What is Blackbullion?

Blackbullion is a digital financial education platform designed to provide you with money skills for life. Blackbullion is free for all Imperial students and gives you access to a full range of online learning pathways and tools to help you manage your finances and build yourself a better financial future. 
 
The Blackbullion platform includes not only learning pathways, but also budgeting tools and student finance calculators to help you plan your expected income against likely expenditure. You may also wish to use the Direct.Gov Student finance calculator to estimate your expected income from Government statutory funding.0
 

How to access Blackbullion

To access Blackbullion as a current Imperial College student, follow the steps below:
 
2. Click 'Sign up' to register
3. In ‘Your email’ box, you must enter your Imperial College email address
4. In ‘Your password’ box, create a password
5. Once you have registered, you can just log in and start using the platform
 
Complete Blackbullion’s online financial pathways at your own pace and increase your financial literacy—from how to budget and save while studying to understanding taxes. Sign-up for money boot camps and 21-day saving challenges, or jump on the budget calculator tool to understand where your money is coming from and where it’s going.
 

Student Support Fund

We have recently moved applications to the Student Support Fund to the Blackbullion platform. You will need to set up two factor authentication for secure access and apply via the Funds section in the Blackbullion platform. For more information about the fund, please see our Student Support Fund webpage.

Money Ready For Uni

If you are interested in studying at Imperial College London, but have not yet commenced, you can access some of the Blackbullion resources by signing up on the platform using your personal email address. Once you are a student, you can update your account to receive the full access. 

Money Manager App

Blackbullion have released their Money Manager app, where you can securely connect your bank accounts via open banking, and create your own budget. The app will provide students a spending insight into their own finances, giving you a piece of mind and control with your finances. Have a look at their app webpage for more information and how to download this. 

Security 

It is important that you remain alert and be on the lookout for anything suspicious. Our 'Be Secure (IT Security)' page gives you tips on how to stay safe online 
 
Please follow the link provided for the Blackbullion Privacy Notice