d, 4 and 5.
Complete section 6 to tell Complete section 6 to tell Complete section 6 to tell
us how much Tuition Fee us how much Tuition Fee us how much Tuition Fee
Loan you want to borrow. Loan you want to borrow. Loan you want to borrow.

Make sure you read Make sure you read If you don't want a Tuition
and sign the Terms and and sign the Terms and Fee Loan and only want to
Conditions on pages 39 Conditions on pages 39 apply for a Fee Grant tick
and 40. and 40. this box.
Make sure you read
and sign the Terms and
Conditions on pages 39
and 40.

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 Section 2 - personal details

This form must be completed in black ink.

a Please complete this section with the details exactly as stated on your birth certificate or
passport.

Title Mr Mrs Miss Ms

Forename(s)

Surname(s)/family name
Day Month Year
Sex Male Female Date of birth

Place of birth (name of town or village)

Country of birth

Nationality

b Have you ever had any other loans from

the Student Loans Company (SLC)? Yes No if ‘No’ go to c

If ‘Yes’, are you behind with the repayments? n Yes No

c Contact details
 Please give your contact address. n
Contact address

Town/City

Country

Postcode

Contact phone number

(including country and
area code)
Mobile phone number

Email address

d Current relationship status

Please tick one box:
Single
Living with a partner n Please give the date of marriage/civil
Married/civil partnership partnership Day Month Year

Separated
Divorced/dissolved civil partnership
Widowed/surviving civil partner
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The residency questions you should complete are based on where you will be studying.
Where will you be studying?

England Northern Ireland Wales

You should complete You should complete You should complete
residency section a residency section b residency section c
Complete section 3a on Complete section 3b on Complete section 3c on
pages 6 to 14, section 3d pages 15 to 19, section 3d pages 20 to 28, section 3d
and then go to section 4. and then go to section 4. and then go to section 4.

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a1 Where do you normally live Address

when you're not studying?
If you have a British Forces Post
Office address, you should give
this. We use this address to make
sure you're completing the correct
student finance application. now go to a2
Postcode

a2 Are you a UK national? No if ‘No’ go to a3

Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course;
or
have you been resident in the EEA or Switzerland
on or before 31 December 2020 and been resident
in the UK, Gibraltar, the EEA or Switzerland for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply for full support go to
www.gov.uk/studentfinance and apply
online.
No – have you been resident in the:
• UK, Islands and/or Ireland;
or
• UK, Islands and/or specified British
Overseas Territories
for the three years prior to the first day of
the first academic year of your course?

No if ‘No’ go to a3

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

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a3 Are you an Irish citizen? No if ‘No’ go to a4

Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply for full support go
to www.gov.uk/studentfinance
and apply online.
No – have you been resident in the:
• UK, Islands and/or Ireland;
or
• UK, Islands and/or specified British
Overseas Territories
for the three years prior to the first day of
the first academic year of your course?

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

No – were you resident in the UK

by 31 December 2020 and
have been resident in the UK,
the EEA, Switzerland or the
Overseas Territories; or
have you been resident in the
EEA or Switzerland on or before
31 December 2020 and been
resident in the UK, Gibraltar,
the EEA or Switzerland for the
three years prior to the first day
of the first academic year of
your course?
No if ‘No’ go to a4

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

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a4 Are you the family member of No if ‘No’ go to a5

a UK national?
Yes – were both you and your UK national family member
 See notes for clarification on family living:
member categories. • in the UK on 31 December 2020, after moving to
the UK from the EEA or Switzerland on or after
1 January 2018
or
• in the EEA or Switzerland on 31 December 2020
and been resident in the UK, Gibraltar, the EEA or
Switzerland for the three years prior to the first day
of the first academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply for full support go
to www.gov.uk/studentfinance and
apply online.
No – have you been resident in the UK and
Islands for the three years prior to the
first day of the first academic year of
your course
and
your family member will be resident in the
UK on the first day of the first academic
year of the course?

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

No if ‘No’ go to a5

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a5 Are you the family member of No if ‘No’ go to a6

an Irish citizen?
Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
 See notes for clarification on family the three years prior to the first day of the first
member categories. academic year of your course
and
your family member will be resident in the UK
on the first day of the first academic year of your
course?
Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d
No – do you have pre-settled status under the
EU Settlement Scheme
and
you have been resident in the UK, the EEA,
Switzerland or the Overseas Territories for
the three years prior to the first day of the
first academic year of your course?
No if ‘No’ go to a6

Yes – provide your:

Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

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a6 Are you the family member of No if ‘No’ go to a7

a person of Northern
Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
Ireland? the three years prior to the first day of the first
 academic year of your course
and
your family member will be resident in the UK
on the first day of the first academic year of your
course?
Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

No – do you have pre-settled status under the

EU Settlement Scheme
and
you have been resident in the UK, the EEA,
Switzerland or the Overseas Territories for
the three years prior to the first day of the
first academic year of your course?
No if ‘No’ go to a7

Yes – provide your:

Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

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a7 Do you have settled or pre-settled status under No if ‘No’ go to a8

the EU Settlement Scheme?
Yes – settled status go to a7.1
 See notes for clarification on family member categories.
Yes – pre-settled status go to a7.2

Settled status
a7.1
Yes – you should apply for full support go to
 Have you been resident in www.gov.uk/studentfinance and apply online.
the UK and Islands for the
No – have you been resident in:
three years prior to the first
• the UK & Islands and/or Ireland,
day of the first academic year
of your course? or
• the UK, Islands and/or the specified British
Overseas Territories
for the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?

Yes – provide your share code:

now go to 3d

No – are you an EU national or the family

member of an EU national
and
you have been resident in the UK, the EEA,
Switzerland or the Overseas Territories for
the three years prior to the first day of the
first academic year of your course?

No if ‘No’ go to a8
Yes –
I am an EU national
I am the family member
of an EU national
Provide your share code:

now go to 3d

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Pre-settled status
a7.2 Yes – I am an EU national
Are you an EU national or Have you been resident in the:
the family member of an EU • UK and Islands
national? or
 See notes for clarification on family • UK, the EEA, Switzerland or the Overseas
member categories. Territories
for the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?

No if ‘No’ go to a8

Yes – provide your:

Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

Yes – I am the family member of an EU national

Have you been resident in the UK, the EEA,
Switzerland or the Overseas Territories for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
No if ‘No’ go to a8

Yes – provide your:

Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

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a8 Are you: No if ‘No’ go to a9

• a UK national or; Yes – have you been resident in the UK, Gibraltar, the
• the family member of a EEA or Switzerland for the three years prior to the
UK national first day of the first academic year of your course?
 who is a resident in
No if ‘No’ go to a9
Gibraltar?
 See notes for clarification on family Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d
member categories.

a9 Are you: No if ‘No’ go to a10

• an EU national or; Yes – have you been resident in the UK, the EEA,
• the family member of an EU Switzerland or the Overseas Territories for
national the three years prior to the first day of the first
 who is a resident in academic year of your course?
Gibraltar?
No if ‘No’ go to a10
 See notes for clarification on family
member categories. Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

a10 Do you have settled status in No if ‘No’ go to a11

the UK that was not awarded
Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for the
under the EU Settlement three years prior to the first day of the first academic
Scheme? year of your course?
Yes – you should apply for full support go
to www.gov.uk/studentfinance and
apply online
No – have you been resident in the:
• UK, Islands and/or Ireland
or
• UK, Islands and/or the specified British
Overseas Territories
for the three years prior to the first
day of the first academic year of your
course?
No if ‘No’ go to a11
Yes – provide your:
Home Office reference number

