Applying for Financial Support

All full-time UK and EU* students wanting to apply for financial support for their studies should make an application through one of the following, depending on where you live:

• Student Finance England
• Student Finance Wales
• Student Awards Agency for Scotland
• Student Finance Northern Ireland

Further information on what kind of support you might be eligible for is available in our loans and grants pages.

The information that you provide in your application will also be used to determine your eligibility for an Access to Exeter Bursary, and a National Scholarship Programme fee waiver, but you must make sure that you consent to share the information that you provide.

*for more information on whether you qualify as a UK or EU student, visit the UKCISA website.

When to Apply

Students starting in September 2013

Full-time UK students can apply from February 2013. EU students can apply from April 2013.

Students who started their course in September 2012 or before

You can still apply for student finance for 2012/13 if you have not already applied.  You will need to make a new application for each year of study, and should apply by 31st May 2013 to ensure you receive your funding on time in September 2013.

Applying for Financial Support Based on your Household Income

When you apply for financial support, you will be asked whether or not you want to apply for student finance based on your household income. If you do not want to apply for student finance based on household income then you will only be eligible to receive the Tuition Fee Loan and a portion of the Maintenance Loan. If you want to be assessed for the full range of financial support including the Maintenance Grant, the Access to Exeter Bursary and the National Scholarship Fee Waiver, you will need to provide details of your household income when you apply.

Details of how your household income is assessed are available from the Gov.UK website.

Consent to Share

If you wish to be considered for the National Scholarship Programme (NSP) and the Access to Exeter Bursary you must give your consent for Student Finance England to pass on details of your assessment to the University. You will be asked to give this consent in your application.

What happens next?

You must provide all documents in support of your application. If you do not provide this documentation, you financial assessment will be delayed.

Once your assessment is complete, you will receive notification of your financial support entitlement.

When applying for financial support, you must provide your National Insurance Number. If you do not supply this information, your student loan and any other grants may be delayed. If you do not know your National Insurance Number or cannot find it, you should contact H.M. Revenue & Customs (HMRC) National Insurance Registrations Hotline on (0845) 915 7006.