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What Support is Available?

The Hardship Fund helps can help students covering essential living expenses such as rent, food, and bills.

We are regrettably unable to support the following requests:

• Assistance with tuition fees or reimbursement of fees already paid.
• Compensate for loss of income within the family or household.
• Compensate for cancelled travel arrangements, or expenses covered by other means such as insurance or refunds.
• Compensation for funds lost due to fraud.

Please note that the University also provides a Laptop Loan Scheme to support students.

Application Do's & Dont's

Please do:

• Take the time to collate all required supporting documents as separate, clearly labelled PDF files before applying.
• Utilise online tools to assist with converting documents to PDF format and combining multiple pages of a document to one single PDF.

Please don't:

• Applications containing supporting documents as multiple files, e.g. individual bank statement pages as separate PDFs, cannot be processed.
• Please avoid submitting documents as zip files or shared documents.

Required Supporting Documents

1. Bank Statement(s) (including spouse/partner if cohabiting):

• Mandatory for all applicants.
• When cohabiting, students must provide spouse/partner’s bank statements.
• The document should display the last 30 days of transactions from the application date for all accounts held in the applicant’s name (and the partner/spouse’s name if applicable).
• Online statements and transaction lists are acceptable. However, Excel spreadsheets and Word documents are not permitted.
• Bank statements should be clearly highlighted to correspond with income, expenditure, and debt indicated on the application form.
• Food and social costs do not need to be highlighted.
• Transfers between accounts should be highlighted and explained in the Personal Statement.
• Outdated bank statements or those lacking appropriate highlighting/annotation will not be accepted.

2. Proof of Funding:

• Mandatory for all applicants.
• Students must provide evidence of how their studies are being funded (e.g. a scholarship award letter, proof of savings, etc.)

3. Tenancy Agreement/Mortgage Statement:

• Mandatory for all applicants with rent/accommodation costs.
• The tenancy agreement should be current and include the applicant’s name, property address, dates of agreement, and monthly costs.
• An annual mortgage statement or a letter from the provider confirming the applicant’s name, address, and monthly payments is required. Bank statements showing an amount are not acceptable.
• Sub-tenants without a formal lease agreement should provide a letter from their landlord.

4. Proof of Unforeseen Emergency Situation

• Mandatory for all applicants.
• Applications for emergency support will not be considered without proof of an unforeseen emergency.

5. Proof of Home Office Application

• Students who have applied for a form of leave or extension of right to stay in the UK must provide evidence.

Appeal Your Application

If your initial application is unsuccessful, you have the option to submit an appeal for a review. Please note that only applications including all required supporting documents can be considered for appeal.

To appeal the outcome, please email hardshipfund@glasgow.ac.uk providing a detailed explanation of why you believe your original application meets the eligibility criteria. You may also include any additional information or evidence you deem relevant. When emailing, please use 'Hardship Fund Application Appeal' as the subject line.

The Financial Aid Manager will review your appeal, and you can expect to receive confirmation of the outcome via email within 28 working days of receipt.