Student Finance Wales

12/13 Student Finance Wales

The Full Time service will be launched on the evening of 21st March 2012

The deadline for applications & evidence to be submitted for New applicants will be 4th May 2012
Starting your Higher Education course?

Your grant or loan will only be paid after you register at college or university and they confirm your attendance. Your money should be in your bank account 2-3 days later. If we have your mobile number, we will text and let you know the day before you are paid.
Thinking of going to university in 2012?

Find out about what's changing and what help you could get with our quick guide

The quick guide can also be downloaded as a PDF from the Latest News section.
Forgotten your login details?

Find them out online

You can get a reminder of your Customer Reference Number, reset your password or unlock your account online. Find out your login details

New students

If you're just starting university and you want to find out about what help you can get and how to apply for it, go to the new students section.

Continuing students

If you're going into your second year or above at university, find out what’s changed for next year and how to re-apply for finance in the continuing students section.

Part-time students

If you’re a new or a continuing part-time student, you can find out what help is available and how to apply for it in the part-time students section.

Parents and partners

If you’re the parent or partner of a student you can find out lots of useful information about student finance and the role you have in the parents and partners section.

EU Students

If you're from the EU and plan to study in Wales, you can find out what help is available and how to apply for it in the EU students section.

At school or college?

If you’re still at school or college and you’re looking for information about EMA or ALG (FE), you need to go to the EMA and ALG home page.

Thinking about going to University in 2012/13?

We have produced a quick guide to help answer any questions you may have. You can find out about what's changing and what support you may qualify for.

The guide applies to both full-time and part-time students.

Partial Cancellation of student loan debt

Students who received a Maintenance Loan for academic year 2010/11 or 2011/12 will be eligible for a partial cancellation of their loan of up to £1,500 once they start to make their repayments. Read more

Confirmation of Payment

We’re sending everyone a text to confirm when their student finance will be paid into their bank account. If you don’t receive a text from us, please don’t worry – this may simply mean that we don’t have an up to date mobile number for you, and will not affect your payment.

Beware of bogus emails

We are aware of a number of email campaigns claiming to be from Student Finance Wales. These bogus emails (phishing) may ask you to provide your security details. If you receive a suspicious email please forward it immediately to security@slc.co.uk.

Protecting you and your information is paramount to Student Finance Wales. Remember we will never email you asking for login or user details. It's easy to protect yourself online - to find out more, visit our security information page.

Higher Education Support 2012/2013

Going to university is one of the biggest investments you’ll make. No doubt the end product will be worth it, but you need to consider how you’re going to pay for your tuition fees and living costs while you’re there. The good news is that if you live in Wales and are an eligible student, you’ll be entitled to financial support from Student Finance Wales read more.

Students attending courses in Scotland

Please note that the changes to fee charges for students from the rest of the UK attending a course in Scottish HEI, coming into play in Academic Year 2012/13, will not apply to students who have started their course before 2012. More information can be found here