Summer Fund

When is the Summer Fund available?

The Summer Fund is now open.

Funds are limited and demand is usually high, so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible. The fund will close on 25 July 2025 or sooner if funds are exhausted.

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Eligibility

Eligible students

You are eligible to apply if you are a returning Home (UK) students and one of the following applies:

• looking after dependants (adult or child)
• unable to work due to illness
• disabled (in receipt of Special Support Grant or Special Support Element of the Maintenance Loan and/or in receipt of DLA or PIP)
• re-sitting examinations/coursework
• completing a dissertation
• on an NHS placement outside the standard course programme
• confirmed as a care leaver, carer or estranged by UWE Cares.

or

• final year Home (UK) students re-sitting examinations/coursework.

Ineligible students

You cannot apply for the fund if you fall into any of the below categories:

• Students who haven't taken out all of the funding available to them during the 2024/25 academic year, i.e. student finance maintenance loan.
• EU/Offshore/International students – please refer to the International Summer Fund.
• Students who have completed their course (even if you are starting a new one in September).
• Part-time students, unless you must attend UWE Bristol over the summer or have childcare costs incurred to maintain the place.
• Students unable to secure work over the vacation, unless you satisfy one of the other eligibility criteria.

Applications and supporting evidence  

Once you have completed the online application, you will be required to submit your supporting evidence via email. A full list of the required evidence and a BACS payment form will be emailed to you once you have submitted your application form.

Evidence required includes (but may not be limited to):

• three months of recent statements for all bank, building society, savings and ISA accounts
• evidence of summer housing costs
• evidence of your 2024/25 student funding (if applicable).

We will not be able to process your application until we receive your supporting evidence and BACS form.

If you need any further guidance, please contact the student money service at sms@uwe.ac.uk or call on ++44(0)117 32 85678