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Student Financial Support

Financial support is available to students experiencing financial difficulties whilst studying and comprises two funds, the Department for the Economy (DfE) Student Support Fund and the University’s Hardship Fund. Further support is provided through the Queen's Bursary and the Care Leavers Bursary.

 

  • DfE Student Support Fund

    The DfE Student Support Fund is a discretionary fund which may provide financial assistance to students from Northern Ireland and Great Britain, who encounter financial difficulty whilst studying

    • All full-time and part-time (25% of equivalent full-time course) Northern Ireland and Great Britain undergraduates and postgraduate students can apply. 
    • Undergraduate students must have taken out their maximum Tuition Fee and Maintenance Loan entitlement.
    • All postgraduate students must demonstrate that they have organised sufficient funding for their course. 

    All eligible students must have completed their registration before an award can be made.

    Please note it can take up 4-6 weeks to have your application assessed.

     

     

  • University’s Hardship Fund

    The University fully appreciates this is challenging and anxious time for students and in some cases, this may be exacerbated by financial hardship as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic.

    The University's Hardship Fund is available to support students in financial hardship whilst studying and particularly those experiencing financial hardship as a result of COVID–19.

    All students registered for the academic year 2021-22 are eligible to make an application to the Hardship Fund. 

    You can only apply to the fund using an ONLINE application, available by logging into their Qsis Student Account at  https://qsis.qub.ac.uk/     

    For help completing the online application please click here.    

    All supporting documentation requested during the online application process should be emailed to supportfund@qub.ac.uk

     

     

  • How to Apply to the DfE Student Support Fund and Hardship Fund

    Students can only apply to the Student Support and University's Hardship Fund using an ONLINE application, available by logging into their Qsis Student Account at  https://qsis.qub.ac.uk/     

    For help completing the online application please click here

    All applications to the Fund must be made through the online application facility above, no paper applications will be accepted.

    Documentation

    Please ensure you email all documentation in support of your application for financial assistance to  supportfund@qub.ac.uk

    Please record your student number on all documentation and in the email.

    Please note that documentation can only be submitted by email to the above email address.

    Additional Information

    Students will be advised by email whether their application has been successful or not. 

  • Queen’s Care Leavers Bursary

    The Queen’s Care Leavers Bursary, is paid directly to an eligible student’s bank account on receipt of a successful application, and is paid in two instalments of £500, at the start of each semester. Please visit http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/wpu/CareExperiencedYoungPeople/

  • Queen's Bursary

    Find out about the Queen's Bursary, which can help you fund your study at Queen's.

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