Friday, 14 March 2025
The deadline for student finance applications relating to the current academic year is Saturday 31 May 2025. You can also now start applying for the next academic year as well.
Funding for 2024-25
You can apply for Student Loans Company (SLC) funding for the current academic year (2024-25) within nine months of the first day of the academic year.
For undergraduate students who started their course in September 2024, the deadline for this year’s funding is Saturday 31 May 2025.
For postgraduate students looking to apply for a master’s or doctoral loan, you must apply within nine months of the first day of the last academic year of the course.
All students should check the table below for your course start date and the relevant application deadline:
| Course start date |
Apply by |
| Between 1 August and 31 December |
31 May after your course started |
| Between 1 January and 31 March |
30 September after your course started |
| Between 1 April and 30 June |
31 December after your course started |
| Between 1 July and 31 July |
31 March after your course started |
Apply now
Funding for 2025-26
Undergraduate students can now also start applying for next year's (2025-26) student finance.
For more information visit the government’s student finance webpages.
If you have a question you can’t find the answer to, you can contact the Funding and Financial Support team.