Our financial support is designed to be additional to UCL’s core hardship support. We aim to support students who, for whatever reason, cannot access UCL support but are in financial need - preventing them from continuing or completing their studies, or from taking part in student activities.

Funding and Financial Advice

Meet the UCL Student Funding Adviser
Money and Debt Advice
UCL Cost of Living Hub

UCL Financial Assistance Funds

As a first step, students should always apply to the UCL Financial Assistance Funds, or other relevant UCL hardship support. Follow the links below to fund relevant to you:

Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, PGCE, Postgraduate Research and other students
Doctoral School Fellowships

Students' Union Hardship Fund

The Sarah Douglas Hardship Fund provides support if you cannot access UCL's Financial Assistance Fund but are in financial need.

Sarah Douglas Hardship Fund
Help for students who are experiencing financial difficulty and have no other forms of support available

Additional Students' Union Funds

Activities Participation Fund
Grants to enable you to take part in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities
Gender Expression Fund
Supporting the needs of transgender, non-binary and gender non-confirming students

Emergency Cash

Short-term loans and emergency cash is available via the links below.

UCL Short Term Loans up to £250
Emergency Grants from the Union up to £150
Financial Literacy and Capability
Increase your financial confidence to budget successfully and manage money problems before reaching a crisis point

We have been able to extend our work on student hardship and financial support this year due to an additional grant from UCL for which we are very grateful.

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