Student Finance Application Guide

Apply for Student Finance Step by Step Guide 2026/ 27 (Full- Time)

Creating a Student Finance account

Step 1 Click on the following link to apply: https:// www.gov.uk/studentfinance-register-login

Step 2 Click on ‘Create an account’

It is important to note that in order to complete your online application you will need to know your National Insurance number.

Step 3 Now complete the online application process, as followed.

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Step 3 - You have now created your Student Finance England account

Moving onto step 4, you will need to answer the following series of questions in order for your application to be processed.

Click on ‘Apply for Student Finance’

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Click on ‘Higher Education’

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Click on ‘Undergraduate’

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Click on ‘Full Time’

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Click on ‘2026/27’

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Completing your student finance

• There is 7 stages within your student finance application; 1. About you 2. Previous study 3. Course and fees 4. Living costs 5. Financial information 6. Additional information 7. Submit

Stage 1 About you In the following sections you will be required to provide details of • residency status, • your address, • relationship status (single, married, divorced etc)

If you require any help on stage 1 and 2 please contact the HE Team- HE@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk

You will only answer yes to this if you have previously studied or are studying at a University

Stage 3

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When you get to this page, put in the University or college you will be studying at e.g. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group The search boxes are drop downs so when you type into the box a list will start to appear so just choose the correct one.

Stage 3

Once you get to this page, put in the ‘Course title or SLC course code’ details will be in your offer letter in the box, you will then have to choose which campus you are studying at as some courses run at more than one campus e.g. Selby or Wakefield

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Please make sure you have applied for the correct course The search boxes are drop downs so when you type into the box a list will start to appear so choose the correct one

If you have incorrectly imputed the course title/ campus, please click on ‘change’ and amend as required

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Choose the correct year you will be taking of the course. Normally this will be the first year.

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Full Time course per year fee £ 7400 unless stated otherwise

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Please select: ‘Yes, I want to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan’ If you do not apply for Tuition Fee Loan you have 2 option of paying for your course which would either be; Self funding the full cost of the course yourself Employer funded- where the employer pays all your course cost Please see the follow link if you want more information about ‘tuition fees’ https:// www.gov.uk/student-finance/new-fulltime-students#:~:text=Tuition%20Fee%20Loan,- Your %20university%20or&text=If%20you're%20a%20full,get%20up%20to%20%C2%A311%2C100

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Please select: ‘I want the maximum Tuition Fee Loan’ If you do not want to borrow either the maximum amount or pay the full amount not via a loan you have 2 option of paying for your course which would either be; Self funding the cost of the course yourself Employed funded- where the employer pays part/ all your course cost

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You are now at the end of stage 3 – course and fees Please check all the details are correct and make any necessary changes before continuing .

This is an example of the course and fee summary

The next 4 stages is all 4.Living about; costs 5.Financial information 6.Additional information 7.Submitting your application

When filling in the information about income you do not have mention any part time job you may have as you will be a fulltime student and any income you earn through part time work is your choice. You only need your household income of your parent/s or the person you live with to be assessed for the amount of maintaince loan you will be entitled to. Please see the link below Student finance and working par t-time - what you need to know

If you require any help on any stages above please contact the HE Team- HE@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk

Once you have completed your application, the course that you have applied for and the campus you will study at will show on your account.

It will show Heart of Yorkshire at the bottom of your application, you do not need to do anything. .

Please contact the HE Team if you have any questions or issues relating to your Student Finance application HE@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk