Form PDE/APP/2021/A
Section 1 Your details
1.1. Personal details Title
Options: Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms; Mx; Doctor; Professor
Guidance: Complete these details exactly as stated on 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.
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1.1. Forename(s)
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1.1. Surname
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1.1. Sex
Options: Male; Female
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1.1. Date of birth
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1.2. Customer Reference Number (if you have one)
Guidance: 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
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1.4. Your nationality
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1.5. UK National Insurance number
Guidance: If 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. Home phone number
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1.6. Mobile phone number
Guidance: You need to let us know as soon as possible if any of your details change.
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1.6. Email address
Guidance: Provide an email address as this will help make it easier for you to create an online account.
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1.7. What is your home address?
Guidance: You need to let us know as soon as possible if any of your details change.
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1.7. Postcode Country
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1.8. Will you live somewhere other than your home address while you study?
Options: No; Yes
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1.8. Term-time address
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1.8. Postcode Country
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1.9. When did/will you move to your term-time address?
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1.10. Give your UK bank or building society information
Guidance: This must be a UK bank or building society account in your own name and be able to accept direct credits. If you don’t have a UK bank or building society 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 2 Your previous study
2.1. Do you already hold a postgraduate qualification?
Options: No; Yes
Section 2 Your previous study
2.2. Tick the relevant box to show which qualification you received
Options: Higher Doctorate (e.g. DLitt, DSc, DTech, LLD, DD, DMus, DMedSc); Doctoral degree; Master’s degree; Integrated Master’s degree; Level 8 Award, Level 8 Certificate or Level 8 Diploma; 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)
Section 2 Your previous study
2.2. Course title
Section 2 Your previous study
2.2. Qualification name
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2.2. Name of university or educational institution
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2.2. Address
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2.2. Postcode Country
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.1. Will you be studying a full Postgraduate Doctoral course?
Options: Yes; No
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.2. Give details about the Postgraduate Doctoral course you’ve applied for
Guidance: Give as much detail as you can at the time of your application. If any of these details change log into your online account or call us to update your information.
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.2. University name
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.2. University address
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.2. Postcode Country
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.2. Name of campus/location
Guidance: If you’re unsure of your course name check with your university.
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.2. Start date of the first year of your course
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.2. Course Duration
Options: 3 years; 4 years; 5 years; 6 years; 7 years; 8 years
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.3. Are you eligible to apply for a Social Work bursary?
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.3. Yes – have you applied and been rejected for this?
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.4. Are you eligible to apply for an NHS bursary?
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.5. Will you expect to receive Research Council Funding at any time during your entire course?
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.6. Will you expect to receive an Educational Psychology bursary for your course?
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.7. Is this a distance learning course?
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.7. Yes – are you studying on a distance learning course because you or a member of your family are in the armed forces?
Options: No; Yes
Section 3 Your postgraduate course
3.8. Will you be studying outside of the UK for more than half of your entire course?
Options: No; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.1. Are you a UK national?
Options: No; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.2. Do you hold a valid in date UK passport?
Options: No; Yes
Guidance: We will share the passport details you provide with HM Passport Office to confirm that they’re valid.
Section 4 Your residency information
4.2. Date of issue
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4.2. Date of expiry
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4.2. Passport number
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4.2. Given name(s)
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4.2. Surname
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4.3. Are you an EU national?
Options: No; Yes
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4.4. Are you the family member of an EU national?
Options: No; Yes
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4.5. Are you the child of a Swiss national?
Options: No; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.5. Yes – will your Swiss national parent live in the UK on the first day of the first academic year of your course?
Options: No; Yes
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4.6. Are you a European Economic Area (EEA) national or Swiss national who: • is working in the UK • has worked in the UK and is looking for work in the UK?
Options: No; Yes
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4.6. Yes – will you continue to work during your postgraduate doctoral studies?
Options: No; Yes
Section 4 Your residency information
4.7. Are any of the following: • your husband/wife/civil partner • your parent(s)/step-parent(s) • your child/son/daughter-in-law/child’s civil partner a European Economic Area (EEA) national or Swiss national who: • is working in the UK • has worked in the UK and is looking for work in the UK?
Options: No; Yes
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4.7. Yes – will they continue to work during your postgraduate doctoral studies?
Options: No; Yes
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4.8. Are you the child of a Turkish worker who is working in the UK?
Options: No; Yes
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4.9. Do you have ‘settled status’ in the UK?
Options: No; Yes
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4.9. Yes – give the date you received this status
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4.10. Have you or your: • husband/wife/civil partner • parent(s)/step-parent been granted ‘refugee status’ by the UK Government?
