Student finance: an introduction
A guide to student finance for new students entering higher education
Student finance
Tuition fees and funding for students
The first step in drawing up a budget for student life is working out how much higher education will cost. You’ll need to consider tuition fees, accommodation and living costs. Check out what it will cost Northern Ireland students.
What you could get
Information on loans, grants, bursaries and awards and how to qualify for them
How to apply - new students
Advice on how to apply for financial help for full and part-time courses
Finance after your first year
A guide to the application process and what to do if your circumstances change
Repaying student loans
How you will repay your loan if your course started before 1998 and how you will repay it if your course stared after 1998
Not from Northern Ireland?
How to apply for student finance if you are from outside Northern Ireland.
Financially supporting a student
Your rights and responsibilities if you are a parent, spouse or partner of a student
Student finance: other funding
Information on other sources of funding available
Students from other EU countries
Advice on student finance available if you are from a European Union (EU) country outside of the UK
Student finance
Get help with rates
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