Date latest status granted

Day Month Year

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a11
Are you the family member of No – you may not be eligible for student finance
a person with settled status in
Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
the UK? the three years prior to the first day of the first
 See notes for clarification on family academic year of your course
member categories. and
your family member will be resident in the UK
on the first day of the first academic year of the
course?
No – contact us if you think you're still eligible

Yes – provide your:

Date latest status granted
Day Month Year

If your family member has settled status

under the EU Settlement Scheme provide
their share code: now go to
section 3d
If their status was not granted under the
EU Settlement Scheme provide their
Home Office reference number:
now go to
section 3d

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b1 Are you a UK national? No if ‘No’ go to b2

Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course;
or
have you been resident in the EEA or Switzerland
on or before 31 December 2020 and been resident
in the UK, Gibraltar, the EEA or Switzerland for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?

Yes – you should apply for full support go to

www.studentfinanceni.co.uk and apply
online.
No – have you been resident in the UK,
Gibraltar, the EEA or Switzerland for the
three years prior to the first day of the
first academic year of your course?

No if ‘No’ go to b2
Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

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b2 Are you the family member of No if ‘No’ go to b3

a UK national?
Yes – were both you and your UK national family
See notes for clarification on family
member living:
member categories.
• in the UK on 31 December 2020, after moving to
the UK from the EEA or Switzerland on or after
1 January 2018
or
• in the EEA or Switzerland on 31 December 2020?

Yes – have you both been resident in the UK,

Gibraltar, the EEA or Switzerland for
the three years prior to the first day of
the first academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply
for full support go to
www.studentfinanceni.co.uk
and apply online.
No if ‘No’ go to b3

No – have you been resident in the UK and

Islands for the three years prior to the
first day of the first academic year of
your course?
No if ‘No’ go to b3

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

b3 Are you an Irish citizen? No if ‘No’ go to b4

Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply for full support go to
www.studentfinanceni.co.uk and
apply online.
No – have you been resident in the UK,
Gibraltar, the EEA or Switzerland for the
three years prior to the first day of the
first academic year of your course?

No if ‘No’ go to b4

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

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b4 Are you the family member of No if ‘No’ go to b5

an Irish citizen and you have
Yes – have you been resident in the UK, Gibraltar, the
been granted pre-settled EEA or Switzerland for the three years prior to the
status under the EU first day of the first academic year of your course?
Settlement Scheme?
No if ‘No’ go to b5
See notes for clarification on family
Yes – provide your:
member categories.
Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

b5 Are you a non-UK or No if ‘No’ go to b6

non-Irish family member of
Yes – have you been resident in the UK, Gibraltar, the
a person of Northern Ireland EEA or Switzerland for the three years prior to the
and you have been granted first day of the first academic year of your course?
pre-settled status?
No if ‘No’ go to b6
See notes for clarification on family
Yes – provide your:
member categories.
Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

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b6 Do you have settled or pre-settled status under No if ‘No’ go to b7

the EU Settlement Scheme?
Yes – settled status go to b6.1
See notes for clarification on family member categories.
Yes – pre-settled status go to b6.2

b6.1 Settled status

Yes – you should apply for full support go to
Have you been resident in www.studentfinanceni.co.uk and apply online.
the UK and Islands for the
No – are you an EU national or the family member of an
three years prior to the first
EU national
day of the first academic year
and
of your course?
you have been resident in the UK, the EEA,
Switzerland or the Overseas Territories for the three
years prior to the first day of the first academic year of
your course?

No if ‘No’ go to b7
Yes –
I am an EU national
I am the family member of an EU national
Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

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b6.2 Pre-settled status

Yes – you should apply for full support go to
Are you an EU national and www.studentfinanceni.co.uk and apply online.
you have been living in the
No – are you an EU national or the family member
UK and Islands for the three
of an EU National and you have been resident
years prior to the first day
in the UK, Gibraltar, the EEA or Switzerland for
of the first academic year of the three years prior to the first day of the first
your course? academic year of your course?
No if ‘No’ go to b7
Yes –
I am an EU national
I am the family member of an EU national
Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

b7 Are you: No contact us if you think you're still eligible

• an EU National
• the family member of an EU Yes – have you been resident in the UK, Gibraltar, the
national EEA or Switzerland for the three years prior to the
• a UK national; or first day of the first academic year of your course?
• the family member of a UK
No contact us if you think you're still eligible
national
who is a resident in Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d
Gibraltar?
See notes for clarification on family
member categories.

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c1 Are you a UK national? No if ‘No’ go to c2

Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course;
or
have you been resident in the EEA or Switzerland
on or before 31 December 2020 and been resident
in the UK, Gibraltar, the EEA or Switzerland for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply for full support go to
www.studentfinancewales.co.uk and
apply online.

No – have you been resident in the:

• UK, Islands and/or Ireland;
or
• UK, Islands and/or specified British
Overseas Territories
for the three years prior to the first day of
the first academic year of your course?

No if ‘No’ go to c2
Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

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c2 Are you the family member of

a UK national? No if ‘No’ go to c3
See notes for clarification on family Yes –were both you and your UK national family
member categories. member living:
• in the UK on 31 December 2020, after moving to
the UK from the EEA or Switzerland on or after
1 January 2018
or
• in the EEA or Switzerland on 31 December 2020?

Yes – have you both been resident in the UK,

Gibraltar, the EEA or Switzerland for the
three years prior to the first day of the
first academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply
for full support go to
www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
and apply online.
No if ‘No’ go to c3

No – have you been resident in the UK and

Islands for the three years prior to the
first day of the first academic year of
your course?
and
your family member will be resident
in the UK on the first day of the first
academic year of the course?
No if ‘No’ go to c3

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

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c3 Are you an Irish citizen? No if ‘No’ go to c4

Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply for full support go to
www.studentfinancewales.co.uk and
apply online.
No – have you been resident in the:
• UK, Islands and/or Ireland;
or
• UK, Islands and/or specified British
Overseas Territories
for the three years prior to the first
day of the first academic year of your
course?
Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

No – were you resident in the UK

by 31 December 2020 and
have been resident in the UK,
the EEA, Switzerland or the
Overseas Territories;
or
have you been resident
in the EEA or Switzerland
on or before 31 December
2020 and been resident in
the UK, Gibraltar, the EEA
or Switzerland for the three
years prior to the first day of
the first academic year of your
course?

No if ‘No’ go to c4

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

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c4 Are you the family member of No if ‘No’ go to c5

an Irish citizen?
Yes – have you been resident in the UK and
See notes for clarification on family Islands for the three years prior to the first
member categories. day of the first academic year of your course
and
your family member will be resident in the
UK on the first day of the first academic
year of your course?

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

No – do you have pre-settled status
under the EU Settlement Scheme
and
you have been resident in the
UK, the EEA, Switzerland or the
Overseas Territories for the three
years prior to the first day of the
first academic year of your course?

