What's available?
There is a range of financial support available to you while you are studying. This include loans (which you have to pay back) and grants/bursaries (which you don’t). What support you’ll get depends on your course, where you live and are studying and your household income.
Key Facts
The table below shows how household income determines the amount of maintenance grant you get. All students get a minimum of £1,000 with a loan available to top you up to the full amount.
| Household income | Living with your parents | Living away from home, studying outside London | Living away from home, studying in London | |||
| Grant | Maintenance Loan | Grant | Maintenance Loan | Grant | Maintenance Loan | |
| £18,370 or less | £6,885 | £3,065 | £8,100 | £3,620 | £10,124 | £4,551 |
| £25,000 | £5,930 | £4,020 | £6,947 | £4,773 | £8,643 | £5,992 |
| £35,000 | £4,488 | £5,462 | £5,208 | £6,512 | £6,408 | £8,227 |
| £45,000 | £3,047 | £6,903 | £3,469 | £8,251 | £4,174 | £10,461 |
| £59,200 or more | £1,000 | £8,950 | £1,000 | £10,720 | £1,000 | £13,635 |
| Total | £9,950 | £11,720 | £14,635 | |||
Full details of all financial support, how and when to apply can be found on the Student Finance Wales website www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
Living outside Wales?
Students living outside Wales can find information on funding and application processes via the following links