2025-26 Financial support for Full Time Undergraduate students from Northern Ireland
Tuition Fee Costs for UK and EU Students
- Information on fees and finance for Home (UK) students
- Payment of tuition fees can be deferred until after you finish your studies, if you opt to take out a Tuition Fee Loan.
- The Tuition Fee Loan is available regardless of family income. However, students who have previously studied at Higher Education level should contact Student Finance Northern Ireland to check their entitlement.
- Alternatively, you can pay your fees whilst you study. For further information on how you can pay your tuition fees, if you choose to do so, or any other university fees such as accommodation please visit the Finance Office.
Financing your Living Costs
The following information will give you an indication of your entitlement for the 2024-25 academic year
Maintenance Grant
- Students from Northern Ireland may also be eligible for an additional means-tested maintenance grant, which will be based on your taxable household income.
- The maximum grant available is £3,475.
- The grant is paid directly into your bank account or building society account in three instalments - one at the start of each term.
Maintenance Loan
- A Maintenance Loan is available to help you pay for living expenses such as accommodation, food, books, clothes and travel. This money comes from the Government via the Student Loans Company.
- How much you will receive with be based on where you will live whilst you study and your taxable household income.
Maintenance & Grant Loan - Entitlement Table for 2025/26
Your living arrangements during term-time |
Maximum Maintenance Loan available |
Living in your own home and studying outside London |
£6,776 |
Household Income |
Maintenance Grant | Maintenance Loan available - Living away from home and studying outside London |
£19,203 |
£3,475 | £9,541 |
| £25,000 | £2,204 | £9,855 |
| £30,000 | £1,215 | £10,176 |
| £35,000 | £689 | £10,702 |
| £41,540 | £0.00 | £11,391 |
For further information: A guide for Financial support for Full Time student in HE.
How and When to apply
- You can apply for the Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan by completing one application form
- The application form can be completed on-line on the Student Finance Ni website.
- The application portal for 2025-26 is now open
- You are advised to complete the form as soon as possible so that the financial assessment is completed well before your course starts in September 2025.
- PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED A CONFIRMED PLACE AT BANGOR UNIVERSITY
Repayment of Maintenance and Tuition Fee Loans
- Loans have to be repaid once you leave your course and start earning more than repayment threshold which is current £26,065 a year.
- Deductions are usually made through the PAYE tax system by your employer in the same way as tax and National Insurance contributions.
- For further information, please visit the Student Loan Company website.
Previous Study
If you have studied a course of higher education in the past (HNC, NHD etc), your entitlement to tuition fee and grant and loans may be affected. Contact Student Finance Northern Ireland or the Money Support Unit for further information.