No if ‘No’ go to c5
Yes – provide your:
Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

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c5 Are you the family member of No if ‘No’ go to c6

a person of Northern Ireland? Yes – have you been resident in the UK and
Islands for the three years prior to the first
day of the first academic year of your course
See notes for clarification on family and
member categories.
your family member will be resident in the
UK on the first day of the first academic
year of your course?

Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

No – do you have pre-settled status
under the EU Settlement Scheme
and
you have been resident in the
UK, the EEA, Switzerland or the
Overseas Territories for the three
years prior to the first day of the
first academic year of your course?

No if ‘No’ go to c6

Yes – provide your:

Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

c6 Do you have settled or pre-settled status No if ‘No’ go to c7

under the EU Settlement Scheme?
Yes – settled status go to c6.1
See notes for clarification on family
member categories. Yes – pre-settled status go to c6.2

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c6.1 Settled status

Have you been resident in Yes – you should apply for full support go to
the UK and Islands for the www.studentfinancewales.co.uk and apply online.
three years prior to the first No – have you been resident in the:
day of the first academic year • UK, Islands and/or Ireland;
of your course? or
• UK, Islands and/or specified British Overseas
Territories
for the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
Yes – provide your share code:
now go to 3d

No – are you an EU national or the family

member of an EU national
and
you have been resident in the UK, the EEA,
Switzerland or the Overseas Territories for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
No if ‘No’ go to c7
Yes –
I am an EU national
I am the family member
of an EU national
Provide your share code:

now go to 3d

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c6.2 Pre-settled status

Are you an EU national and Yes – you should apply for full support go to
have you been living in the www.studentfinancewales.co.uk and
UK and Islands for the three apply online.
years prior to the first day
No – Are you an EU national and have you been
of the first academic year of resident in the UK, the EEA, Switzerland or the
your course? Overseas Territories for the three years prior to
See notes for clarification on family the first day of the first academic year of your
member categories. course?

No if ‘No’ go to c7

Yes –
I am an EU national
I am the family member of
an EU national
Provide your:
Expiry date for pre-settled status
Day Month Year

Share code
now go to 3d

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Continued

c7 Do you have settled status in No if ‘No’ go to c8

the UK that was not awarded
Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
under the EU Settlement
the three years prior to the first day of the first
Scheme?
academic year of your course?
Yes – you should apply for full support go
to www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
and apply online.
No – have you been resident in the:
• UK, Islands and/or Ireland;
or
• UK, Islands and/or specified British
Overseas Territories
for the three years prior to the first day of
the first academic year of your course?
No if ‘No’ go to c8
Yes – provide your:
Home Office reference number:

Date latest status granted

Day Month Year

c8 Are you the family member of No if ‘No’ go to c9

a person with 'settled status' in
the UK? Yes – have you been resident in the UK and Islands for
the three years prior to the first day of the first
See notes for clarification on family academic year of your course
member categories. and
your family member will be resident in the UK
on the first day of the first academic year of the
course?
No if ‘No’ go to c9
Yes – provide your:
Date latest status granted
Day Month Year

If your family member has settled status under the

EU Settlement Scheme provide their share code:

If their status was not granted under the EU

Settlement Scheme, provide their Home Office
reference number:

now go to section 3d
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Continued

c9 Are you:
No if ‘No’ go to c10
• a UK national or;
• the family member of a UK Yes – have you been resident in the UK, Gibraltar, the
national who is a resident in EEA or Switzerland for the three years prior to the
Gibraltar? first day of the first academic year of your course?
See notes for clarification on family
member categories. if ‘No’ go to c10
No
Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

c10 Are you: No contact us if you think you're still eligible

• an EU national
Yes – have you been resident in the UK, the EEA,
• the family member of an EU
Switzerland or the Overseas Territories for
national the three years prior to the first day of the first
who is a resident in academic year of your course?
Gibraltar?
See notes for clarification on family No contact us if you think you're still eligible
member categories.
Yes if ‘Yes’ go to section 3d

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 Section 3d - residence

d Give details of your residence for the three years before the start of the first academic year
of your course. There should be no gaps in the dates you give us.
For example, if your course begins 26/09/2023 we need your residence details for the period
01/09/2020 - 01/09/2023.
Full Address Full Address

From From
Day Month Year Day Month Year

To To
Day Month Year Day Month Year

Why were you there? Why were you there?

Full Address Full Address

From From
Day Month Year Day Month Year

To To
Day Month Year Day Month Year

Why were you there? Why were you there?

If you require further space to provide your answer, please continue on a separate sheet of
paper and return it with this form.

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 Section 4 - about your course and university or college

a University or college details

University or college name and address n

Postcode
UCAS personal identification number
UCAS university or college code
UCAS campus code (if applicable)

b Course details

Course name
If you are following a combined studies or modular course, please list all subjects being studied

UCAS course code

Qualification you expect to
gain (for example, BSc Physics)
Month Year
Course start date (MMYYYY)
Month Year
Course end date (MMYYYY)

Full course length (years)

b1 Will you be studying in England? Yes No if ‘No’ go to b2

Is this an accelerated degree course? Yes No

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Continued

b2 Year of course in 2023/24

Foundation year First year Second year Third year Fourth year

Other (give details)

Full tuition fee amount for the academic year 2023/24 n

If you are unsure about the tuition fee amount you will be charged, please
contact your university or college for clarification.
If the course is franchised to another university or college, give their address below

Postcode

c Course type (please tick one box): n

Full-time undergraduate
Full-time postgraduate Initial Teacher Training (ITT)
Full-time distance learning
Full-time foundation degree
Full-time involving a placement (sandwich course)
Pre-registration postgraduate healthcare course
(only applicable for full-time students studying in England)
Level 4 or 5 award, certificate, diploma or NVQ
(only applicable for full-time students studying in England)
Is this level 4 or 5 course an approved Higher Technical Qualification? (Check with
your college or university before continuing with your application if you're not sure)
Yes
No - you should not continue with this application as your course is not eligible
for support. You may be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan. Go to
www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan for more information.
Other course types (only applicable to students studying in Northern Ireland):
Answer both questions
Flexible postgraduate ITT Number of weeks you will be studying
Part-time undergraduate ITT full-time in academic year 2023/24
Part-time ITT Number of weeks you will be on
(excluding first degrees) full-time teaching practice in academic
year 2023/24.

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Continued

d Term details

Where will you spend most of your time in the academic year 2023/24?

You should only tick ‘Work placement’ if you will be on a work placement that is a part of
your UK course. Do not count periods of teaching practice as a placement. If you are on an
Initial Teaching Training (ITT) course, tick ‘University or college’. You should only tick ‘Study
abroad’ if you will be studying outside of the UK as part of your UK course.

