The Student Support Fund is provided by Middlesex University to help students who are experiencing financial difficulties and particularly those students who need help to meet extra costs not met from other sources of support. The fund can also be used to help alleviate unexpected financial hardship.
The fund provides Grants (non-repayable awards/ money you do not have to pay back) of between £200 and £2,500, with applications assessed on individual need. The average award is £250 and is based on the shortfall between income and outgoings. However, students in their final year or those with additional study costs, such as childcare, are more likely to receive more than those who have fewer outgoings
You can apply annually, and you can also make a second application if your circumstances change resulting in financial difficulties within an academic year.
You are eligible to apply for the Student Support Fund if you are:
The student support fund is now open and applications can be submitted by following the instructions below. The deadline for receipt of completed application forms (with all necessary documentary evidence) will be midnight on Friday 16th April 2021.
If you are facing unforeseen or unexpected financial difficulties please do contact our student welfare advice team by:
All applications to the student support fund must be made electronically and via the steps below. In addition all supporting documents must be attached to the application form and submitted electronically.
Please note - we cannot accept applications via email.
Step 1: Read the guidance notes and gather electronic copies of all of the necessary supporting documents. It is recommended that you submit the application with all supporting evidence in one go. We would therefore advise that you gather, scan and save all your supporting evidence on your computer and then upload the evidence to the application as you complete the form.
Step 2: Complete a copy of the electronic application form, attaching all necessary documentation before you submit your application. If you do need to submit any additional evidence or check on your application at a later stage, please see “Already submitted an application?” below.
Step 3: On submission, your request will be logged on our enquiry system and you will see a popup success message along with a reference number. You will also receive an email as confirmation of receipt, to your university email account from Unihelp.
Step 4: The student financial support team will aim to contact you within 24 hours to give you an indication of how long it will take to check your application. At certain times of the year (and specifically November, December and April when we receive the most applications) it may take up to 3 weeks for your application to be initially considered. Check your university email account and look for an email from Unihelp with this update.
Step 5: Your application will be checked and assessed and if we require further information we will contact you. If your application is unsuccessful (which means that a payment will not be paid to you as your income is deemed sufficient to cover your essential expenditure) we will let you know as soon as possible. If your application is successful we will confirm any payment to be made and an associated payment plan, if the award is to be paid in instalments.
All communication will be via email from UniHelp.
Now you have read all about the fund, click below to complete and submit the form.
You can only submit an application on a desktop or laptop and use Mozilla Firefox or Chrome to complete the form. Do not complete the form on a smartphone or tablet.
Already submitted an application?
If you have already submitted an application and need to attach additional documentation or view any updates, please log in to myUniHub, your online portal (under the MyForms tab). You will be able to access your open Student Support Fund at the bottom of the page”.
Student Support Fund – General Eligibility
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Information for postgraduate students
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