Guide
Apply for funding support if you are a UK student
Who is eligible for funding support and how to apply
Updated on 29 April 2025
We will be assessing applications for summer assistance ONLY after the end of term. If you require funding help after the end of term, please submit an application via MyDundee. Only continuing students may apply for this summer assistance. Students completing their studies in May will not be eligible to apply.
If you are having trouble with meeting your cash flow and need help with your living or course costs, you can apply for funding support. You can get help to pay rent, buy books and equipment, and pay travel costs.
You cannot use any money you may receive to pay for tuition fees.
Who can apply
You may be able to receive financial support for general living costs if you are:
- a UK resident student, or the child of an EU migrant worker
- a UK full-time or part-time undergraduate or postgraduate student studying a course as part of a degree programme.
- a full or part-time Nursing student who is undertaking a Pre-Registration Nursing course
You will also need to be:
- eligible to apply for a student loan from your funding body or a nursing bursary from SAAS
and
- have accessed the maximum government funding to which you are eligible
Students who are not eligible
You are not able to apply for financial assistance if you are:
- a co-curriculum student in your first year attending college. You need to contact your college's student services for financial aid.
- on an extended due process or are writing up a thesis.
- studying on the MSc Educational Psychology and receiving the Educational Psychology training grant.
- From the EU or are an International Student.
Appeal a decision
You are entitled to appeal a decision made on your application for financial assistance. The process is as follows:
- Your application will be discussed at the next available Panel for Financial Aid (unless it has already been discussed at one of these meetings), and a response provided by the Panel;
- If you want to appeal the Panel decision, you will need to make an appointment to speak with the Student Funding Officer and Head of Department, Sharon Sweeney. You will need to contact our office on 01382 384801 to make an appointment.
- At this point, your application may go back to the Panel for Financial Aid for further discussion and a final decision.
- If you are not satisfied with this decision, you will meet with our Assistant Director (Wellbeing), Jonathan Staal. You will need to contact our office on 01382 384801 to make an appointment.
- You are free to make a complaint via the complaint procedure if you are still not satisfied with our decision.