Term 1 University or college Study abroad Work placement

Term 2 University or college Study abroad Work placement
Term 3 University or college Study abroad Work placement

if you ticked 'University or college' for all 3 terms go to section 5

e Will you be undertaking a placement as part of the

Erasmus+ exchange programme, Turing Scheme or
Taith? Yes No
If so, how long for? Part year Full year

if 'Yes' and/or you’ll be studying abroad go to section 5

f Placement details
Where will your placement be? n
Abroad UK Don’t know
Placement name and address, if known

Postcode

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 Section 5 - previous study and other information

if you will be studying in Wales go to a3

Previous study
Undergraduate and postgraduate courses of higher education are those of HNC level
or above. Where course details are requested, you should not include A Level/AS Level
examinations or equivalent.
a1 Have you started an undergraduate or postgraduate course of higher education
in any country since leaving school? n
Tick ‘Yes’ even if you did not complete the course. Yes No

if ‘No’ and you will be studying in England or Northern Ireland go to c1

a2 Please give course details below. State if this course was with or without honours.
Title/ Full-time, Name of Town/ Date Date Did you
qualification Part-time university country of started left achieve a
of course (for or Full-time or college university qualification?
example, BA distance or college
History or BA learning
(Hons) History)
Month Year Month Year

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

If you did not achieve a qualification for any course listed above, why was this? e

If any of the courses listed in the table above were entirely self-funded at a private university
or college, state which ones in the box below. n

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Continued

if you will be studying in England or Northern Ireland go to c1

a3 Have you attended any full-time, Initial Teacher Education (ITE) or sandwich
courses of higher education in the UK since you left school? Yes No

a4 Have you been awarded an honours degree from a UK university?

Yes No
If you answered ‘Yes’ to either a3 or a4, please give course details below.
Do not list courses below higher education level (for example, in the UK this might be A Level/AS
Level examinations or equivalent)

Title of course Name of university Date you Date you

(for example, or college started left Did you finish
BA History or this course?
BA (Hons) History)
Month Year Month Year

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

If you did not finish any course listed above why was this? e n

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Continued

b Have you applied for financial support for higher education before (for example, a grant or loan,
tuition fees or bursary including support for fees) from a local authority or any other organisation in
the UK (for example, Department of Health)?

If you applied for support and did not receive it, still tick ‘Yes’. Yes No if ‘No’ go to c1
If ‘Yes’, give details below.
Name of the local authority or What type of support Period the support covered
organisation you applied to did you receive? (MMYYYY)
From To
Month Year Month Year

From To
Month Year Month Year

From To
Month Year Month Year

If any of the periods of support you have given above involved a period of suspended study
where you did not receive any support, for example, if you received support from 2017 to
2021 but between 2018 and 2019 you did not receive support because you suspended study
that year, please give the suspension date periods below and give the reasons why you
suspended study.

c1 Are you eligible to apply for any bursary or award, excluding a social work
bursary, for the academic year 2023/24 from any of the following? Yes No
• National Health Service (NHS)
• Department of Health (DoH)
• Department of Health (Northern Ireland) n

c2 If ‘Yes’, is this bursary or award: Income assessed

Non-income assessed

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 Section 6 - loan request section

Only complete this section if you are applying for a Tuition Fee Loan.
Customer Reference Number (if you have one)

Forename(s)

Surname(s)
We will share the National Insurance number you provide with the Department for Work and
Pensions to confirm that it's valid, and with HM Revenue and Customs to allow us to collect
your repayments.
Do you have a UK National Insurance number? Yes No
If so, please provide it here

Tuition Fee Loan n

You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to cover your fees. You can find out how much you can
apply for online by visiting the website for the country you are studying in. Check page 2 for
information on what website you need to go to.
Make sure you find out from your university or college how much they will be charging you
before you apply for a Tuition Fee Loan.

Amount of Tuition Fee Loan Maximum available to you Tick

you would like to apply for: If you wish to apply for less than the maximum
available to you, please state the amount
Contact details
Please give the names and addresses of two contacts. The contacts you give must live at
different addresses and will only be contacted if, for example, you move address and do not
inform us. You must inform your contacts that you are providing us with their details.
Contact 1 Contact 2
Forename(s) Forename(s)
Surname(s) Surname(s)
Relationship to you Relationship to you
Address Address

Town/City Town/City
Postcode Postcode
Country Country
Phone number Phone number

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 Additonal Notes

If you are providing extra information please clearly mark what section and question the
information is about.

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 Privacy Notice

The Student Loans Company Ltd (SLC) and the Department for Education (if your place of
study is in England), the Welsh Ministers (if your place of study is in Wales), or the Department
for the Economy (if your place of study is in Northern Ireland) are joint Data Controllers
under the Data Protection Legislation. We hold information for the purposes specified in our
notification to the Information Commissioner including determining eligibility for student finance,
assessing the maximum amount of financial support available, payment of student finance and
the detection and prevention of fraud, and may use this information for any of these.
For further details about the way your information is used, who is responsible for it and the
rights you have in connection with it, please refer to our full Privacy Notice available online:
• If you are studying in England go to www.sfengland.slc.co.uk/privacy-notice
• If you are studying in Wales go to www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/privacy-notice
• If you are studying in Northern Ireland go to www.studentfinanceni.co.uk/privacy-notice
If you don’t have internet access, please call us and we can send a copy to you:
• If you are studying in England call 0300 100 0607
• If you are studying in Wales call 0300 200 4050
• If you are studying in Northern Ireland call 0300 100 0077

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 Terms and Conditions
Before signing and returning your completed form, you should read the following terms and
conditions and the Privacy Notice on page 38.

These terms and conditions (“terms”) and applicable legislation apply to all of the student finance available
to students for the academic year 2023/24.
Loan Contract
1. I confirm I have read and understood these terms and A Guide to Terms and Conditions available at:
a. if I am studying in England: www.gov.uk/studentfinance
b. if I am studying in Wales: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/terms-and-conditions
c. if I am studying in Northern Ireland: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk/terms-and-conditions
2. I confirm that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information I have provided is true and
complete. If it is not, I understand that I may not receive student finance, any support I have had may
be withdrawn and I could be prosecuted.
3. I understand that student finance is provided to me by the Lender:
a. if I am studying in England, the “Lender” means the Secretary of State for Education which
includes any persons acting on his/her behalf and any replacement(s) under section 23(4) of the
Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 as amended or replaced from time to time (the “Act”);
b. if I am studying in Wales, the “Lender” means the Welsh Ministers which includes any persons
acting on their behalf and any replacement(s) under section 23(4) of the Act; or
c. if I am studying in Northern Ireland, the “Lender” means the Department for the Economy which
includes any persons acting on its behalf and any replacement(s) under Article 4(3) of the Education
(Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 as amended or replaced from time to time (the
“Order”).
4. I understand:
a. if I am studying in England, these terms, the Act and the regulations made under section 22 of the
Act will apply to any student finance provided to me by the Lender;
b. if I am studying in Wales, these terms, the Act and the regulations made under section 22 of the
Act will apply to any student finance provided to me by the Lender; or
c. if I am studying in Northern Ireland, these terms, the Order and the regulations made under
Article 3 of the Order will apply to any student finance provided to me by the Lender.
5. I understand that “student finance” in these terms means financial support by way of grant(s) and/or
loan(s) made by the Lender under the applicable regulations.
6. I understand that the Student Loans Company Limited (“SLC”), and the Education Authority (“EA”) in
Northern Ireland, carry out certain functions on behalf of the Lender.
My Obligations
7. I understand that if I have:
(i) reached the age of 18 years; and
(ii) have entered into agreement(s) for a loan under section 22 of the Act (or under the Order in
Northern Ireland) before I reached the age of 18 years,
I am agreeing to “ratify” any and all such student loans by signing these terms. This means that I
confirm I entered into agreement(s) with the Lender and agree to the terms of any such previous
agreement(s). If I have reached the age of 18 and refuse to “ratify” any previous agreement(s), I
understand that I will not be eligible to get any further student finance under the regulations.
8. I agree to give SLC (and EA if I am studying in Northern Ireland) any information they need in support of
this application for student finance and to seek repayment.
9. I agree to tell SLC (and EA if I am studying in Northern Ireland) immediately if my circumstances
change in any way that might affect my entitlement to student finance. I understand that if I do not do
this I may not get any further payments and I may have to repay the student finance I have already
received. I agree that from the date I submit my student finance application until my loan(s), together
with all and any interest, penalties and charges which apply, is fully repaid I must tell SLC (and EA if
I am studying in Northern Ireland) about any changes in my personal details (including my National
Insurance number) and contact details I have provided.

