The UHF is available to support students experiencing financial difficulties. Registered UK, international and EU undergraduate and postgraduate students can apply to the fund, and full guidance can be found here:
University Hardship Fund Guidance for UK Students
University Hardship Fund Guidance for Overseas students
Students should read the UHF Guidance before applying to the fund.
UK students - who can apply?
You can apply to the fund if you are struggling financially and you will not have enough money to cover essential expenditure. This may be rent/bills, or other essential costs. Before applying to the UHF, you are expected to have taken out all loans/grants and any other statutory support that you are entitled to. The UHF can also help in cases of a one-off exceptional cost that you could not have foreseen and is causing you hardship, e.g. additional travel home due to family illness/caring, or a household emergency. If the University deems that you are suffering from financial hardship, an award may be appropriate. All awards are at the discretion of the University, will be a contribution towards financial hardship only, and are not intended to fully cover any income shortfall.
Budget permitting, you can apply to the fund at any time up to the closing dates but please do not wait until you have run out of money before submitting your form.
Contribution towards tuition fees will not be considered under any circumstances.
How to apply?
Please use the form below to apply:
Overseas students (OS) – who can apply?
You can apply to the fund if you have a one-off exceptional cost or financial emergency that you could not have foreseen prior to starting your course and which is causing you hardship. You will need to be able to demonstrate that before starting your course you had made provision to fund both tuition fees and living costs and that the additional exceptional cost that you are experiencing would leave you in hardship.
Contribution towards tuition fees will not be considered under any circumstances.
How to apply?
Before applying to the UHF, you must contact International Advice and Guidance (IAG) to discuss your situation with them: IAGteam@liverpool.ac.uk or you can book to see IAG: International Advice and Guidance International Advice & Guidance- Student Services - University of Liverpool
All students
Closing dates:
Final year undergraduates – Friday 11 April 2025
Continuing undergraduates – Friday 2 May 2025
Postgraduates – Friday 2 May 2025
You can apply to the fund at any stage during the academic year up to the relevant closing date. The fund may close at an earlier date if all the available money has been allocated.
Please fill in all sections on the application form. It is important that you complete the supporting statement ensuring that you have given a detailed explanation of your current circumstances and financial details
Please also carefully read and agree to declarations before submitting your application.
On each page of the form, you will be asked to upload documents to support your application, you should submit all of the requested evidence (not submitting documents will delay your application as we will need to contact you to request). In cases where an application is received without any supporting evidence, the application will be rejected, and you will be advised to submit a new application if you still want to proceed.
Documents can only be accepted in PDF format, if you need help with this, please email money@liverpool.ac.uk
Once your application is received and we have all the relevant documentation, your form will be assessed in-line with the relevant UHF Guidance.
As part of the UHF process the Money Adviser will look at your income and expenditure and ensure you are receiving all of the student loans/grants and other income that you may be entitled to. We may need to ask questions about your finances, these questions are not intended to be intrusive but we need to understand your full financial situation.
How long will it take to assess my application?
We aim to assess complete applications within 20 working days (when additional documentation is requested the 20-day period will start from when the last piece of evidence is received). At busy times the assessment times may be longer.
Once the assessment is complete you will be notified of the outcome by email to your University of Liverpool email address. If your application has been successful, the email will contain details on the amount of award and when you will receive it. If your application has been unsuccessful, we will include a breakdown of income and expenditure used in the calculation and the appeals process.
Please see the University Hardship Fund Privacy Notice:
Please see Student Services Confidentiality statement:
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/studentsupport/book-an-appointment/confidentiality-statement/
For any queries regarding the UHF or other financial concerns please email:
money@liverpool.ac.uk – UK students
IAGteam@liverpool.ac.uk – international and EU students
Speak to a Money Advice and Guidance advisor
If you are unable to find an answer to your query on our web pages email money@liverpool.ac.uk or book an online confidential one-one appointment.