Scholarships, bursaries and grants

If you are leaving care, you can apply for an additional cash payment in each year of your degree. You don’t need to repay this grant.

As a care leaver, you can also apply for student finance as an independent student which means you may be eligible for the maximum student maintenance loan. 

Find out more about the Care Leavers’ Bursary

Disabled Students’ Allowance

You can apply if you have a registered disability, including:

• a long-term health condition
• a mental health condition
• specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia)

The allowance is available to part-time and full-time students. You will need to apply after making your student loan application. 

Find out more about Disabled Students’ Allowance.

Manchester Met students can also get a wide range of support from our disability service.  

If you are caring for children or adults who depend on you, you may be entitled to extra financial support.

These are government benefits that don’t need to be repaid as long as you are successfully completing your course and remain eligible. You can apply for them linked to your student loan application.

Childcare grant

Available to full-time students, the grant will cover up to 85% of your childcare costs. It is capped at £183.75 for one child, and £315.03 for two or more children. You will need to complete the student finance application and then provide additional details. 

Parents’ learning allowance

Full-time students with children may be entitled to up £1,821 a year towards books, study materials, travel and other learning costs. You can apply within your main student finance application.

Adult dependants’ grant

If you are a full-time student and an adult depends on you financially, you could claim up to £3,263 a year.  You can apply within your main student finance application.

Should money problems occur during the year, we’ll give you practical support and may be able to make small payments, including to help with:

• unforeseen living costs 
• crises
• delays in loans being paid

You should not rely on support payments in planning your budget.