Helen Abrahams | Student Advice Service

It’s not too late to apply for this year’s funding

You can still make an application for funding for this academic year before 31st May 2014 and have your claim backdated to September 2013. Full time students – if you think that you might be eligible for more funding than you are currently receiving, you should check the table at the the link below and…

Access to Learning for final year students – final call for further information

The deadline for final year applications for Access to Learning Fund was last Friday, 9th May. Complete applications will be processed within 28 days. However, if we accepted an incomplete application you must submit any further evidence by this Friday 16th May. Incomplete applications will not be processed after this date. Regards Student Advice Service

Access to Learning Fund – closing date for final year is looming

If you are a final year student experiencing financial difficulties, you can still apply to the Access to Learning Fund up until this Friday 9th May 2014. For more information and an application form please contact Student Advice Service by phone on 01273 642888 or pop in to the Student Services office on your campus…

Continuing students should reapply for funding now

Student Finance England advises continuing students to apply now for next year’s funding Students who are returning to their studies in the 14/15 academic year can now re-apply to Student Finance England (SFE) at www.gov.uk/studentfinance The advice is don’t wait! You need to apply early to ensure that your finance is in place for the…

Be aware of scams and phishing

Students are often targeted with phishing e-mails around student finance payment dates (the next date being 28th April) Students should ignore messages that tell them to ‘validate their account’or provide any personal, security or banking details. SFE, SLC, Student Finance Wales and SAAS will never request for students to provide or confirm their information in this way. Practical …

Changes to the free uni bus in Brighton

The Big Lemon Bus company runs a free service between Brighton campuses, which is the 44 bus route between Grand Parade and Falmer. Travel is free for for those carrying a Unicard (student ID card). If you don’t have your id with you, you may be charged the standard fare for that route. Service changes Following on from comments…

Student Advice Service – Spring vacation contact times

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Unizone boundary extended

Photo Credit: Sunciti _ Sundaram’s Images + Messages via Compfight There is light at the end of the tunnel…….we understand from the Students’ Union that the Unizone area will be extended to Eastbourne eastbound and Worthing westbound in May. This is due to a very successful campaign involving staff and students alike, and will have a very positive…

National Student Money Week 3-7 March

It’s National Student Money Week! The Student Advice Service will be hosting interactive stands on each of the university’s campuses. There are some finance related freebies up for grabs. All you have to do is find our money tree and have a chat with us about money matters. We’ll be on each campus on the following…

Shining a light on student carers

The NUS has recently published a report called Learning with care, which researched the experiences of student carers. One pattern identified in the report showed that the care students’ provide, and the impact this has on their studies, goes largely unnoticed by their universities. If you feel like the care you are providing is having…