Applying For Student Finance through the Student Loans Company (SLC)

If you are an undergraduate student from the UK or the EU you may be eligible for financial support from the Student Loans Company (SLC). The SLC provides loans (which have to be repaid) and grants (which do not have to be repaid) to cover tuition fees and living costs. There is additional support available to cover childcare costs or if you are disabled.

Full details are available on the SLC website.

You should go to the Student Finance England section of the website.

You can speak to an SLC advisor by telephoning them on 0845 300 5090.

Apply online

You can apply for funding online. This is the easiest and quickest way to apply. You can track your application and quickly make amendments if your circumstances change. Once your application is approved the SLC will send you a Notification of Entitlement and a Loan Declaration Form. You must sign the Loan Declaration Form and return it to the SLC. The SLC will not make any payments until they receive this form. To apply online click here.

• If you wish to apply for a Childcare Grant you must complete a CCG1 Form and CCG2 Form. If you apply online these forms are completed and submitted online.
• If you wish to apply for a Disability Grant you must complete a DSA1F Form. If you apply online this form is completed and submitted online.

If you are seeking additional financial support, please refer to the SLC website for full details.

Please be aware that processing times for a standard application can take up to 12 weeks to be approved. We can wait for the payment of your tuition fees through the SLC. However, if you are applying for a maintenance loan or grant or other financial support, you must decide whether or not you can manage financially because you may have no income until your application is fully approved.

IMPORTANT – During the approval stage of your application, you must submit evidence of your ID (normally your passport) and National Insurance Number. This can take up to 2 weeks to process and validate alongside your application.

As stated above, when your application has been approved you will receive a Notification of Entitlement together with a Loan Declaration Form which you must sign and return.

Upon receipt of the signed Loan Declaration Form, the SLC will issue us with a student attendance request to confirm you are attending the College. Once we have confirmed your attendance, the SLC can take 7–10 working days to process your payment.

The tuition fee loan will be paid directly to the College in three instalments. Your maintenance loan, maintenance grant and any other financial support will be paid directly into your bank account.

Step-by-step guides

You can find some useful step-by-step guides on the SLC website.

These step-by-step guides cover the following topics:

• Applying for student finance
• Full-time Students
• Part-time Students
• Students with children or adult dependants
• Disabled Students’ Allowances
• Other Help
• Repaying student loans
• Parent resources

Other help

If you still have any concerns about applying for student finance or have any issues or queries regarding an existing application you can visit our Finance Department.

You can submit your enquiries to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Alternatively, you can arrange an appointment by contacting a member of the Finance Department on 0207 078 8870.

If you are enrolling in September 2013, the deadline for submitting your SLC application is 31 May 2013. The SLC will continue to receive applications after this date but they will not guarantee that your application will be processed by the time your course starts.