Form PGL/APP/2021/A
Section 1 Your details
1.1. Personal details
Complete these details exactly as stated on Mr Mrs Miss Ms Doctor Professor your passport, birth certificate or ID card.
If your name has changed since your passport,
birth certificate or ID card was issued you need
to send us documents to show this. Read the
notes to find out what to send.
Options: Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms; Doctor; Professor
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1.2. Customer Reference Number (if you have one)
Your Customer Reference Number is
11 digits long.
You’ll have a Customer Reference Number
if you’ve applied for student finance, or
supported an application for someone else’s
student finance from any of the following:
• The Student Loans Company
• Student Finance England
• Student Finance Wales
• Student Finance NI
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1.3. Place of birth
The name of the village, town or city.
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1.4. Your nationality
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1.5. UK National Insurance number
- -
I f you have previously worked in the UK you will
find your National Insurance number on any of the
following:
• your National Insurance number card or letter; or
• a payslip; or
• an Income Tax document such as P45 or P60.
Any payment of your loan will be withheld until you
provide your National Insurance number, unless
you’re a European Union (EU) student.
We will share the National Insurance Number you
provide with the Department for Work and Pensions
to confirm that it’s valid, and with HM Revenue and
Customs to allow us to collect your repayments.
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1.6. Contact details
Home phone number
Provide an email address as this will help
make it easier for you to create an online
account.
Mobile phone number
You need to let us know as soon as possible if
any of your details change.
Email address
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1.7. What is your home address? Home address (give your full address details)
You need to let us know as soon as possible if
any of your details change.
Postcode Country
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1.8. Will you live somewhere other than
No – go to 1.10
your home address while you study?
You can update your address(es) at any time by
Yes – give details
logging into your online account or by calling us.
Term-time address
Postcode Country
Options: No; Yes
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1.9. When did/will you move to your term-time address?
Day Month Year / /
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1.10. Give your UK bank or building
society information - -
This must be a UK bank or building society Account number
account in your own name and be able to
accept direct credits.
If you don’t have a UK bank or building society
Building society roll number (if applicable)
account you will need to get one before we can
pay you. Let us know the account details as
soon as you can.
Please note that incorrect bank or building
society details will result in your loan payments
being delayed.
Section 1 Your details
1.11. Will you be applying for Disabled
No – I won’t be applying for DSAs
Students’ Allowances (DSAs)?
You can apply for DSAs if you’re a higher
Yes – I’ve already applied for DSAs
education student, living in England and have a
disability including a long-term health condition,
mental health condition or a specific learning Yes – I will be applying for DSAs
difficulty. You can download the ‘Application for
For more information about DSAs go to Disabled Students’ Allowances’ from
www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas www.gov.uk/disabled-students-
allowances-dsas
Options: No – I won’t be applying for DSAs; Yes – I’ve already applied for DSAs; Yes – I will be applying for DSAs
Section 2 Your previous study
2.1. Do you already hold a postgraduate
qualification?
No – go to Section 3
Yes
Options: No – go to Section 3; Yes
Section 2 Your previous study
2.2. Tick the relevant box to show
which qualification you received
Doctoral degree
Master’s degree
Integrated Master’s degree
Honorary Masters
(MAs from an Oxford, Cambridge, Trinity College
Dublin or a Scottish University)
Postgraduate Certificate
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
Postgraduate Diploma
Other postgraduate qualification – Give details
below
(including any postgraduate qualification achieved
abroad)
Course title
Qualification name
Name of university or educational institution
Address
Postcode Country
Options: Doctoral degree; Master’s degree; Integrated Master’s degree; Honorary Masters (MAs from an Oxford, Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin or a Scottish University); Postgraduate Certificate; Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE); Postgraduate Diploma; Other postgraduate qualification
Section 3 Your postgraduate master’s course
3.1. Give details about the postgraduate
University name
master’s course you’ve applied for
If you’ve applied for more than one master’s
course tell us about your preferred choice.
University address
Give as much detail as you can at the time of
your application.
If you are following a combined studies or
modular course, please list all subjects being
studied.
If any of these details change log into your
online account or call us to update your Postcode Country
Section 3 Your postgraduate master’s course
3.2. Will you be studying a full
No
master’s course?
A full master’s course is a minimum of 180 credits.
Yes
You may not be completing 180 credits if you’re;
• U sing previous study, academic credits or
experience to exempt you
• Studying a top-up course (60/80 credits)
• Studying a Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits)
• Studying a Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits)
If any of these apply to you, you should answer ‘No’.
