Financial Assistance

The Student Support Fund can offer support to UK students who are experiencing financial difficulties. It isn’t guaranteed for any particular year or for the whole duration of an academic year, but if you’re experiencing financial difficulties, you can apply.

Students experiencing problems with their statutory student funding – e.g. Student Finance or NHS who haven’t received the first payment and are in immediate hardship as a result – are advised to make an appointment with a Money and Support Adviser.

We offer support for Care Leavers if you’ve let us know you’re a Care Leaver, we’ll let you know how to apply for the bursary.

We offer support for Young Adult Carers who are struggling financially during their studies. We recognise caring often has financial implications (such as less availability for paid work and increased travel costs). If you received the Carers Bursary last academic year you will be automatically sent a different form.

Apply for the Young Adult Carers Bursary 2026/27.

We offer support for students who are estranged from their parents or become estranged during their studies. If you received the Estranged Bursary last academic year you will be automatically sent a different form.

Apply for Estranged Bursary.

The International Student Support Fund can offer support to UK students who are experiencing financial difficulties. It isn’t guaranteed for any particular year or for the whole duration of an academic year, but if you’re experiencing financial difficulties, you can apply.

The scheme is now closed to students starting their studies in September 2026.

USW is offering a laptop scheme to support new full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who will be studying at a USW campus for the first time in the 2026/27 academic year.

The Digital Hardship Fund is designed to help students who are experiencing financial hardship and cannot afford to buy a laptop.