External finance links
(with thanks to Leeds University Union Student Advice Centre)
Student Loans and Student Support
- Student Loans Company
- New portal site for all student support details for students from England
- Student support for Welsh students
- Student support for students from Northern Ireland
- Student support for Scottish students
General Money Issues
- FSA What about Money? (Students and young people)
- FSA Money Made Clear (Consumers general)
- Office of fair trading - protecting customers and explaining their rights.
- Financial Services Compensation scheme
- Free and impartial guide to choosing and using credit cards
- Money Basics - Clear independent advice about money
- National Debt Line - Free confidential independant advice on dealing with debt. Includes interactive personal budget forms and sample letters to send to creditors
Scholarships and Bursaries
(For Cambridge-specific, take a look at the sidebar links)
- The Educational Grants Advisory Service
- Hot Courses Student Money Page - including a fundfinder package, tool to work out loan repayments, interactive budget planner, wage predictor etc.
Postgraduate Funding
- The Arts and Humanities Research Board
- The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences research council
- The Economic and Social Research Council
- The Medical Research Council
- The Natural Environment Research Council
- The Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Research Councils UK - Gateway site for UK research councils
- The British Council - Funding Information from the british council
- The Nuffield Foundation - funds research and practical work in social policy, education and science.
- The British Academy - the national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.
- The Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Social science research organisation
- The Leverhulme Trust - makes awards for the support of research and education. The Trust emphasises individuals and encompasses all subject areas.
- Society of Antiquaries - Offer grants for research about the past.
Banking
- Moneyfacts - compares bank accounts
- British Bankers Association - Advice on Banking
- Money Saving Expert - Compare information on financial products and more
Budgeting
Employment, Tax and Benefits
- Job Centre Plus - advice about finding work, claiming benefits and downloadable benefit application forms.
- Directgov's website on employment
- Inland Revenue - tax enquiry offices A-Z, and their students' page
- Information on Tax Credits
- The Child Support Agency