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

New Students (starting in September 2012)

You can apply now and should do so as early as possible. You do not need to have accepted a place as your university and course details can easily be updated at a later date. You will need to complete the application and send all the required information by 31st May 2012 to be sure that you have your money at the start of your course. It is still possible to apply after this date, but this may mean that you do not receive support until after your course has started.

Continuing Students

You should apply by 29th June 2012 to ensure that you receive your money by the start of the 2012/13 academic year.

It is still possible to apply for support for 2011/12 if you have not already done so. The deadline for applications for this year is 1st June 2012.

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 Partial 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 Direct Gov 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.