Money advice - Useful links |
Brightside UniAid
brightsideuniaid.org
A whole host of good tips on starting uni, but especially look out for their well-stocked links page and the student calculator which is frigteningly in-depth and will figure out all those nasty financial sums for you (from your expected student loan to how much you will have left over per week to spend on cake).
Experian
experian.com
The credit reference agency – the place to start trying to get information if you find yourself being refused credit.
Money Saving Expert
moneysavingexpert.com/students/student-loans-tuition-fees-changes
Student loans mythbusting
National Association of Student Money Advisers
nasma.org.uk
No actual advice on this site – it's an organisation for the advisers rather than the students themselves – but it does have a directory of approved advisers.
National Debtline
nationaldebtline.co.uk
Free debt advice (not exclusively for students).
Save the Student
https://www.savethestudent.org/student-finance
Financial advice for students to inform you how to get AND spend your money. Also includes helpful blogs for un-money related university and study issues.
Scholarship Search UK (SSUK)
scholarship-search.org.uk
Part of the Hotcourses website, featuring money advice, a database of funding and scholarship opportunities and tools like budget planner and wage predictor.
Student Cash Point
studentcashpoint.co.uk
A very in-depth and snazzy source for student funding info. Everything from student grants, loans, scholarships, bursaries, awards and anything else in between.
Student Loans Company Ltd
slc.co.uk
Runs the student loans scheme.
Student Tax Service
studenttaxservices.org.uk
Free and impartial tax advice specifically for students. If you're doing any type of work in the run up to, or during, uni then it's definitely worth a look.
The Windsor Fellowship
windsor-fellowship.org
Sponsorships, community work, summer placements and a range of undergrad development programmes, primarily for gifted Black and Asian students.
UCAS
ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/undergraduate-student-finance-and-support
UCAS's guide to undergraduate student finance
Uniaid
uniaid.org.uk
UNIAID is a charity helping young people overcome financial hurdles to higher education. Bursary news, financial advice and sometimes a listening/helpful ear on money matters.
brightsideuniaid.org
A whole host of good tips on starting uni, but especially look out for their well-stocked links page and the student calculator which is frigteningly in-depth and will figure out all those nasty financial sums for you (from your expected student loan to how much you will have left over per week to spend on cake).
Experian
experian.com
The credit reference agency – the place to start trying to get information if you find yourself being refused credit.
Money Saving Expert
moneysavingexpert.com/students/student-loans-tuition-fees-changes
Student loans mythbusting
National Association of Student Money Advisers
nasma.org.uk
No actual advice on this site – it's an organisation for the advisers rather than the students themselves – but it does have a directory of approved advisers.
National Debtline
nationaldebtline.co.uk
Free debt advice (not exclusively for students).
Save the Student
https://www.savethestudent.org/student-finance
Financial advice for students to inform you how to get AND spend your money. Also includes helpful blogs for un-money related university and study issues.
Scholarship Search UK (SSUK)
scholarship-search.org.uk
Part of the Hotcourses website, featuring money advice, a database of funding and scholarship opportunities and tools like budget planner and wage predictor.
Student Cash Point
studentcashpoint.co.uk
A very in-depth and snazzy source for student funding info. Everything from student grants, loans, scholarships, bursaries, awards and anything else in between.
Student Loans Company Ltd
slc.co.uk
Runs the student loans scheme.
Student Tax Service
studenttaxservices.org.uk
Free and impartial tax advice specifically for students. If you're doing any type of work in the run up to, or during, uni then it's definitely worth a look.
The Windsor Fellowship
windsor-fellowship.org
Sponsorships, community work, summer placements and a range of undergrad development programmes, primarily for gifted Black and Asian students.
UCAS
ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/undergraduate-student-finance-and-support
UCAS's guide to undergraduate student finance
Uniaid
uniaid.org.uk
UNIAID is a charity helping young people overcome financial hurdles to higher education. Bursary news, financial advice and sometimes a listening/helpful ear on money matters.