If you are facing unexpected financial difficulties or hardship, the Greenwich Hardship Fund may be able to help. This fund supports home full-time or part-time students.
The University provides a hardship fund for students who encounter sudden financial difficulties. It is not a main source of financial support and is not designed to meet the cost of tuition fees.
The amount awarded depends on personal circumstances and funding is given to priority groups. The university follows the guidelines provided by the National Association of Student Money Advisers.
Eligibility
You must meet the following criteria.
- A UK National or an EU National with a maintenance loan from Student Finance England (or equivalent).
- You have applied for all other funding (loans, grants, statutory support) you are entitled to.
- If you are a self-funded student, you can show that you made reasonable arrangements at the start of your course to fund your studies.
- Where applicable, you must be financially assessed by Student Finance England.
- Home Postgraduate Taught and Research students are eligible to apply, but must demonstrate financial provisions prior to commencing their program
You must be fully registered on your course, up to date with tuition fees and have received your first maintenance loan payment before you apply.
How to apply
The Greenwich Hardship Fund 2024/25 will close 5pm on Friday 23rd May 2025.
Due to the high volume of applications, assessments may take up to 28 days.
Students studying at one of the main campuses (Greenwich, Avery Hill and Medway) please apply via the Digital Student Centre.
Students studying at a partner college where tuition fees are paid directly to the university, please request an application form from fab@gre.ac.uk stating your full name and Greenwich ID number.
As part of the application, you will need to upload documents that are applicable to your situation; documents will include:
- Student Finance England Entitlement Summary and University Payment Advice
You can download these documents by logging into your Student Finance England account:
- Go to www.logon.slc.co.uk and sign in.
- On the homepage, click “letters and emails” at the top right.
- Open the most recent “Notification of Entitlement” letter.
- Click on the PDF and save it to your computer
- NHS Learning Support Fund Payment schedule
- Social Work Bursary payment award letter
- Teacher Training Bursary Entitlement Letter
- Evidence of weekly amount of Childcare Grant paid to your registered childcare provider – please download your payment history from the SFE Childcare Grant payment service
- Fully detailed Bank/Building Society statements for the last 3 months for all accounts held by you and your partner: How to download online bank statements
- Rent – Full tenancy agreement or recent rent statement, showing your name, landlord’s details and amount of rent currently paid. Evidence of payment of rent should also be highlighted on your bank statements
- Mortgage – Mortgage statement and last three months payments highlighted on bank statements
- Council Tax bill for the current year – if applicable
- State Benefits - all pages of your most recent award letter or online payment statement for all benefits.
- Payslips for you and your partner
The Greenwich Hardship Fund 2024/25 will close 5pm on Friday 23rd May 2025.
2025/26 applications will be open at the end of October 2025.
Information
If you would like further details about this bursary, you can submit an enquiry using the Digital Student Centre.
Alternatively, if you need our detailed advice or guidance, please use our self-referral form and we will assess you situation and advise you on next steps.
If you are a prospective student and do not have access to your university account, e-mail us at fab@gre.ac.uk
Muslim students:
We are aware that having to take out the full entitlement of student loan to be able to apply to the fund may be a concern for some Muslim students. We would advise students to visit the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) website at: http://www.fosis.org.uk for information or advice.