International Student Support Fund

This fund is to provide extra financial support for EU, International and Offshore students to remain in higher education.

About the fund

The International Student Support Fund is used to make awards to EU, International and Offshore students who have sufficient funds to cover tuition fees and general living costs but require additional financial support for extra costs or financial problems. It offers non-repayable grants to students who we assess as having a higher expenditure than their available income

You will be required to meet the minimum required provision (MRP), (once tuition fees have been accounted for) before an assessment can be made for financial support. This must be at least 70% of your composite living costs (CLC) + utilities + monthly rent over the 39-week academic year.

For example, a student with a 39-week assessment period and rent liability of £500 per month will have a minimum required provision of:

CLC: £102 x 39 = £3,978
Utility bills (if gas and/or electric liability): £19 x 39 = £741
Rent: £500 x 9 = £4,500
Total MRP is £9,219 x 70% = £6,453

Applications

The International Student Support Fund is now closed and will reopen on the 14 September 2026.

Our International Summer Fund will open to eligible students on 24 June 2026. Further details are available about the fund, including the eligibility criteria and how to apply.

If you are experiencing exceptional financial hardship which will prevent you from attending or continuing your course, please contact a Money Adviser.

Processing applications

Applications are processed by the Funds Team.

Once the application is submitted and evidence is received by the Funds Team, the application will go into a queue. It will then be looked at within four weeks.

The applicant will then be notified of the decision or any further information we need by email to their UWE Bristol email address (ending @uwe.ac.uk or @live.uwe.ac.uk).

Applications are processed in line with the rules of the International Student Support Fund (ISSF), which are decided by the Funds Team in agreement with the Funds Team Manager and informed by the guidelines produced by the National Association of Student Money Advisers.

Download the student guide to the International Student Support Fund (PDF).

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, the applicant must be:

fully registered on their course
an International, EU or Offshore student (see determining your fee status for more information on fee status)
on a UWE Bristol course, or a fully franchised course at a partner institution
receiving all the student funding they are entitled to (if applicable).

If you’re unsure if your course is eligible, you can find out by emailing Student Money Service team at sms@uwe.ac.uk.

In the meantime, if you are experiencing exceptional financial hardship which will prevent you from attending or continuing your course, please contact a Money Adviser.