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 10. I agree that if I get an overpayment of student finance, I need to repay this in full and that any
overpayment may be taken from any future entitlement to student finance.
11. I agree that I will repay the Lender any loan(s), together with all and any interest, penalties and charges
which apply. I understand that this repayment will be due by me to the Lender as a debt. If I breach
any of the terms of my loan, I agree to pay any charges and penalties which apply under the Act (or
Order in Northern Ireland) and applicable regulations. I understand that I will repay my loan(s) through
the United Kingdom (“UK”) tax system and/or I may repay SLC directly. If I live abroad, I will repay my
loan(s) to SLC directly.
12. I agree that any loan(s) made to me in accordance with the regulations once my application is accepted
by the Lender is a/are contract(s) between me and the Lender. I understand that I am liable for my
loan(s) and will be charged interest from the first payment of the loan advance by the Lender.
13. I agree to tell SLC if I leave the UK to live outside the UK or if for any other reason I am outside the UK
tax system for more than three months.
Legal Action and Applicable Law
14. In the event of any legal action:
(i) if my home address is within the UK, I agree that the laws of the place of my home address (as
stated in my student finance application) will apply and that the courts of that part of the UK will hear
any legal action;
(ii) if my address is outside the UK the laws of the part of the UK where my education provider is
situated will apply and the courts of that part of the UK will hear any legal action.
I agree that the Lender has the right to take legal action against me in any other court with jurisdiction.
Sharing Information
15. If I am in breach of these terms and/or the regulations, I agree that the Lender may share information
held about me and my account with third parties, including the government or a government agency of
another country, who may help to locate me and/or help take action to recover any payments I owe.
16. I confirm where I have provided any personal information about any other person in my student finance
application, I have done so with their consent.
17. I understand that SLC will process my personal data in line with the Privacy Notice, which may be
updated from time to time, available at:
a. if I am studying in England: www.sfengland.slc.co.uk/privacy-notice
b. if I am studying in Wales: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/privacy-notice
c. if I am studying in Northern Ireland: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk/privacy-notice
Alternative Funding
18. If I am studying in England: I confirm that I am not studying my course as part of an apprenticeship.

Your full name

(in BLOCK CAPITALS)
Day Month Year
Your signature x Today's date

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 Checklist

Before you return this form please make sure that you have:

1 Answered all questions that apply to you.

2 Signed and dated the Terms and Conditions on page 40.

3 Included evidence of your identity/nationality and any other evidence we

need with this form.

4 Once you’ve completed the form, send it together with all your evidence to the address
below. Make sure that you pay the correct postage.

Student Finance Services

Student Loans Company
PO Box 89
Darlington
County Durham
England
United Kingdom
DL1 9AZ

Incorrect or incomplete forms will be returned to you which may delay payments being
made to you.
It can take at least 6 weeks to assess your application and all the relevant evidence.
We’ll then send you a letter showing the amount of financial support you’ll receive.

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 Support notes

Section 1 - how to complete this form

Country of study
If you are not sure where you will be studying during academic year 2023/24 tick the box of the
country you expect to be studying in.
If you choose to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan for academic year 2023/24, the regulations
regarding repayment of this loan are different for each country.

Tuition Fee Loan REPAYABLE

All students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to cover the fees that are charged by their university
or college.
If you are unsure about the tuition fee amount you will be charged, please contact your university
or college for clarification.
You may not be eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan if you already hold a UK degree.
The Tuition Fee Loan borrowed will be paid directly to the relevant university or college, in three
instalments within the academic year, once your attendance is confirmed.

Private university or college

Country you will be Maximum Tuition Fee Loan
(maximum Tuition Fee Loan
studying in available
available)
England £9,250 £6,165
Northern Ireland £4,710 £4,710
Wales (course started on or
after 1 September 2012 and £5,035 £6,165
before 1 August 2018)
Wales (course started on or
£9,250 £6,165
after 1 August 2018)

If you are studying in England or Wales and are in the first year of a graduate entry medical or
dental programme course you can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan of up to £5,785 (if the fee charged
is £9,250). However, you will need to pay the first £3,465 of the tuition fee amount charged by
your university or college in your first year. You may receive funding from the NHS for following
years.

Bursaries and Scholarships NON-REPAYABLE

Bursaries and scholarships are financial awards made by some universities and colleges to
provide additional assistance to their students. The amount offered would be at their discretion.
If you are eligible for a bursary or scholarship from your university or college you will be assessed
for this automatically and you will be sent a further form to complete.

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Continued

Fee Grant NON-REPAYABLE

If you will be studying in Wales and your course started on or after 1 September 2012 and before
1 August 2018 you may be eligible for a Fee Grant if the tuition fee charged by your university or
college is more than £5,035.
The Fee Grant amount is the difference between the maximum Tuition Fee Loan available
(£5,035) and the tuition fee being charged by the university or college.
For example;
Tuition fee charged (up to £9,250) - Tuition Fee Loan maximum (£5,035) = Fee Grant entitlement
(up to £4,215)
You don't need to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to receive a Fee Grant. However if you choose not
to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan you will need to pay the difference to your university or college.
Your Fee Grant will be paid directly to your university or college in three instalments within the
academic year.
You will not be eligible to receive the Fee Grant if you are undertaking a course at a private
university or college in Wales.

You can get more information about student finance online by visiting the website for the
country you are studying in.
You can order forms and guides in Braille, large print or audio by emailing with your name,
address, Customer Reference Number along with what form and format you require to:
• brailleandlargefonts@slc.co.uk
or you can telephone us on
• 0141 243 3686
Please note, the above email address and telephone number can only deal with requests for
alternative formats of forms and guides.

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 Section 2 - personal details

b If you are behind with repayments on a previous loan, you should not apply for student
finance until you have resolved this issue.
If you have any Mortgage Style (MS) Loans please call your debt owner on the telephone
number shown on the most recent correspondence that you have received from them. If you
do not know who your debt owner is please call 0300 100 0632 for advice.
If you have any outstanding Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) loans, please call
0300 100 0611 for advice.
c If your contact address is different, please also provide this. If you provide a contact address,
all correspondence we issue will be sent to that address. You can update your contact
address or your home address at any time by contacting Student Finance Services on
0141 243 3570.
d You are ‘living with a partner’ if you are sharing a home with your partner but you are not
married or in a civil partnership. It does not matter whether you are of the same sex or of the
opposite sex.

Section 3 - residence

Any documents you send must be original (the version of the document issued by
the organisation who gave it to you) or a certified copy. See page 2 for a definition of
certified copy.

The Overseas Territories are made up of all the territories listed below.
EU Overseas Countries and Territories Specified British Overseas Territories
• Greenland; • Anguilla;
• Curaçao; • Bermuda;
• Aruba; • British Antarctic Territory;
• Sint Maarten; • British Indian Ocean Territory;
• Bonaire; • British Virgin Islands;
• St Eustatius; • Cayman Islands;
• Saba; • Falkland Islands;
• French Polynesia; • Gibraltar;
• New Caledonia; • Montserrat;
• Wallis and Futuna; • Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands;
• Saint Barthélemy; • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands;
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon; • St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da
Cunha; and
• French Southern and Antarctic Territories; • Turks and Caicos Islands.
• Faroe Islands;
• Mayotte.

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 Section 3a - residence - Studying in England

a2 You are a UK national if you have a UK passport or are eligible to apply for one.
A UK national includes:
• British citizens;
• British Overseas Territories citizens through a connection with Gibraltar; and
• British subjects with the right of abode under Part IV of the British Nationality Act1981
(BNA).
You must send your original UK passport or original UK birth or adoption certificate.
a3 If you answer ‘Yes’ to this question, you must send your original ROI or EU passport.
a4 By family member, you must be the:
• husband, wife, civil partner;
• child or step-child; or
• other direct descendant of the UK national.
 If you are claiming student finance as the child or step-child or other direct descendant of a
UK national, the term means a person 'under the age of 21; or a dependant of the person
or the person's spouse or civil partner.'
If you are the family member of a UK national, you must send:
• your original passport or original birth or adoption certificate;
• your family member's passport or birth or adoption certificate; and
• proof of your relationship with your UK national family member, if this is not already
confirmed by your birth or adoption certificate.
a5 By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent/step-parent or other ascending direct relative;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
of an Irish citizen.
If you are a child, step-child or other direct descendant you must be under 21 or dependent
on the Irish citizen family member.
If you have pre-settled status and have been in the UK, the EEA, Switzerland or the
Overseas Territories for three years, ascending line relatives of Irish citizens are eligible.
 You must provide evidence to confirm your family member is an Irish citizen and your
relationship to them by sending their original ROI passport or national identity card and your
birth certificate or marriage certificate (if this shows proof of their Irish citizenship and your
relationship to them).
To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
We will use your share code to confirm your identity with the Home Office. When you give
us your share code you do not need to send identity evidence unless it is required as proof
of relationship. We will still need identity evidence from your husband, wife, civil partner,
parent, step-parent, child or step-child.

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a6 By family member, you must be the:

• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent/step-parent or other ascending direct relative;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant (must be under 21 years of age or
dependent on the person of Northern Ireland)
of a person of Northern Ireland.

If you have pre-settled status and have been in the UK, the EEA, Switzerland or the
Overseas Territories for three years, ascending line relatives of the person of Northern
Ireland are eligible.
You must provide evidence to confirm your family member is a person of Northern Ireland
and your relationship to them by sending their original ROI or UK passport and your birth
certificate or marriage certificate that shows your relationship to them.
To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
We will use your share code to confirm your identity with the Home Office. When you give
us your share code you do not need to send identity evidence unless it is required as proof
of relationship. We will still need identity evidence from your husband, wife, civil partner,
parent, step-parent, child or step-child.
a7 To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code. We will use your share code to confirm your identity with
the Home Office. When you give us your share code you do not need to send identity
evidence.
• If you are providing a share code, send confirmation of your EU Settlement Scheme
award from the Home Office.
• If you are unable to provide a share code, send your EU passport or national
identity card.
a8 By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(you must be under 21 or dependent on the UK national)
of a UK national who is a resident in Gibraltar.
If you’re a UK national, you must send your original UK passport, or original UK birth or
adoption certificate.
If you’re the family member of a UK national, you must:
• send your valid passport, or original birth or adoption certificate;
• provide evidence to confirm your family member is a UK national; and
• prove your relationship to your UK national family member by sending their original UK
passport, or original UK birth or adoption certificate and your birth certificate or marriage
certificate (if this shows proof of their UK nationality and your relationship to them).

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a9 EU national or the family member of an EU national who is a resident in Gibraltar

By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent/step-parent or other ascending direct relative;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(must be under 21 years of age or dependent on the EU national)
of an EU national who is a resident in Gibraltar.
If you’re an EU national, you must send your valid EU passport, or valid national identity
card (if this is proof of your EU nationality).
If you’re the family member of an EU national, you must:
• send your valid passport, or valid national identity card (if this is proof of your nationality);
• provide evidence to confirm your family member is an EU national; and
• prove your relationship to your EU national family member by sending their national
identity card or passport and your birth certificate or marriage certificate (if this shows
proof of their EU nationality and your relationship to them)
a10 ‘Settled status’ means that you can live in the UK permanently without the Home Office
placing any restrictions on how long you may remain.
You are free from any restriction if any of the following apply:
• You are a British citizen.
• You have been granted ‘indefinite leave to enter or remain’.
• You have a right of abode in the UK.
Further information about immigration issues can be obtained from the Home Office.
a11 By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(you must be under 21 or dependent on the person with settled status)
of a person with settled status in the UK that was not awarded under the EU Settlement
Scheme.
‘Settled status’ means that your family member can live in the UK permanently without the
Home Office placing any restrictions on how long you may remain.
They are free from any restriction if any of the following apply:
• your family member is a British citizen.
• your family member has been granted ‘indefinite leave to enter or remain’.
• your family member has a right of abode in the UK.
To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
We will use your share code to confirm your identity with the Home Office. When you give
us your share code you do not need to send identity evidence unless it is required as proof
of relationship.
If your status was not granted through the EU Settlement Scheme we need:
• A Home Office letter and an immigration status document, normally a passport or
Biometric Residence Permit.
We will only use your Biometric Residence Permit to validate your identity and residency
status, no other data from it will be used or stored.
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b1 You are a UK national if you have a UK passport or are eligible to apply for one.
A UK national includes:
• British citizens;
• British Overseas Territories citizens through a connection with Gibraltar; and
• British subjects with the right of abode under Part IV of the British Nationality Act 1981
(BNA).
You must send your original UK passport or original UK birth or adoption certificate.
b2 By family member, you must be the:
• husband, wife, civil partner;
• child or step-child; or
• other direct descendant of the UK national.
If you are claiming student finance as the child or step-child or other direct descendant of a
UK national, the term means a person 'under the age of 21; or a dependant of the person
or the person's spouse or civil partner.'
If you are the family member of a UK national, you must send:
• your original passport or original birth or adoption certificate;
• your family member's passport or birth or adoption certificate; and
• proof of your relationship with your UK national family member, if this is not already
confirmed by your birth or adoption certificate.
b3 If you answer ‘Yes’ to this question, you must send your original ROI or EU passport.
b4 By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent/step-parent or other direct relative in the ascending line;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(you must be under 21 years of age or dependent on the Irish citizen)
of an Irish citizen.
You must provide evidence to confirm your family member is an Irish citizen and your
relationship to them by sending their original ROI passport or national identity card and your
birth certificate or marriage certificate (if this shows proof of their Irish citizenship and your
relationship to them).
To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
We will use your share code to confirm your identity with the Home Office. When you give
us your share code you do not need to send identity evidence unless it is required as proof
of relationship. We will still need identity evidence from your husband, wife, civil partner,
parent, step-parent, child or step-child.