Options: No; Yes
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4.10. Yes – will you be resident in the UK on the first day of your course?
Options: No; Yes
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4.10. Give your Home Office number
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4.10. Give the date this status will expire
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4.11. Have you or your: • husband/wife/civil partner • parent(s)/step-parent been granted Humanitarian Protection?
Options: No; Yes
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4.11. Yes – give your Home Office number
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4.11. Give the date this status will expire
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4.12. Have you or your: • husband/wife/civil partner • parent(s)/step-parent been granted ‘leave to remain’ as a Stateless Person?
Options: No; Yes
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4.12. Yes – give your Home Office number
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4.12. Give the date this status will expire
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4.13. Have you been granted ‘indefinite leave to remain’ in the UK as the victim of domestic violence or abuse?
Options: No; Yes
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4.13. Yes – give your Home Office number
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4.14. Have you been granted ‘leave to remain’ in the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, or are you the dependant child of someone who has?
Options: No; Yes
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4.14. Yes – give your Home Office number
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4.14. Give the date this status will expire
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4.15. Have you been granted ‘Calais leave’ in the UK, or are you the dependant child of someone who has?
Options: No; Yes
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4.15. Yes – give your Home Office number
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4.15. Give the date this status will expire
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4.16. Do you meet the Long Residence requirements?
Options: No; Yes
Section 5 Your address history
5.1. Give details of your residence for the three years before the first day of your academic year.
Guidance: We need to know where you lived for 3 years before the first day of the first academic year of your course. If you leave any gaps in your address history this will delay your application. The first day of your academic year is: • 1 September, where your course begins on or after 1 August and before 1 January; • 1 January, where your course begins on or after 1 January and before 1 April; • 1 April, where your course begins on or after 1 April and before 1 July; • 1 July, where your course begins on or after 1 July and before 1 August. For example: If your course starts on 5 September this year, then the first day of your academic year is 1 September. We need to know your complete address history for 3 years before 1 September. You don’t need to send proof of your previous addresses at this time, but we might ask for it in the future.
Section 5 Your address history
5.1. Postcode Country
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5.1. From To
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5.1. Address
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5.1. Postcode Country
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5.1. From To
Section 6 How much would you like to borrow?
6.1. How much would you like to borrow in total?
Options: The maximum amount of £26,445; A different amount of £
Section 7 Your additional contacts
7.1. Give the contact details for your first additional contact
Guidance: This person can live at the same address as you.
Section 7 Your additional contacts
7.1. First name
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7.1. Surname
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7.1. Relationship to you
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7.1. Address
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7.1. Postcode/Zip code
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7.1. Phone number including international dial code if outside UK
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7.2. Give the contact details for your second additional contact
Guidance: This person can’t live at the same address as you or your first contact.
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7.2. First name
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7.2. Surname
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7.2. Relationship to you
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7.2. Address
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7.2. Postcode/Zip code
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7.2. 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/doctoralloan/apply
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. 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
8.1. 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 from time to time (the “Act”).
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. I understand that 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.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. 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.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. I understand that the Student Loans Company Limited (“SLC”) carries out certain functions on behalf of the Lender.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. 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
8.1. I agree to give SLC any information they need in support of this application for student finance and to seek repayment.
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8.1. I agree to tell SLC immediately if my circumstances change in any way that might affect my entitlement to student finance.
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8.1. 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.
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8.1. 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.
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8.1. 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.
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8.1. 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 payments directly to suppliers on my behalf.
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8.1. I confirm that I have not previously received any loan(s) for a Postgraduate Doctoral degree under the regulations and/or where this was provided out of funds from another UK government authority. I understand the Lender may waive this requirement where I was unable to complete my course due to compelling personal reasons.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. I confirm that for the full duration of my course I will not be in receipt of: (i) any allowance, bursary or award of similar description made by UK Research and Innovation; and/or (ii) financial assistance provided under the Educational Psychology Funded Training scheme where my course of study commenced on or after 1 August 2020.
Section 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. 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
8.1. 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
8.1. 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 8 Terms and conditions
8.1. Subject to paragraphs 20 - 24 above, I understand that SLC will take such action as is necessary to recover repayment of a loan where I am in receipt of, or eligible to apply for, alternative funding.
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8.1. Your signature (in ink)
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8.1. Today’s date
Section 9 Finalising your application
9.1. Have you answered all the questions that apply to you?
Options: No; Yes
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9.2. Have you signed and dated the terms and conditions in Section 8?
Options: No; Yes
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9.3. Have you included all the supporting documents or completed additional forms we’ve asked for?
Options: No; Yes