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Once you know the higher education course you want to study, your next step is to make an application.  

You can apply in two ways. 

1. Directly via our website on the course page, if you are applying only to study part time.

2. For our full-time degrees, Cert HEs and HTQs, directly via our website or via UCAS (this is helpful if you are making more than one choice of centre to study). You can find us at .

Funding your studies

Colleges and universities charge tuition fees for higher education courses. If you’re over 18 years old and want to take a Higher Education course with us, you may be eligible for the Tuition Fee Loan, available from the government, to cover your course fees. 

The student loan does not need to be paid back until you are earning a certain level of income. 

You can also apply for financial support at the same time as your loan.  You can apply for a maintenance loan to help cover the costs of living while studying e.g. contributing to accommodation costs. If you are studying on a Part-Time Higher Education Course, you may not be entitled to a maintenance loan. 

What funding help is available?

You can also apply for these grants to cover other living costs. Grants do not have to be paid back, however, there are certain criteria that have to be met to receive a grant.

• Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA)
• Childcare Grant
• Parents’ Learning Allowance
• Adult Dependants’ Grant

If you require Learning Support on your course, you will need to apply for Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) at the same time as your loan to fund this.  The Additional Learning Support Team at the college can help with this application, please contact then at [email protected] for more details.

Student Loans

Types of help for new full-time undergraduate higher education students include: 

• Tuition Fee Loans to cover the full cost of tuition fees, and also: 
• Maintenance Loans to cover living costs 

You can start a loan application before you have an offer to make sure you have all the information in place and then confirm any changes once you are offered a place. Nothing will be liable until the college has you enrolled on a course, and the college confirms your registration and attendance.

Find out more about student loans for higher education: 

 

Repayment

Repayments start the April after you complete or withdraw from your course. You pay back your loan (plus interest) when you finish your course and earn more than the income threshold.  For more information on repayments visit the .

Independent Advice

Students are strongly advised to seek independent advice before taking out any kind of loan. The Money Helper website is a free initiative, set up by the government, which will provide impartial advice on all money matters, so you can be sure you’ve made the right choice. Visit  for more information. 

Self-funding

If you choose to pay any part of the fee yourself, the college offers an instalment plan to allow you to stagger your payments by direct debit.

Morley College Higher Education Bursary

91ºÚÁÏÍø will be able to offer a bursary for higher education students from academic year 2025-26. This could help with your living costs and additional study expenses, such as course equipment and materials, but not tuition fees. Click for more information.

Student Services

If you require any help or advice applying for your student loan, please email [email protected]