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b5 By family member, you must be the:

• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent/step-parent or other ascending direct relative;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(must be under 21 years of age or dependent on the person of Northern Ireland)
of a person of Northern Ireland.
You must provide evidence to confirm your family member is a person of Northern Ireland
and your relationship to them by sending their original ROI or UK passport and your birth
certificate or marriage certificate that shows your relationship to them.
To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
We will use your share code to confirm your identity with the Home Office. When you give
us your share code you do not need to send identity evidence unless it is required as proof
of relationship. We will still need identity evidence from your husband, wife, civil partner,
parent, step-parent, child or step-child.
b6.1 &
6.2 To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
When giving your share code, we will check the details with the Home Office and confirm
the information you have provided.
• If you are providing a share code, send confirmation of your EU Settlement Scheme
award from the Home Office.
• If you are unable to provide a share code, send your EU passport or national identity
card.

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b7 By family member, you must be the:

• husband/wife/civil partner;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(you must be under 21 or dependent on the UK national)
of a UK national who is a resident in Gibraltar.
If you’re a UK national, you must send your original UK passport, or original UK birth or
adoption certificate.
If you’re the family member of a UK national, you must:
• send your valid passport, or original birth or adoption certificate;
• provide evidence to confirm your family member is a UK national; and
• prove your relationship to your UK national family member by sending their original UK
passport, or original UK birth or adoption certificate and your birth certificate or marriage
certificate (if this shows proof of their UK nationality and your relationship to them).
By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent(s)/step-parent(s) or other ascending direct relative;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(must be under 21 years of age or dependent on the UK national)
of an EU national who is a resident in Gibraltar.
If you’re an EU national, you must send your valid EU passport, or valid national identity
card (if this is proof of your EU nationality).
If you’re the family member of an EU national, you must:
• send your valid passport, or valid national identity card (if this is proof of your nationality);
• provide evidence to confirm your family member is an EU national; and
• prove your relationship to your EU national family member by sending their national
identity card or passport and your birth certificate or marriage certificate (if this shows proof
of their EU nationality and your relationship to them).

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 Section 3c - residence - Studying in Wales

c1 You are a UK national if you have a UK passport or are eligible to apply for one.
A UK national includes:
• British citizens;
• British Overseas Territories citizens through a connection with Gibraltar; and
• British subjects with the right of abode under Part IV of the British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA).
You must send your original UK passport or original UK birth or adoption certificate.
c2 By family member, you must be the:
• husband, wife, civil partner;
• child or step-child; or
• other direct descendant of the UK national.
If you are claiming student finance as the child or step-child or other direct descendant of a
UK national, the term means a person 'under the age of 21; or a dependant of the person
or the person's spouse or civil partner.'
If you are the family member of a UK national, you must send:
• your original passport or original birth or adoption certificate;
• your family member's passport or birth or adoption certificate; and
• proof of your relationship with your UK national family member, if this is not already
confirmed by your birth or adoption certificate.
c3 If you answer ‘Yes’ to this question, you must send your original ROI or EU passport.
c4 By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent(s)/step-parent(s) or other direct relative in the ascending line;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(you must be under 21 years of age or dependent on the Irish citizen)
of an Irish citizen.
If you have pre-settled status and have been in the UK, the EEA, Switzerland or the
Overseas Territories for three years, ascending line relatives of Irish citizens are eligible.
You must provide evidence to confirm your family member is an Irish citizen and your
relationship to them by sending their original ROI passport or national identity card and your
birth certificate or marriage certificate (if this shows proof of their Irish citizenship and your
relationship to them).
To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
We will use your share code to confirm your identity with the Home Office. When you give
us your share code you do not need to send identity evidence unless it is required as proof
of relationship. We will still need identity evidence from your husband, wife, civil partner,
parent, step-parent, child or step-child.

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c5 By family member, you must be the:

• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent/step-parent or other ascending direct relative;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(must be under 21 years of age or dependent or the person of Northern Ireland)
of a person of Northern Ireland.
If you have pre-settled status and have been in the UK, the EEA, Switzerland or the
Overseas Territories for three years, ascending line relatives of the person of Northern
Ireland are eligible.
You must provide evidence to confirm your family member is a person of Northern Ireland
and your relationship to them by sending their original ROI or UK passport and your birth
certificate or marriage certificate that shows your relationship to them.
To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
We will use your share code to confirm your identity with the Home Office. When you give
us your share code you do not need to send identity evidence unless it is required as proof
of relationship. We will still need identity evidence from your husband, wife, civil partner,
parent, step-parent, child or step-child.
c6 To prove your immigration status, you need to provide us with confirmation of your
EU Settlement Scheme award from the Home Office, and a share code. Go to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status to generate the code. Once generated, the
code will expire after 90 days. You should return your application form as soon as possible
after generating the share code.
When giving your share code, we will check the details with the Home Office and confirm
the information you have provided.
• If you are providing a share code, send confirmation of your EU Settlement Scheme
award from the Home Office.
• If you are unable to provide a share code, send your EU passport or national identity card.
c7 ‘Settled status’ means that you can live in the UK permanently without the Home Office
placing any restrictions on how long you may remain.
You are free from any restriction if any of the following apply:
• You are a British citizen.
• You have been granted ‘indefinite leave to enter or remain’.
• You have a right of abode in the UK.
Further information about immigration issues can be obtained from the Home Office.

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c8 By family member, you must be the:

• husband/wife/civil partner;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(you must be under 21 or dependent on the UK national)
of a person with settled status in the UK.
Settled status’ that was not granted under the EU Settlement Scheme means that your
family member can live in the UK permanently without the Home Office placing any
restrictions on how long they may remain.
Your family member is free from any restriction if any of the following apply:
• they are a British citizen.
• they have been granted ‘indefinite leave to remain’.
• they have a right of abode in the UK.
If you are the family member of a person with 'settled status' in the UK you must send:
• your original passport or birth or adoption certificate;
• your family member's original passport, Biometric Residence Permit, or a letter from the
Home Office confirming their immigration status; and
• your birth, adoption or marriage certificate, if this shows proof of your relationship to
them.
c9 By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(you must be under 21 or dependent on the UK national)
of a UK national who is a resident in Gibraltar.
If you’re a UK national, you must send your original UK passport, or original UK birth or
adoption certificate.
If you’re the family member of a UK national, you must:
• send your valid passport, or original birth or adoption certificate;
• provide evidence to confirm your family member is a UK national; and
• prove your relationship to your UK national family member by sending their original UK
passport, or original UK birth or adoption certificate and your birth certificate or marriage
certificate (if this shows proof of their UK nationality and your relationship to them).
c10 By family member, you must be the:
• husband/wife/civil partner;
• parent/step-parent or other ascending direct relative;
• child or step-child or other direct descendant
(must be under 21 years of age or dependent on the EU national)
of an EU national who is a resident in Gibraltar.
If you’re an EU national, you must send your valid EU passport, or valid national identity
card (if this is proof of your EU nationality).
If you’re the family member of an EU national, you must:
• send your valid passport, or valid national identity card (if this is proof of your nationality);
• provide evidence to confirm your family member is an EU national; and
• prove your relationship to your EU national family member by sending their national
identity card or passport and your birth certificate or marriage certificate (if this shows
proof of their EU nationality and your relationship to them).