If you’re not sure if you are studying a full master’s
course you must discuss this with your university
before applying for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan.
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate master’s course
3.3. Are you eligible to apply for an
No
NHS bursary?
Yes – you shouldn’t continue with your
application. You need to apply for the
NHS bursary, read the notes for
more information.
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate master’s course
3.4. Are you eligible to apply for a Social
No
Work bursary?
Yes – have you applied and been rejected for
this?
No – you shouldn’t continue with
your application. You need to
apply for a bursary, read the
notes for more information.
Yes – I’ve applied and been
rejected. You need to send
your rejection letter with
your application.
Options: No; Yes – have you applied and been rejected for this?; Yes – I’ve applied and been rejected
Section 3 Your postgraduate master’s course
3.5. Is this a distance learning course?
No
Yes – are you studying on a distance learning
course because you or a member of
your family are in the armed forces?
No
Yes – you need to send us
evidence. Read the notes to
find out what to send.
Options: No; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.1. Are you a UK national?
No – go to 4.3
Yes
Options: No – go to 4.3; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.2. Do you hold a valid in date UK
No – y ou need to send supporting documents
to prove your identity. Read the notes
to find out what to send and include this
with your completed application form.
Go to section 5
Yes – complete the following exactly as stated
on your passport.
Date of issue
Day Month Year / /
Date of expiry
Day Month Year / /
Passport number
Given name(s)
Surname
Go to Section 5
Options: No – y ou need to send supporting documents
to prove your identity. Read the notes
to find out what to send and include this
with your completed application form.
Go to section 5; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.3. Are you an EU national?
No – go to 4.4
Yes – you need to send supporting documents
to prove your identity. Read the notes
to find out what to send and include this
with your completed application form.
Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.4; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.4. Are you the family member of an EU
national? No – go to 4.5
Yes – tell us their relationship to you (for
e.g. “mother”)
You need to send supporting
documents to prove your family
member’s nationality and their
relationship to you. Read the notes to
find out what to send and include this
with your completed application form.
Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.5; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.5. Are you the child of a Swiss
national? No – go to 4.6
Yes – will your Swiss national parent live
in the UK on the first day of the first
academic year of your course?
No – go to 4.6
Yes – you need to send supporting
documents to prove your
parent’s nationality and their
relationship to you. Read the
notes to find out what to send
and include this with your
completed application form.
Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.6; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.6. Are you a European Economic Area
(EEA) national or Swiss national who: No – go to 4.7
• is working in the UK
Yes – will you continue to work during your
• has worked in the UK and is looking for
course?
work in the UK?
No – go to 4.7
Yes – you need to download and
complete the ‘UK Employment
Status form’ and return it
with your application for a
Postgraduate Master’s Loan.
The ‘UK Employment Status
form’ is available from
www.gov.uk/mastersloan/apply
Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.7; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.7. Are any of the following:
• your husband/wife/civil partner No – go to 4.8
• your parent(s)/step-parent(s)
• your child/son/daughter-in-law/child’s Yes – will they continue to work during your
civil partner postgraduate master’s studies?
a European Economic Area (EEA)
national or Swiss national who:
• is working in the UK No – go to 4.8
• has worked in the UK and is looking
for work in the UK? Yes – you need to download and
complete the ‘UK Employment
Status form’ and return it
with your application for a
Postgraduate Master’s Loan.
The ‘UK Employment Status
form’ is available from
www.gov.uk/mastersloan/apply
Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.8; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.8. Are you the child of a Turkish
worker who is working in the UK?
No – go to 4.9
Yes – you need to send supporting documents
to prove your parent’s nationality, their
relationship to you and their employment
status. Read the notes to find out what to
send and include this with your completed
application form. Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.9; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.9. Do you have ‘settled status’ in
the UK? No – go to 4.10
Yes – give the date you received this status
Day Month Year / /
You need to send supporting
documents to prove your status. Read
the notes to find out what to send
and include this with your completed
application form. Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.10; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.10. Have you or your:
• husband/wife/civil partner No – go to 4.11
• parent(s)/step-parent
been granted refugee status by Yes – give your Home Office number
the UK Government?
Give the date this status will expire
Day Month Year / /
You need to send supporting
documents to prove your/their status
and their relationship to you. Read
the notes to find out what to send
and include this with your completed
application form. Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.11; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.11. Have you or your:
• husband/wife/civil partner No – go to 4.12
• parent(s)/step-parent
been granted Humanitarian
Protection?
Yes – give your Home Office number
Give the date this status will expire
If you/they haven’t been given an expiry
date you should mark the expiry date box
as N/A (not applicable).
