International Hardship Fund

This fund is for EU students without a maintenance loan and international students who have experienced unexpected short-term costs.

The Fund is available to provide discretionary financial help for undergraduate, postgraduate and Research, overseas and EU students, not in receipt of a maintenance loan, who have experienced unexpected financial hardship due to unforeseen circumstances. The IHF is intended as a safety net for students in financial difficulty, not their main source of support. The maximum award is £1,000 per academic year.

• Unforeseen short‐term accommodation costs
• Unforeseen short‐term subsistence costs
• Unforeseen one‐off technology costs for your studies
• Unforeseen one‐off travel costs.

To be eligible to apply, students must be fully registered, with all holds lifted and their tuition fee account must be up to date. Students in their first year of study will not be able to apply until semester two.

It is a requirement that students must be able to demonstrate that they have made adequate provision to fund both their tuition fees and living costs before starting their course.

Am I eligible?

To be eligible for the International Hardship Fund, you will need to meet the following criteria.

1. You are an International fee-paying student or EU student not in receipt of a maintenance loan.
2. You are a fully registered student at the University of Greenwich.
3. New entry (year 0 or 1) will not be able to apply until semester two
4. You'll be studying a BA, BEd, BSc, LLB, BEng, MEng or MMath or postgraduate course.
5. You'll be studying at Greenwich, Avery Hill or Medway Campus or one of our Partner Colleges where your tuition fee is paid directly to us.
6. You must be able to demonstrate that you have below £500 in all bank accounts, both in the UK and at home.
7. You must be up to date with all fee payments.
8. You must have completed this application form and provided all the evidence requested below.

How to apply

All students must watch the short IHF presentation before completing their application.

As part of the application, you will need to upload documents that are applicable to your situation; documents will include:

1. EU students - Student Finance England Entitlement Summary and University Payment Advice   
   • You can download these documents by logging into your Student Finance England account:
   • Go to www.logon.slc.co.uk and sign in.
   • On the homepage, click “letters and emails” at the top right.
   • Open the most recent “Notification of Entitlement” letter.
   • Click on the PDF and save it to your computer
2. International / Home country government funding or sponsorship
3. Fully detailed Bank/Building Society statements for the last 3 months for all accounts held by you and your partner: How to download online bank statements
4. Rent – Full tenancy agreement or recent rent statement, showing your name, landlord’s details and amount of rent currently paid. Evidence of payment of rent should also be highlighted on your bank statements
5. Mortgage – Mortgage statement and last three months payments highlighted on bank statements - if applicable including partner
6. Council Tax bill for the current year – if applicable including partner
7. State Benefits - all pages of your most recent award letter or online payment statement for all benefits -  if applicable including partner.
8. Evidence of weekly amount of Childcare Grant paid to your registered childcare provider – please download your payment history from the SFE Childcare Grant payment service  - if applicable including partner
9. Payslips for you and your partner for the most recent three months
10. Evidence of all incomes including family contributions

2025/26 applications will be open after the close of registration on the 27th October 2025 and will close on the 17th July 2026 or before if funds are exhausted.

Please note the above information may be subject to change for 2026 entry. Please check our International Hardship Fund or contact us via our Enquiry Form for further updates