Student Services

Summer Fund 2024/2025

It is intended to offer financial support to continuing University of Lincoln undergraduate students who are unable to work over the summer vacation period and who are experiencing financial hardship.

Please note: Final year students are not eligible to apply to the Summer Fund.

Applications may be made via downloadable pdf or online.

Term Time Fund 2024/25

This fund is now closed for students on most standard-length undergraduate programmes.  See the Summer Fund, above, if you are unable to work over the summer vacation period.

For longer undergraduate programmes* and postgraduate programmes this fund remains open for application.

*The fund will close at the official end of your academic year of 31^st July 2025, whichever is earlier.

For undergraduate and postgraduate students who are eligible for maintenance support from the Student Loans Company.  This Fund is to help with living and course-related costs (not tuition fees) for students who are experiencing financial hardship.

You can apply to the fund online by clicking the link below or by using one of the downloadable .pdf forms.

We are unable to accept paper applications. Forms can be scanned and sent to studentfundingteam@lincoln.ac.uk. Alternatively, you can apply to the fund online.

Independent Students' Summer Accommodation Grant 2024/25

To help continuing University of Lincoln students who are studying at undergraduate level, aged under 25 at the start of the academic year, considered independent* according to their Student Finance application assessment and have to pay commercial rent throughout the entire duration of the summer vacation period.

Students in receipt of Student Finance Maintenance Loan funding throughout the entire academic year i.e. 52 weeks, are not eligible to apply.

This is a targeted Fund and eligible students will be contacted towards the end of the Academic Year.

* You receive maximum funding but did not have to supply evidence of household income from a spouse/partner/parent, etc.

Hesslewood Children's Trust - CLOSED

Hesslewood Children’s Trust aims to provide a number of undergraduate students, in year 1, 2 or 3 of their studies, from schools in Kingston Upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Gainsborough or Caistor with a financial needs bursary.

The bursary is a set amount of £1,000 paid to eligible students.

Further information regrading this bursary can be found here: Hesslewood Childrens Trust | Scholarships and Bursaries | University of Lincoln

Foyer/Supported Housing Bursary 2024/25

For students who enrol at University having come directly from living in a Foyer or other supported housing* (*where they lived between the ages of 16 to 18). Each year the Foyer Federation inform the University of students who intend to enrol directly from living in a Foyer. These Bursaries are funded through the University of Lincoln Hardship Fund.

Evidence of period in supported housing and any benefits received should be supplied. The total award per year is £1,000 which is paid in 3 termly instalments (subject to attendance checks). Students should apply each year.

You cannot get both the Foyer/Supported Housing Bursary and the Blackburn Bursary.

Course-related Travelling Grant 2024/25

The Course-related Travelling Grant is to help with travel, within the UK or abroad, for course-related activities, which are unaffordable. The travel could be for a work placement, to attend a conference or to study abroad.

Students must have UK or EU status, be enrolled on an undergraduate or postgraduate course and have the support of their academic tutor to be considered. Applications from overseas status students may also be considered on the recommendation of a Specialist Adviser.

Gender Expression Fund 2024/25

Many people experience feelings of stress and anxiety at the disconnect they feel between their gender identity and appearance. We have created the Gender Expression Fund to provide financial assistance for students to purchase items that will make them more comfortable with their gender presentation and, we hope, improve their wellbeing.

Commuting Travel Grant 2024/25 - CLOSED

This Fund has been created in recognition of the rural nature of Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire. It’s intended as a contribution to the travel costs incurred by eligible undergraduate students who attend University from their permanent home address.

Applicants should be:

• An enrolled University of Lincoln Undergraduate student
• Eligible for the maintenance element of Student Finance*
• Have to pay to travel to attend the University from your permanent home address and live in Lincolnshire or North Lincolnshire (outside the area covered by the standard Megarider bus ticket)

*According to the 2024/25 Student Finance application assessment.

Welfare benefits

If your course has finished, you are not eligible for these funds but may be able to apply for welfare benefits – if you want to speak to an Adviser, please email advice@lincoln.ac.uk  for a telephone appointment.

If you are not sure of your eligibility for these funds, please speak to an Adviser.