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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
Up to £2,500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Hardship Fund is a discretionary fund available to students experiencing severe financial hardship during their time at Keele University. Each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and successful applicants could be awarded up to £2,000.
Benefits
Successful applicants can be awarded up to £2,500 during the academic year. As the Hardship Fund has limited resources, it may not always be possible to cover your full additional financial need.
Your award amount will be calculated based on your individual application assessment. In most cases, only students with child dependents will receive the highest awards.
If your application is successful, we will notify you of your award amount by email.
You will be asked to provide your bank details (account number and sort code) in your Hardship Fund application. It’s important that you check that these are correct as, if your application is successful, your award will be sent by bank transfer to the bank details you have provided.
Eligibility
- Any Keele University student (undergraduate or postgraduate, home or international, full-time or part-time, including apprentice learners) who is facing severe financial hardship can apply to the Hardship Fund, provided that the student meets the eligibility criteria.
You must meet the following criteria to be able to apply for the Hardship Fund:
- Be a current Keele student.
- Demonstrate a shortfall between your income and reasonable expenditure which you are unable to resolve without financial support.
- Demonstrate that you have exhausted all other available financial assistance prior to application (for example, you must have applied for your full Student Finance entitlement if applicable).
- They will not be able to consider your application if you did not make reasonable provision to cover your living costs prior to the start of your course. Similarly, you will not be eligible for an award if you have significant expenditure on non-essential purchases or services (such as holidays, premium brand clothing...), or if you have transferred large sums of money to family or friends.
Although they will consider applications from any student, we give priority to the following student groups when deciding how to allocate awards:
- Students with children;
- Students with caring responsibilities;
- Care leavers;
- Students who are estranged from their family;
- Students with a disability.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
26 Jun 2026
Their Hardship Fund application system is managed within the Blackbullion platform. Once you’ve registered with Blackbullion, you will find the online application for the Hardship Fund in the ‘Funding’ tab.
All applicants will need to upload the following evidence to support their application:
Student Finance entitlement letter for the current academic year (downloadable from your Student Finance portal) or evidence of alternative funding in place
Tenancy agreement for the current academic year, if applicable
Bank statements for the most recent 3 months for all bank accounts (including savings accounts and ISAs) for you and (if applicable) any co-habiting partners