We understand that students can face wide a range of financial pressures and concerns while studying. Our hardship funds are here to help eligible students who need extra financial support to continue their course at King’s.

If you are experiencing financial difficulty you can apply to one of our standard hardship funds.

You will only be eligible for one of the following standard hardship funds:

• King's Student Fund
• King's Hardship Fund
• International Hardship Fund

In addition to these standard hardship funds we also offer a PGR Financial Aid Scheme for Postgraduate Research Students.

Discover our range of Hardship Funding opportunities below.

The below funding opportunities are available for students in need of general hardship support:

King's Student Fund provides financial support to students who are:

• Undergraduate or studying a PGCE
• Home fee status
• Have a household income below £42,875

The following students should apply to a different fund:

• Postgraduate students
• EU or International students
• Students on a NHS funded year

Find out more about the The King's Student Fund and how to apply.

The King's Hardship Fund provides financial support to students who are:

• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate 
• Students on a NHS funded year
• A home fee status student

The following students should apply for a different fund:

• EU or International students

Find out more about the The King's Hardship Fund and how to apply.

The International Hardship Fund provides financial support to students who are:

• International or EU
• Postgraduate or EU
• Have made financial provision for their studies but have experienced an unforeseen change of circumstances.

The following students should apply for a different fund:

• Home students

Find out more about the The International Hardship Fund and how to apply.

The PGR Financial Aid Scheme provides financial support for Postgraduate Research students on the following

• Accommodation costs
• Living costs

This funding opportunity is open to the following students:

• Postgraduate Research
• Home, EU or International
• Any subject

The following students should apply for a different fund:

• Undergraduate or Postgraduate Taught

Find out more about the PGR Financial Aid Scheme and how to apply.

The King's Medical and Dental Fund provides financial support for students on Medical and Dental programmes on the following:

• Accommodation costs
• Living costs
• Exceptional quarantine costs

This funding opportunity is open to the following students:

• Undergraduate
• Home, EU or International
• Any subject

Find out more about The King's Medical & Dental Hardship Fund and how to apply.

The following funding opportunities are available for students affected by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine:

The King's Emergency Hardship Fund aims to provide to students who are experiencing financial distress as a direct result of the current crisis in Ukraine, and requiring assistance with:

• Tuition and residence fees
• Private accommodation costs
• Living costs and emergency travel costs

Find out more about the The King's Emergency Hardship Fund and how to apply.

Disclaimer:
The College has tried to give students an early opportunity to begin their research of student funding. Although every effort has been made to ensure that information provided is both helpful to prospective candidates and accurate at the time of its publication, it is possible that some information may be outdated or superseded before the start of the 2022/23 academic year.