Wednesday, 26 April 2023
The deadline for Student Loans Company applications relating to the current academic year is Wednesday 31 May.
You must apply for Student Loans Company (SLC) funding for the current academic year within nine months of the first day of the academic year. This makes the deadline for 2022/23 funding Wednesday 31 May for undergraduate students who started their course in September 2022.
Students who wish to apply for a masters loan or doctoral loan must apply within nine months of the first day of the last academic year of the course.
Please 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 |
For more information visit the government’s student finance webpages or contact the Funding and Financial Support team.