The 2012/13 Student Finance Application

Student Finance England

Registration

• The student registers for a customer reference number, password and secret answer

Login

• The student logs in to the online application

Introduction to the online application

• The student answers questions to confirm they can apply online

About you

• The student answers eligibility questions and core questions about themselves

Your course

• The student chooses a course and answers related questions

Your student finance estimate

• The student chooses whether they want to apply for finance which includes their household income

Your income

• The student answers questions about their own income

Your family

• If the student is income assessed, they answer questions about their family

Father’s details

• In this example, the father applies at the same time as the student. The mother applies seperately.

• The student sets up an online account for their father. If the father already has a customer reference number, they can login to support the student’s application.

Your income [father]

• The father enters his income details.

Mother’s security details

• In this example, the mother applies online in a separate session. The student sets up his mother’s details so that she can log in separately.

Your Loan

• The student is shown a final estimate of what they can get.

• They then choose what they want to borrow for Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan.

• They are then shown terms and conditions and they can submit their application.

Your next steps

• The student has submitted their application. They choose which evidence items to send in.

Supporting an application

• For this example, the mother is supporting an application separately from the student. She logs in with her own customer reference number and supports the student’s application online.