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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to £2,000
Scholarship coverage
- other
Description
The Summer Hardship Fund is available to all students currently enrolled on any undergraduate, graduate diploma or postgraduate course at University of the Arts London.
Benefits
The minimum award is £250 and the maximum amount we award is £2,000.
The award is for maintenance only; no award will be made for tuition fees.
There is no guarantee that any applicant will be eligible for or awarded the maximum amount.
Awards are paid in one instalment.
Eligibility
- Students who are currently enrolled on any undergraduate, graduate diploma or postgraduate course can apply for the Summer Hardship Fund.
- Applications will also be considered from students who have completed a further education course, are not eligible for statutory funding from the 16-18 Bursary and Advanced Learner Loans Bursary and progressing on to a UAL undergraduate course. Further education applications will need to meet the eligibility criteria for the Summer Hardship Fund in order to be considered for funding.
- Students who have been previously made an award from the University Hardship Fund for the 2024/25 academic year, must evidence an exceptional change of circumstances, as to why their circumstances merit additional financial support from the Summer Hardship Fund.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
26 Sep 2026
The Summer Hardship Fund is now open for applications.
Students who are currently enrolled with UAL studying an undergraduate, graduate diploma or postgraduate course and require financial assistance from the start of term in September can apply for the Summer Fund.
Students who are currently enrolled with UAL studying an undergraduate, graduate diploma or postgraduate course and require financial assistance from the start of term in September can apply for the Summer Fund.
Students who are starting a course in UAL from September onwards are not eligible to apply for the Summer Hardship Fund.
Applications for the Summer Hardship Fund must be made by filling in an online application form via the "my Funding and Finance" tab in the UAL Student Portal.
Closing date: Friday 26 September