Money matters

Financial support

Access to Learning Fund

The Access to Learning Fund provides extra financial support to UK students who have serious financial difficulties and who might otherwise have to abandon their studies. The Access to Learning Fund can be of particular help to students with dependant children; single parents; students entering higher education from care; mature students; students from low-income backgrounds; students with disabilities; and final-year undergraduate students.

Working while studying

Most students find that the South West is not a particularly expensive place to live. However, many students now choose to supplement their student loan and grant by working part-time. The Works, run jointly by the Students’ Guild and the University, helps students find part-time and holiday work and the Careers Service at the Cornwall Campus offers a similar service for Cornwall-based students.

Help and advice

The staff of the Students’ Guild Advice Unit in Exeter and the Students’ Union at the Cornwall Campus can help you with financial queries. They advise students before they enrol at the University, run budgeting workshops for all new students during Welcome Week, hold one-to-one advice sessions and have an interactive website.

This help is available to all students and you do not have to have a serious problem – you can even get information before a problem ever arises. More information can be found on the Students’ Guild Advice Unit web pages for students based in Exeter and on the Students’ Union (FXU) Advice Service web pages for students based at the Cornwall Campus.