Tuition fee loan

The funding authority for your region (e.g. Student Finance England for students living in England) pays your Tuition Fee Loan directly to the College to cover the cost of your tuition for every year that you apply for the loan.

The money is paid to the College in three installments over the course of each academic year:

• At the start of Term 1: 25% of the tuition fee
• At the start of Term 2: 25% of the tuition fee
• At the start of Term 3: 50% of the tuition fee

The application process varies depending on whether you are from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

• Students from England should apply to Student Finance England (Helpline: 0300 100 0607)
  
• Student from Northern Ireland should apply to: Student Finance NI (Helpline: 0300 100 0077)
• Students from Scotland should apply to: Student Awards Agency for Scotland (Helpline: 0300 555 0505)
• Students from Wales should apply to: Student Finance Wales (Helpline: 0300 200 4050)
  

You can find out more about each application process on the Government's website.

Yes, but only once you have left university, are in employment and earning a pre-tax salary of £26,575 a year or more (confirmed for English students but not Welsh students yet)

Repayments for sudents from Northern Ireland begin after they have completed their course, are in employment and earning a pre-tax salary of £19,380 a year or more.

Find out more about repaying your loans.