Student Support Fund

Emergency Loans

Loans are available to currently registered UK students if there has been a delay in payment of the first instalment of Student Finance funding. They are designed to help with day-to-day living costs such as food and travel.

Students can apply for an Emergency Loan of:

• up to £35 (or £45 for London students) per week if you are living with parents; or
• £70 (£90 for London) per week if you are living independently from parents

Emergency Loans are given up to a maximum 4-week period, and repayment of the loan must be made on receipt of the first instalment of your Maintenance Loan. To find out more, visit our Emergency Loan FAQ's page.

To apply students should contact either:

University of Sunderland
Student Support Fund Team
1st Floor, Edinburgh Building
City Campus
Chester Road
Sunderland 
SR1 3SD

Tel: 0191 5152090/2946/2933
email: studentsupportfund@sunderland.ac.uk 

University of Sunderland in London
The Gateway
197 Marsh Wall
Isle of Dogs
London
E14 9SG

Tel: 020 7531 7333
email: gateway-london@sunderland.ac.uk