Student Finance

🔔 NEWS ALERT 🔔

Changes to Student Finance from September 2026 🎓

Important updates have been announced to Student Finance, which will apply to both new and continuing students from September 2026.

Here’s what’s changing:

📚 Maximum tuition fee grant will increase to £9,790
💷 Maximum maintenance grant will increase to £9,449
🏥 Maximum clinical component grant will increase to £1,261

🌍 Placements & Study Abroad

If you choose an optional work placement or study abroad lasting 21 weeks or more across your whole course, you will now receive your full means-tested tuition and maintenance grant for every year of your course.

➡️ Previously, grants were reduced by 25% in these cases — this reduction will now be removed.

These changes are designed to help keep higher education affordable and to ensure more students can take advantage of valuable opportunities such as placements and studying abroad, which can support future employment prospects.

ℹ️ The Student Finance website will be updated shortly with full details

Government of Jersey

Student Finance are at the HE Fair at the Radisson looking forward to meeting students and parents and answering your questions! Please pop by and say hello

Calling all Jersey students studying in Wales

We have received confirmation that Channel Island students will continue to qualify for Home Fee status. That means you can move into university accommodation as planned and you do not need to be in the UK by 1st September.

Tuition fee limits for students residing within the Common Travel Area (SFWIN 06/2025) | GOV.WALES Clarifies the tuition fee policy for students who normally live in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland.