Financial support from UWE

If you are a UK student and have extra costs or financial problems while studying, there are UWE and government hardship funds available to help you.

The UWE Summer Fund will open on Monday 1 July 2013 providing the hardship funds are not exhausted before this time.

The University may exceptionally remit fees, in full or in part, for international students on full-time programmes who pay their own fees for which there is no statutory support.

Students who experience exceptional and unforeseen circumstances during the academic year that cause financial hardship may be eligible. Exceptional circumstances include withdrawal of sponsor or bereavement.

Please refer to the Tuition Fee and Debt Remission Policy for further information.

Applications are only considered after an appointment with a Finance and Immigration Adviser.

This fund is used to make awards to EU and international students who have experienced substantial and unforeseen financial hardship since the start of the academic year.

The limited size of the fund means that students in even the most severe hardship are unlikely to receive more than £1,000. Applications can only be considered after an appointment with a Finance and Immigration Adviser.

All registered students are eligible to apply for a UWE short-term loan of between £50 and £300, repayable within 30 days. The Short-Term Loan scheme is provided by UWE to help students who find themselves with a temporary cash-flow problem caused by circumstances beyond their control. During periods of high demand it may be necessary to restrict the eligibility criteria further.

There are not sufficient funds to provide substitute overdrafts for students who find they have a general shortfall between their income and expenditure. The fund relies on students repaying their loans so that more students can be supported during the academic year.

Please note that short term loans are not issued during the summer vacation. Students experiencing serious hardship should make an appointment to speak to a Finance and Immigration Adviser.

Before applying, please note the following:

• Short term loans are available only during your academic year of attendance. Students are eligible to apply once their official start date has passed and they are registered - at least provisionally - on their programme.
• Loans are not normally given during the final two months of study at the university.
• Loans will not normally be offered to students who already have an outstanding debt to the university, who have defaulted on a previous short term loan, or who have not exhausted other sources of funding available to them (including the use of bank funds to within £100 of any agreed limit, including overdrafts).
• Students who do not repay their loan within 30 days may have their access to university facilities restricted and may be prevented from registering on the next year of their course.
• Applications which do not indicate a source of funds which will enable repayment of the loan in the Repayment section will be rejected. Please note that post-dated cheques are no longer accepted as a repayment method.

The application form asks for supporting evidence. In all cases this includes:

1. The applicant's most recent bank statement.
2. A mini-statement dated within three days of the application.

To apply, please download, print out and complete the form below, and return it with supporting evidence to Main Reception, Frenchay Campus, or post it to the Advice and Enquiry Service, 1D03, UWE Frenchay Campus, Bristol, BS16 1QY.

Download short-term loan application form.

We aim to inform applicants of the outcome by email to their UWE email address within 3 working days of receipt of a complete application (subject to workload).