For Current Students - Financial Issues

Hardship Funds

UK students experiencing exceptional financial hardship may be eligible to receive assistance from the University Hardship Funds administered by the Student Advisory Service. Application forms and further details are available from Student Advisory Service.

Completed application forms must be returned to the Student Advisory Service.

Financial Advice

If you are concerned about your finances when you are at the University advice and guidance is available from:

• the Advance@Dundee web site, especially from the page Organising your Finances
• Student Advisory Service
• The Student Associations' Information & Support Service can provide general advice about finance, including the DUSA Hardship Fund.
• INSPIRE - Inspire for Education is a software product developed to benefit students and educational institutions. Inspire allows students to access accurate, comprehensive information on finance and welfare, and has a unique section on education trust funds which helps quickly identify appropriate alternative sources of finance. The package can be accessed via the IT Suite computers.

Other Information

• Our Bursaries
• Latest information about tuition fees from the Tuition Fees Office in the Registry
• Postgraduate Research Awards

Useful External Web Sites

• Student Awards Agency for Scotland
• Student Loans Company
• Career Development Loans
• Scholarship Search UK
• Department for Education and Employment (DfEE): Higher Education Student Support, including -
• Sources of Funding for International Students (published by the British Council)