Summer Fund

UWE Bristol will provide funds to support home (UK) undergraduate or postgraduate students during the 2024 summer vacation.

When is the Summer Fund available?

The Summer Fund opens on 24 June 2024.

The online application form will be available here from midday (12:00 GMT) on Monday 24 June 2024.
Funds are limited and demand is usually high, so we would recommend eligible students apply as soon as possible from this date.

Eligible students

Eligible groups for the fund are returning home (UK) students who are unable to work because they are:

looking after dependants (adult or child)
ill or disabled
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
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 with 52 weeks of SF funding (some Midwifery and Nursing students only). If you are experiencing exceptional financial hardship, please email the student money service team at sms@uwe.ac.uk with details of your situation.
Students who haven't taken out all of the funding available to them during the 2023/24 academic year, i.e. student finance maintenance loan.
EU/Offshore/International students.
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

You will be able to submit an online application here from midday (12:00 GMT) on Monday 24 June 2024.

Once you have completed the online form, 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, and evidence of your 2023/24 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