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 Section 4 - about your course and university or college

University or college details

a You should give details of your first choice. If you later accept a place on a different course
or at a different university or college, you must notify us immediately. If you do not, it will
delay your application.

Course details
b If the course details you give us can’t be confirmed yet, your student funding may be
delayed.
If you are unsure about the tuition fee amount you will be charged, please contact your
university or college.
If you are studying in England you will be able to get fee funding for an accelerated degree
of up to £11,100.
Course type
c Full-time undergraduate course
For these courses you will attend university or college on most days of the week and for
most weeks of the year (apart from weekends and the usual holidays). You must attend the
course for at least 24 weeks in the academic year, unless it is the last academic year of
the course, in which case you must attend for at least eight weeks. The course must also
last for at least one academic year. You will still be considered to be attending your course
even if arrangements have been made by your university or college for you to take the
course without having to attend.
Full-time postgraduate Initial Teacher Training (ITT) course
For these courses you must attend full-time, for either study or teaching practice, for an
aggregate of at least six weeks in the year. If your periods of full-time study, including
teaching practice, amount to less than six weeks you may only receive a reduced
rate Tuition Fee Loan. You will still be considered to be attending your course even if
arrangements have been made by your university or college for you to take the course
without having to attend.
Full-time distance learning
Distance learning is a programme of study that comprises video, printed and online
materials that allows students to study at home with a tutor based elsewhere.
Full-time foundation degrees
Foundation degrees are employment-related higher education qualifications designed to
give you the skills needed at the relevant professional and higher technician level. They are
designed to be flexible to suit different situations, and you can complete foundation degrees
in two years if you study full-time.
Full-time involving a placement (‘sandwich’ course)
This kind of course includes full-time education at the university or college, plus periods of
industrial or work placement.
Pre-registration postgraduate healthcare course (only applicable to students
studying in England)
A postgraduate healthcare course is a designated pre-registration course in an allied health
profession subject, nursing or midwifery that leads to a Postgraduate Diploma or Masters
qualification.

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Other course types - (only applicable to students studying in Northern Ireland)

Flexible postgraduate/Part-time undergraduate/Part-time ITT course
You will need to provide a letter from your university or college confirming the number of
weeks you will be on full-time study and full-time teaching practice.
Term details
d If you are studying abroad you should speak to your university or college to confirm your
tuition fee.
Placement details
f The tuition fee amount you may be charged will vary depending on the type of placement
and where in the UK the university or college you normally attend is located. If you’re on a
placement you should speak to your university or college who will be able to confirm your
tuition fee.

Section 5 - previous study and other information

If you're a qualified teacher because you've been registered by the institute for Learning as
holding Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status (QTLS), you may be able to apply for a
Tuition Fee Loan for a further teacher training course.
a1 This includes any undergraduate or postgraduate course you have attended whether it was
in the UK or overseas. Examples of undergraduate higher education courses you should tell
us about include:
• DipHE, HND and Foundation Degree, and similar courses from outside the UK.
• Integrated Masters Degrees.
Examples of postgraduate courses you should tell us about include:
• PgDip
• MA
• MSc
• MBA or equivalents.
a2 If you did not finish your course due to compelling personal reasons (which does not include
reasons of academic performance alone), you must give full details in this section and send
the necessary documentary evidence to support the reasons you give.
A self-funded course is one that was studied at a private university or college and no
support of any kind was paid either to you or the university or college to meet tuition fee or
maintenance costs for the duration of the course.
a4 If you did not finish your course due to compelling personal reasons (which does not include
reasons of academic performance alone), you must give full details in this section and send
the necessary documentary evidence to support the reasons you give.

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c1 If you are eligible to apply for a social work bursary from the National Health Service
Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) or Social Services Inspectorate you should answer
‘no’ to this question because this is a separate bursary to those offered by the NHS or DoH.
c2 If you are eligible to receive a non-income assessed bursary then you are not eligible
for any other student finance unless you are a seconded student studying a health-related
course and you have been advised that you cannot apply for any bursary at all, either
income or non-income assessed.
If you are unsure about your eligibility for a bursary, contact the National Health Service
Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) helpline on 0300 330 1345.

Section 6 - loan request section

If you have previously worked in the UK you will find your National Insurance number on:
• a National Insurance number card or letter;
• a payslip;
• an Income Tax document such as a P45 or P60; or
• a form from your local Jobcentre Plus, Jobcentre or Social Security Office.
If you have a National Insurance number but cannot find it, you should contact HM Revenue &
Customs (HMRC) National Insurance Registrations helpline on 0300 200 3502.
If you do not have a National Insurance number you should leave the National Insurance number
box blank. Please let us know as soon as you get one.
Tuition Fee Loan
The maximum tuition fee amount you are charged may vary depending on which country you
study in.
Your Tuition Fee Loan will be paid directly to your university or college in three instalments within
the academic year.
You will be liable for your Tuition Fee Loan from the first day of each term not the date when the
instalment is paid to your university or college.
Liability date % of total Tuition Fee Loan that you will be liable for
First day of Term 1 25%
First day of Term 2 50%
First day of Term 3 100%

If you are unsure when your term starts please contact your university or college.
Each payment is made after we receive confirmation from your university or college that you are in
attendance at the start of each term. Interest will be charged from the day we pay the Tuition Fee
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 Applying for a loan at a later date or changing the amount requested
You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan at any time in the academic year provided you are within the
time limit. The time limit for applying is usually 9 months from the start of your academic year.
To apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, or to change the amount you originally requested, you can
download a Tuition Fee Loan Request form online by visiting the website for the country you are
studying in.
If you cannot sign the form it must be signed on your behalf by your attorney. The Power
of Attorney letter must be sent with the application before a signature from that attorney will
be accepted.

Change of circumstances
You must notify the Student Loans Company about any change in your circumstances, which
may affect your entitlement to financial support.
To tell us about any changes in your circumstances you must complete a Change of
Circumstances form (EUCO1). This form is available online.
The most common change of circumstance for students would be if:
• you are absent from the course for more than 60 days because of illness;
• you are absent for any other reason;
• you leave, abandon or are expelled from the course;
• you stop attending the course and do not intend, or are not allowed, to return for the rest of the
academic year;
• you transfer to a different course at the same, or a different, university or college;
• you transfer from a full-time to a part-time course;
• you repeat part or all of a year of your course; or
• the date of the start or end of your course changes.
Information about data sharing for bursary and scholarship purposes
Universities and colleges may offer financial awards such as bursaries or scholarships to their
students. To help them administer these awards (i.e. to determine eligibility and entitlement to,
and if relevant pay, a bursary or scholarship - ‘bursary administration purposes’) they will ask
the Secretary of State (if your place of study is in England), the Welsh Ministers (if your place
of study is in Wales) and the Department for the Economy and the Education Authority (if your
place of study is in Northern Ireland) and the Student Loans Company for access to information
you provide in connection with this application for student finance (whether on this form or at a
later date).

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