If you can, working part time alongside your studies can be a good way to create additional income. Our Unitemps service can help you find work alongside your studies, including options on campus. Working extra hours in holiday times can be a way to increase your money to support your term time finances.
Are you eligible for any of the bursaries and scholarships we offer? Full details are available on our website, including an overview of the offers, eligibility criteria and guidance notes.
Some students are eligible to claim universal credit. or other welfare benefits. Universal Credit may count student finance as income which could affect your claim and other government benefits. Please be aware that some funds such as student loans or university support funds may impact on your ability to claim Universal Credit, so weigh up your options carefully for your individual circumstances. Our Students’ Union Advice team can help you to understand if you are eligible for government benefits whilst studying, and which ones may be right for you.
If your situation changes or you feel you are facing financial hardship, you may want to consider applying tfor one of our support funds, which include the Student Crisis Fund and the Student Hardship Fund. Support funds are not intended to be relied on as a source of income. Please note that if you have a partner, we will consider their income when applying for support funds in some circumstances (eg if you are married and/or live together).
Postgraduate students can use the postgraduate search website for funding opportunities including loans, grants, scholarships and bursaries. Postgraduate students are expected to have made sufficient provision before starting their studies.