In your first year you must have completed on-line registration and completed in person registration. The first payment should then be in your bank account (as advised to Student Finance) within three-five working days.

Second and subsequent year students should complete on-line registration and the first instalment should be in the advised bank account within a couple of days of the start of term. If this does not happen please check that you have received a Notification Letter from Student Finance via your online Student Finance account. If you have received the letter you should visit a Student Service Centre for help and advice to check that your University registration has gone through successfully.

If you have not yet received your letter then please wait until received before contacting staff for assistance; unless you are struggling financially (in which case please contact Funding and Financial Support).

Eligibility depends on household income and the course you are attending. To apply for a Core Bursary you have to complete a simple procedure on the Student Portal. Please refer to the 'Core Bursary Assessment procedure - The University of Nottingham' page for further information.

If you are a full-time, home student*, studying for an undergraduate degree and you have been financially assessed by Student Finance who have calculated your household income as £35,000 per year, or below, then you should be eligible for the Core Bursary.

You can find out more from the Bursaries and Scholarships web pages. Also check out the web pages for the School you wish to attend (e.g. Economics).

The Government offers Teaching Bursaries for PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate of Education) students and they can access funding from the Student Loans Company too. Masters and PhD students should refer to Funding for postgraduates - The University of Nottingham

International students experiencing financial problems should email the Funding and Financial Team at financialsupport@nottingham.ac.uk  to see if they are eligible to apply to any of the Support Funds.

The Student Service Centres are Central, Portland Building, University Park (UP), UP East (Physics Building), UP West (Humanities building), QMC, Jubilee, Sutton Bonington, Derby (Royal Derby Hospital) and City Hospital. The Specialist Processes team including Funding & Financial Support is based in Cherry Tree Lodge, University Park. Please see the Find a Student Service Centre page for more information.

You can contact the team anytime by raising a query through the Student Enquiry Centre or by calling us on 0115 82 32071 between 10am - 4pm, weekdays only.

To find the different ways you can contact the team please see our talk to us web page .

Please refer to the University Fees web pages for more information.

If you have taken out a Tuition Fee Loan from Student Finance then this is paid directly to the University and you do not need to worry about instalments etc.  However if you are responsible for paying the fee yourself then you can pay in instalments.  The Fee Services web page can provide more detailed information including deadline dates for payment. 

The Student Hardship Fund is distributed by the Funding & Financial Support Team at the University to students in financial need, in the form on non-repayable grants. Eligibility for an award is assessed on an individual basis, and money may be granted to either help towards a shortfall between income and expenditure, or alternatively to help towards an unexpected essential cost (eg repairs to essential household equipment). 

Students with 'home' fee status must have taken out their full student maintenance loan entitlement before applying to the fund. 

International and EU students can apply in their FINAL year of STUDY only, or if they have expereinced an unexpected change in circumstances that has impacted on the funding they had in place for the course. 

In assessing applications the University adheres to national guidelines on hardship support and has very limited discretion with regards to individual cases.

Once we have received your application with ALL relevant supporting documents,  it may take up to three working weeks for the team to assess and reply to you with the outcome, and possibly longer during busy periods eg just after applications open.

Yes they can, for help towards associated course costs eg printing, books. Part time students starting new courses from 2018/19 onwards (who are eligible for maintenance support from Student Finance) can apply for help with living costs.

The online application form is available on the Support Funds web page

If your application to the Student Hardship Fund is successful awards range from £100 to, in exceptional cases, a maximum of £3,500.

A postgraduate student can apply to the Student Hardship Fund. However the fund cannot be used to meet the cost of tuition fees and it is assumed that postgraduate students have made provision for a basic level of financial support.

Postgraduates (normally domiciled in the UK) on a part-time course may be eligible to apply to the Revis fund for help towards the cost of tuition fees. 

If you are experiencing a financial emergency as a result of unexpected circumstances we may be able to help you with a small interest free loan from the Student Crisis Fund.

The fund provides small interest free loans to students who are experiencing financial difficulties because of a substantial and unexpected change in their circumstances after admission to the University. In some circumstances small, non-repayable grants may be made. Contact Funding & Financial Support to discuss your circumstances further on +44 (0)115 823 2071.

Lone parents, students with a disability and student couples with children may be entitled to welfare benefits.  Please contact the Students' Union Advice team for further information on +44 (0)115 846 8730.

Contact your bank to discuss the problem charges with them.  If this does not resolve the issue, go to the Students' Union Advice team where staff will help you draft a letter to ask for the charges to be refunded.  If the bank charges are as a result of ongoing financial difficulties you may wish to apply to the Student Hardship Fund (see above).

You can download a budget planner and find advice on managing your money at our Budgeting web page.  To discuss your budget further please contact the Studen't Union Advice team on 0115 84 68730

As a University of Nottingham student you can also take the 'Understanding your budget' module on Moodle