Students in England are being encouraged to apply for
student finance as soon as possible to ensure their
finances are in place for the new academic year.
That’s the message from the Student Loans Company (SLC)
which has ensured that the application service has remained
open to students as part of its response to the COVID-19
pandemic.
From this week, SLC is contacting returning students to
remind them to reapply for their next year’s student
finance before 19 June. New students are being asked to
submit their applications before 22 May 2020. They don’t
need a confirmed place on a course to apply, they can use
their first choice of course and update their application
later if this changes.
The easiest way to apply is online at gov.uk/studentfinance and
SLC has produced the following guide and a video to help
with the process: student finance
quickguide
How to Apply
There is also a dedicated resource for parents and partners
who are supporting applications here https://studentfinance.campaign.gov.uk/
Derek Ross, SLC’s Executive Director of Operations said:
“We recognise that students will have much to consider at
the moment. However, for those going to University this
autumn, it is important that they make applying for student
finance a priority. SLC has worked hard to ensure the
continuity of the application service throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic and the message is still that students
should get their applications in ASAP to ensure that their
student finance is in place for the new academic year.”
Student Finance England has more information on the online
student community forum, the student
room and also on a dedicated area on
the UCAS website
This information is designed to help new students and their
parents find out everything they need to know about the
application process. Students can also follow SFE
at facebook.comSFEngland, twitter.com/SF_England or youtube/SFEFILM to
keep up with all the latest news alerts.
