Summer Hardship Fund

Are you facing financial hardship over the summer break? If so, the Summer Hardship Fund is due to open on Tuesday the 18^th June 2024 and will close on the 19^th July 2024.

The University provides a hardship fund for students who encounter sudden financial difficulties. The fund can provide financial assistance during the summer period for some students; applications will be considered from non-final year students who meet the following criteria:

• Students with children (please note Students who are lone parents are advised to apply for government means-tested benefits and increased housing benefit during the summer)

• Student re-taking/re-sitting elements of their course.

• Students who are ill or have a disability and are therefore unable to undertake work, and are not eligible to receive benefits.

• Care leavers, carers and students who are estranged from their family.

Eligibility

You must meet the following criteria.

• A UK National or an EU National with a maintenance loan from Student Finance England (or equivalent).

• You have applied for all other funding (loans, grants, statutory support) you are entitled to.

• If you are a self-funded student, you can show that you made sensible arrangements at the start of your course to fund your studies.

• Where applicable, you must be financially assessed by Student Finance England.

The following students are not eligible to apply:

• EU nationals in receipt of Tuition fee loan only from SFE

• Final Year students who are due to graduate this Summer

• Postgraduate or Nursing Students (who have applied for the main Greenwich Hardship Fund in the current 2023/24 academic year)

• Part time Students

You must be fully registered on your course and have received your first maintenance loan payment before you apply.

How to apply

Students studying at one of the main campuses (Greenwich, Avery Hill and Medway) please apply via the Digital Student Centre.

Students studying at a partner college where tuition fees are paid directly to the university please request an application form from fab@gre.ac.uk stating your full name and Greenwich ID number.

As part of the application, you will need to upload documents that are applicable to your situation; documents will include:

1. Student Finance England Entitlement Summary and University Payment Advice  

   You can download these documents by logging into your Student Finance England account:

   • Go to www.logon.slc.co.uk and sign in.
   • On the homepage, click “letters and emails” at the top right.
   • Open the most recent “Notification of Entitlement” letter.
   • Click on the PDF and save it to your computer

2. NHS Learning Support Fund Payment schedule

3. Social Work Bursary payment award letter

4. Teacher Training Bursary Entitlement Letter
5. Evidence of weekly amount of Childcare Grant paid to your registered childcare provider – please download your payment history from the SFE Childcare Grant payment service

6. Fully detailed Bank/Building Society statements for the last 3 months for all accounts held by you and your partner: How to download online bank statements

7. Rent – Full tenancy agreement or recent rent statement, showing your name, landlord’s details and amount of rent currently paid. Evidence of payment of rent should also be highlighted on your bank statements

8. Mortgage – Mortgage statement and last three months payments highlighted on bank statements

9. Council Tax bill for the current year – if applicable

10. State Benefits - all pages of your most recent award letter or online payment statement for all benefits. 

11. Payslips for you and your partner

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The main Greenwich Hardship Fund will re-open after the close of registration in October for the 2024/25 academic year.