If you or a parent/guardian you live with are in receipt of this support please provide an official award letter, dated.

- based on the classification of postcodes by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Postcodes in quintiles 1 and 2 of the POLAR3 Low Participation Neighbourhood

Proof of home postcode with bill or letter address to you at this address.

If you or a parent/guardian you live with are in receipt of an equivalent means-tested benefit from another EU state you may be eligible.  Please provide an award letter from a relevant government agency, plus a translation into English, both dated.

Evidence of being in care for at least 13 weeks during period of secondary education.

Evidence of being Looked after in care with dates coinciding with those of your secondary education years.

If you or a family member you live with are in receipt of Tax Credits please provide an award letter from most recent academic year  You must be named on the award and the household income used to calculate the award must be less than 35k.  Please ensure you provide both the pages that show this or your application will be rejected.  Click for an example.

If you or a parent/guardian you live with are in receipt of Universal Credit (income used to calculate the award must be less than 35k) please provide a recent statement (current or previous month) dated.  We must be able to see the name of the claimant, the date, and the take-home pay for the period. Click for an example.

If you or a parent/guardian you live with are in receipt of one of these benefits please provide an award letter (all pages) from the UK Jobcentre Plus, dated in year of application

If it is your parent/guardian in receipt of JSA or ESA then it must be the income-based benefit (e.g. means-tested) and not contribution-based.

Student Finance England Maintenance Grant or Maintenance Loan* (full-rate), or Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) Young Students’/Independent Students’ Bursary (full-rate), or Student Finance Wales or Northern Ireland Maintenance Grant (full-rate)

Please provide your Student Finance or SAAS award letter for academic year. Please ensure you include the pages that show the means tested grant/bursary element.  Click for an example.

You must be in receipt of a full-rate means-tested award.

*If your course started after August 2016, we will accept evidence of a full-rate means-tested Maintenance Loan from Student Finance England.  Please ensure you check what qualifies as a Full-rate Maintenance Loan BEFORE you apply.

Please provide your official award letter for most recent academic year

Please provide your official award letter for academic year.  We do not accept evidence that relates to scholarships/bursaries at independent or fee-paying schools.

Please provide a recent letter from your school/college confirming you receive free school meals (local authority funded only).