HE Financial Support

The different costs and finance options can seem like a minefield, but there are lots of funding opportunities available to help support your journey.

The majority of these courses require tuition fees to be paid, but there’s lots of help to make sure you can afford your education and enjoy your time at Grantham College without worrying about money. This includes advice about loans for both the cost of the course and for living costs.

Tuition Fees & Financial Support

ll students studying a Higher Education or Professional course are required to pay tuition fees.

Tuition fees do not always have to be paid up front for some Professional and HE courses. Students loans are available and if eligible to cover the whole tuition course fee.

The Government’s Student Loans Company ‘Student Finance England’ facilitates the allocation and repayment of loans to HE level course students in the UK. There are a number of financial packages available that could help you pay for the costs of studying.

What loans are available?

Tuition Fee Loan

To cover your tuition fees, you may be able to get a dedicated Tuition Fee Loan that will cover the entire cost of your course. Your fees are paid directly from Student Finance England so please ensure that you apply for them on time.

Maintenance Loan

To help with living costs, you could also get a Maintenance Loan that will give you peace of mind affording accommodation, food and travel expenses. The amount you can get will depend on where you live and study.

Repayments of any loans will start once earning above £25,000

	2024 to 2025 academic year
Living with your parents	Up to £8,610
Living away from your parents, outside London	Up to £10,227
Living away from your parents, in London	Up to £13,348
You spend a year of a UK course studying abroad	Up to £11,713
If you’re 60 or over on the first day of the first academic year of your course	Up to £4,327