The Fund is available to provide discretionary financial help for undergraduate, postgraduate and Research, overseas and EU students, not in receipt of a maintenance loan, who have experienced unexpected financial hardship due to unforeseen circumstances. The IHF is intended as a safety net for students in financial difficulty, not their main source of support. The maximum award is 拢1,000 per academic year.
- Unforeseen short鈥恡erm accommodation costs
- Unforeseen short鈥恡erm subsistence costs
- Unforeseen one鈥恛ff technology costs for your studies
- Unforeseen one鈥恛ff travel costs.
To be eligible to apply, students must be fully registered, with all holds lifted and their tuition fee account must be up to date. Students in their first year of study will not be able to apply until semester two.
It is a requirement that students must be able to demonstrate that they have made adequate provision to fund both their tuition fees and living costs before starting their course.
to demonstrate that they have made adequate provision to fund both their tuition fees and living costs before starting their course.
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for the International Hardship Fund, you will need to meet the following criteria.
- You are an International fee-paying student or EU student not in receipt of a maintenance loan.
- You are a fully registered student at the 亚色影库.
- New entry (year 0 or 1)鈥痺ill not be able to apply until semester two
- You'll be studying a BA, BEd, BSc, LLB, BEng, MEng or MMath or postgraduate course.
- You'll be studying at 亚色影库, Avery Hill or Medway Campus or one of our Partner Colleges where your tuition fee is paid directly to us.
- You must be able to demonstrate that you have below 拢500 in all bank accounts, both in the UK and at home.
- You must be up to date with all fee payments.
- You must have completed this application form and provided all the evidence requested below.
How to apply
2025/26 applications will be available after the close of registration on Monday 27th October 2025.
See our general terms and conditions.
Information
If you would like further details about this bursary you can submit an enquiry using the鈥�.
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