Prospective students from England should contact Student Finance England as soon as possible to obtain details of the funding that is available.
Students can find out more and apply online at www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance, or by calling 0845 300 50 90. Full-time students can apply online for student support.
Student Finance England application deadlines
New students
31 May 2012 is the deadline for applying for your student finance so, if you’re planning to start a full-time course at university or college later this year and haven’t applied yet for your student finance, go online today and apply at www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
You don’t have to have a confirmed place – simply use your first choice of course and change it online at a later date if you need to.
Continuing students
29 June 2012 is the deadline for re-applying for your student finance so, if you’re returning to a full-time course at university or college later this year and haven’t applied yet for your student finance, go online today and apply at www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
Students from Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland should contact their national student finance service:
Students from other EU countries can find out about financial support for tuition fees on the DirectGov website.
Helen Lucas, ncn's HE Welfare and Finance adviser, will be pleased to answer any queries once you have contacted the above and obtained the relevant information.
Once you have enrolled at ncn you may be eligible for additional financial assistance through the Access to Learning Fund if you run into financial difficulties.