Access to Learning Fund (ALF)

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Access to Learning Fund (ALF) is discretionary financial support for those able to demonstrate genuine financial hardship.

UNIAID's online student calculator

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Click on the links to the right to find out more about the Access to Learning Fund and UNIAID's online student calculator.

Second Degree Students

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Students who are studying for a second degree may find that they are ineligible for all or some of the statutory funding.

Funding for Postgraduate Students

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In general there is no mandatory support for postgraduate study centrally funded by the DFES