Featured byCity St George's, University of London
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£2,500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The City Hardship Fund is supported by City, University of London, Alumni and other sponsors.
They understand that despite financially planning for your study period unexpected financial hardship can arise leaving students in financial difficulty to pay for living costs and course materials. Discretionary financial support from the Fund is available to help in these circumstances.
Benefits
Students can apply for a grant or loan, dependent on their current financial circumstances. To be considered for a grant students need to be financially assessed the maximum grant value is £1,500 and for priority* students £2,500 (grants do not need to be repaid). Where students are experiencing a temporary shortfall in funding a loan maybe provided, the maximum loan value is £500 (the loan must be repaid). Funding can be provided towards living costs and course materials only.
Eligibility
Students must meet all of the eligibility criteria below:
- Students on Foundation, Undergraduate, Masters or Research courses enrolled full-time or part-time (at least 50% of a full-time equivalent course) at City, University of London including Urdang undergraduates in Year 1 and 2.
- Students must be in receipt of all eligible sources of funding before applying to the City Hardship Fund, including maximum entitlement to means tested maintenance loan and allowances from Student Finance England, NHS training grant, Welfare Benefits (e.g. Universal Credit) where eligible. Applicants must have normally received their first instalment of student finance and shared their SFE assessed household income with City.
- Applicants need to demonstrate that they have made realistic provision to pay their tuition fees and living expenses and are up to date with their tuition fee payments.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Register with Blackbullion and complete the ‘Spending snapshot’.
Complete all sections in the City Hardship Fund application form and upload all required evidence that applies to you. Incomplete applications will not be assessed until all the required evidence has been provided.
Applications are assessed in the order of receipt, normally within 4 weeks. We conduct a financial assessment and take into consideration personal circumstances.
You will be notified of the outcome via your City email address. If you are given a grant/loan we will pay you directly into your bank account, using the details you provide in your application form.