BNU Financial Aid – Hardship Fund

The Financial Aid Hardship Fund provides discretionary financial assistance for students at Buckinghamshire New University to help them access and remain in higher education. It is particularly aimed for those students who need financial help to meet specific course and living costs that cannot be met from other sources of support. The fund can provide emergency payments for unexpected financial crises. Payments are usually given as grants, which do not have to be repaid. Priority is given to students with children (especially lone parents), mature students with existing financial commitments, students from low income families, disabled students, students who have entered higher education from care, students from foyers or who are homeless, and students receiving the final year loan rate who are in financial difficulty.