Loans and grants
Foreign loans
If you are a student from the USA or Canada Durham University will support you with obtaining financial aid from your home country. For further details please visit www.durham.ac.uk/foreign.loans.
There is considerable financial support available towards your livings costs and course costs from the government, and in addition to this, Durham University offers one of the most generous financial support packages in the country with its Durham Grant Scheme.
We have scholarships recognising excellence in academia and extracurricular activities such as sport and the arts which you may be able to access depending on your personal circumstances. There are also choral and organ scholarships available in conjunction with Durham Cathedral.
If you are a home fee paying undergraduate or PGCE student it is likely that your main source of income will be student loans and grants from the government, which are sometimes referred to as 'statutory support'. The table below shows the maximum student loans and grants available in the academic year 2012/13.
|
Loan/Grant Name
|
Maximum Loan/Grant Amount |
Who's Eligible? |
Means-tested? |
Repayable? |
|
Tuition Fee Loan |
£9,000 |
Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students. |
No |
Yes |
|
Maintenance Loan |
£5,500 |
Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students. |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Maintenance Grant |
£3,250 |
Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students with a household income of less than £50,020. |
Yes |
No |
|
Special Support Grant |
£3,250 |
Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students who are single parents or disabled may receive the Special Support Grant instead of the Maintenance Grant. |
Yes |
No |
|
Parents Learning Allowance |
£1,508 |
Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students with children and a low household income. |
Yes |
No |
|
Childcare Grant |
One child - £148.75 per week More than one child - £255 per week |
Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students with children and a low household income. |
Yes |
No |
|
Adult Dependants Grant |
£2,642 |
Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students with adult dependents and a low household income. |
Yes |
No |
|
Disabled Students Allowance |
Specialist Equipment Allowance - £5,161 per course Non-medical helper's allowance -£20,520 per year General allowance - £1,724 per year Travel allowance "reasonable" spending on extra travel costs due to your disability |
Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students who are disabled. |
No |
No |
If you think that you may not be receiving all the student loans and grants to which you are entitled, you should contact the Student Financial Support Office for help on financialsupport.undergraduate@durham.ac.uk.
Did you know...Grants can help pay towards your living costs (food, travel, accommodation, etc.) while you study. The important thing about grants is that unlike a loan, they do not have to be paid back. If you are eligible to receive a grant towards your studies, the amount you receive will depend upon your household income. For more information visit: www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance.
The new Student Finance system
Information for you on the new Student Finance system: find out costs, your eligibility for financial support, and calculate your repayments. Visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
for details.