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NCL Hardship Fund 

 About  

The Hardship Fund is designed to support students facing unexpected financial challenges during their studies. This fund is aimed at helping those who may be struggling with essential living costs, ensuring that financial difficulties do not hinder their academic progress.

The fund is not intended for tuition fees or discretionary lifestyle expenses.

The fund operates on a first-come, first-served basis, and we will conduct eligibility checks to ensure fair distribution of resources.

Eligible students can receive a grant of up to £1,000, which is a non-repayable amount designed to help you stay on track with your education.

The money can be used to support:

- Essential living costs (rent, utility bills etc)

- IT equipment or access to the internet

- Travelling expenses

- etc.

*The deadline to apply for Hardship Fund for 2025-2026 is 30th June 2026.

Eligibility

Students must meet all of the eligibility criteria below:

- The student must be enrolled on a full-time undergraduate (HND/ FDA or BA Top-up) course.

 - The student must be a UK resident. 

 - The student must be eligible for funding as a 91Ö±²¥ student.

- In receipt of the maximum statutory funding to which you are entitled. (this would include means-tested maintenance loans      and grants, Child Tax Credits, Housing Benefits, Parents Learning Allowance, Childcare Grant, and Council Tax  Reduction)

- The students must be paid the first instalment of their Student Finance before applying to the NCL Hardship Fund

- The student can apply only once during an academic year.

Please note that students applying for hardship funds must be able to demonstrate that they have made provisions to fund both their tuition fees and living costs prior to starting the course.

How to apply

- Students are required to complete the   in full and provide supporting documentation that is listed on the form.

- Students should state why they are applying for financial support from the college and provide as much detail in a supporting statement section of the application form.

- Students must provide a copy of their letter from Student Finance England (SFE) and documents about their finances (three full months of bank statements).

- Hardship Fund application can be collected from the Student Welfare Officers or downloaded from the website.

- Students can submit the application to either the Student Welfare Officer or via email to student.welfare@nelsoncollege.ac.uk

Students will be notified by the Student Welfare Officer of the outcome of their application within 21 working days.