You need to send supporting documents to
prove your/their status and their relationship
to you. Read the notes to find out what to
send and include this with your completed
application form. Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.12; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.12. Have you or your:
• husband/wife/civil partner No – go to 4.13
• parent(s)/step-parent
been granted leave to remain as a Yes – give your Home Office number
Stateless Person?
If you/they haven’t been given an expiry
date you should mark the expiry date box
as N/A (not applicable).
You need to send supporting documents to
prove your/their status and their relationship
to you. Read the notes to find out what to
send and include this with your completed
application form. Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.13; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.13. Have you been granted ‘leave to remain’
in the UK under section 67 of the
No – go to 4.14
Immigration Act 2016, or are you the
dependant child of someone who has?
Yes – give your Home Office number
Give the date this status will expire
Day Month Year / /
If you/they haven’t been given an expiry date
you should mark the expiry date box as N/A
(not applicable).
You need to send supporting documents to
prove your/their status and their relationship
to you. Read the notes to find out what to
send and include this with your completed
application form. Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.14; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.14. Have you been granted ‘indefinite leave
to remain’ in the UK as a victim of
domestic violence or abuse (DVILR)?
No - go to 4.15
Yes – give your Home Office number
You need to send supporting documents to
prove your status. Read the notes to find
out what to send and include this with your
completed application form. Go to Section 6
Options: No - go to 4.15; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.15. Have you been granted ‘Calais leave’ in
the UK, or are you the dependant child
No – go to 4.16
of someone who has?
Yes – give your Home Office number
Give the date this status will expire
Day Month Year / /
If you/they haven’t been given an expiry date
you should mark the expiry date box as N/A
(not applicable).
You need to send supporting documents to
prove your/their status and their relationship
to you. Read the notes to find out what to
send and include this with your completed
application form. Go to Section 5
Options: No – go to 4.16; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.16. Do you meet the Long Residence
requirements? No – if you’ve answered “No” to all of the
questions in this section you’re not
eligible for funding from Student
Finance England and shouldn’t continue
with this application.
Yes – you need to send us evidence. Read
the notes to find out what to send.
Go to Section 5
Options: No – if you’ve answered “No” to all of the
questions in this section you’re not
eligible for funding from Student
Finance England and shouldn’t continue
with this application.; Yes
Section 5 Your address history
5.1. Give details of your Address
residence for the
two years before
the first day of your
academic year.
You don’t need to send Postcode Country
proof of your previous
addresses at this time,
but we might ask for it in
the future. From To
Day Month Year Day Month Year / / / /
If you need more space
attach an additional
piece of A4 paper to
your completed form. Tick this box if you’ll be living here when your course starts
Remember to include
your Customer Reference
Number. You should Tell us why you moved here
only tell us about your
permanent addresses.
Don’t include temporary
or term-time addresses.
Address
Postcode Country
From To
Day Month Year Day Month Year / / / /
Tick this box if you’ll be living here when your course starts
Tell us why you moved here
Section 6 How much would you like to borrow?
6.1. How much would you like to borrow in total?
The maximum amount of £11,222
Go to section 7
A different amount of £ ,
Go to section 7
Options: The maximum amount of £11,222; A different amount of £
Section 7 Your additional contacts
7.1. Give the contact details for your Contact 1
first additional contact Full name
This person can live at the same address as
you.
Relationship to you
Address
Postcode/Zip code
Phone number including international dial code if outside UK
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7.2. Give the contact details for your Contact 2
second additional contact Full name
This person can’t live at the same address as
you or your first contact.
Relationship to you
Address
Postcode/Zip code
Phone number including international dial code if outside UK
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. I confirm I have read and understood these terms
and A Guide to Terms and Conditions available at
www.gov.uk/mastersloan/apply
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.2. I confirm that to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the information I have provided is true and
complete. If it is not, I understand that I may not
receive student finance, any support I have had
may be withdrawn and I could be prosecuted.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.3. I understand that student finance is provided
to me by the Secretary of State for Education
(the “Lender”) which includes any persons
acting on his/her behalf and any replacement(s)
under section 23(4) of the Teaching and Higher
Education Act 1998 as amended or replaced
time to time (the “Act”). I may repay SLC directly.
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8.4. I understand these terms, the Act and the
regulations made under section 22 of the Act will
apply to any student finance provided to me by
the Lender.
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8.5. I understand that “student finance” in these
terms means financial support by way of grant(s)
and/or loan(s) made by the Lender under the
regulations.
