What is it?
The Maintenance Loan is designed to support full-time Home students with their living costs e.g. food, rent and travel.
Find out more about who qualifies for financial support from the Government on the gov.uk website.
How much can I get?
The amount you can get depends on:
- where you live
- where you study
- your household income
The maximum loan amount in 2024-25 for students living away from home in London is £13,348.
See the gov.uk website for more information.
You can use the Government's student finance calculator to estimate how much Maintenance Loan you’ll get – it will also tell you if you’re eligible for extra grants or allowances.
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- Students from England
- Students from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Students from elsewhere in the EU
- Do I have to pay it back?
Students living in England must apply for financial support from the Government via the funding authority, Student Finance England.
You can calculate an approximate Maintenance Loan amount at Gov.UK Student Finance Calculator.
Similar living cost support is available for students from Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales – contact your relevant funding body for more information about the amount you may be eligible for:
- Students living in Northern Ireland: Student Finance NI
- Students living in Scotland: Student Awards Agency for Scotland
- Students living in Wales : Student Finance Wales
EU Fees and support from 2021:
Please visit the Fee Status page for current and full information.
Also, check out Imperial's range of scholarships
Yes, but only once you have left university, are in employment and earning a pre-tax salary of £27,295 (April 2022) a year or more.
Find out more
For more information on loans, see the Government's GOV.UK website.
Student finance for EU, Swiss, Norwegian, Icelandic or Liechtenstein nationals from August 2021
Please visit the Fee Status page for current and full information.