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8.6. I understand that the Student Loans Company
Limited (“SLC”) carries out certain functions on
behalf of the Lender.
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8.7. I understand that if I have:
(i) reached the age of 18 years; and
(ii) have entered into agreement(s) for a loan
under section 22 of the Act before I reached
the age of 18 years,
I am agreeing to “ratify” any and all such student
loans by signing these terms. This means that
I confirm I entered into agreement(s) with the
Lender and agree to the terms of any such
previous agreement(s). If I have reached the
age of 18 and refuse to “ratify” any previous
agreement(s), I understand that I will not be
eligible to get any further student finance under
the regulations.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.8. I agree to give SLC any information they need
in support of this application for student finance and
to seek repayment.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.9. I agree to tell SLC immediately if my
circumstances change in any way that might
affect my entitlement to student finance.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.10. I agree that if I get an overpayment of student
finance, I need to repay this in full and that any
overpayment may be taken from any future
titlement to student finance.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.11. I agree that I will repay the Lender any loan(s),
together with all and any interest, penalties and
charges which apply. I understand that this repayment
will be due by me to the Lender.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.12. I agree that any loan(s) made to me in
accordance with the regulations once my
application is accepted by the Lender is a/
are contract(s) between me and the Lender.
I understand that I am liable for my loan(s) and will
be charged interest from the first payment of the
loan advance by the Lender.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.13. I agree to tell SLC if I leave the UK to live outside
the UK or if for any other reason I am outside the
UK tax system for more than three months.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.14. In the event of any legal action, I agree that the
laws of England and Wales will apply and that the
courts of that part of the UK will hear any legal
action. If my address is outside the UK the laws
of the part of the UK where my education provider
is situated will apply and the courts of that part of
the UK will hear any legal action. I agree that the
Lender has the right to take legal action against me
in any other court with jurisdiction.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.15. If I am in breach of these terms and/or the
regulations I agree that the Lender may share
information held about me and my account
with third parties, including the government or
government agency of another country, who
may help to locate me and/or help take action to
recover any payments I owe.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.16. I confirm where I have provided any personal
information about any other person in my student
finance application, I have done so with their
consent.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.17. I understand that SLC will process my personal
data in line with the Privacy Notice available at
www.sfengland.slc.co.uk/privacy-notice which
may be updated from time to time.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.18. I understand that any equipment I receive through
DSAs must be used for my course of study and
that I am responsible for paying any repair costs.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.19. I understand SLC reserves the right to pay
the suppliers of any approved equipment and
support directly. I will be notified if SLC will make
direct payments on my behalf.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.20. I confirm that I have not previously received any
loan(s) for a Postgraduate Master’s degree under
the regulations and/or where this was provided
out of funds from another UK government
authority.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.21. I confirm that I have not previously received
a base grant or contribution to costs grant for
a Postgraduate Master’s degree under the
Education (Student Support) Postgraduate
Master’s Degrees (Wales) Regulations 2019.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.22. I confirm that in connection with my course I am
not eligible to apply for:
(i) a healthcare bursary; and/or
(ii) any allowance under the Nursing and
Midwifery Student Allowances (Scotland)
Regulations 2007.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.23. I confirm that in connection with my course I am
not in receipt of any allowance, bursary or award
of similar description made under section 67(4)
(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (“CSA”),
except where such funding is in respect of travel
expenses. I understand that if I only receive travel
expenses under the CSA, I may apply for a loan.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.24. I confirm that in connection with my course I am
not in receipt of a social work bursary from:
(i) the National Health Service;
(ii) the Department of Health; and/or
(iii) the Student Awards Agency for Scotland.
Section 9 Finalising your application
9.1. Have you answered all the questions
that apply to you? No – if you don’t complete a section or
question you’ve been asked to this could
delay your application.
Yes
Options: No – if you don’t complete a section or
question you’ve been asked to this could
delay your application.; Yes
Section 9 Finalising your application
9.2. Have you signed and dated your
terms and conditions in Section 8? No – you must sign the terms and conditions,
we can’t process your application
without it.
Yes
Options: No – you must sign the terms and conditions,
we can’t process your application
without it.; Yes
Section 9 Finalising your application
9.3. Have you included all the supporting
documents or completed additional No – gather all the documents we’ve asked
forms we’ve asked for? for before you return your application, it
won’t be accepted without them.
Sections 1 and 4 might ask you to send
supporting documents depending on your situation. Yes – now read the information on the next
page to find out where and when to
return your completed application form.
Options: No – gather all the documents we’ve asked
for before you return your application, it
won’t be accepted without them.; Yes