Digital Technology Support Fund
Students studying at the Â鶹´«Ã½ in academic year 2024-25 who do not have access to IT equipment necessary to support blended learning, could be eligible for a one off £300 grant towards IT equipment.
To be eligible for the Digital Technology Support Fund 2024-25, you must meet all the following criteria:
- Be a current student at the Â鶹´«Ã½ in the academic year 2024-25
- Be studying on an undergraduate programme (Apprenticeships are not eligible)
- Be studying full-time or part-time (part time students must be studying at least 50% of full-time intensity)
- Be paying tuition fees of £8,220 (Foundation degree), £9,250 (Bachelor’s/Integrated Master’s degree), £11,100 (Accelerated degree) or £6,168 (HND/HNC) - pro rata for part time students
- Be assessed by the Student Loans Company as having a household income for 2023/24 of £25,000 or less as at the application closing date.
- Have made a means-tested Student Finance application for 2024/25 by the application closing date, with the Â鶹´«Ã½ as the chosen institution, and given consent to the sharing of financial details. Failure to do this will result in the Â鶹´«Ã½ being unable to verify students' household income.
- Have been assessed by the University as a “Home” fee paying student (Overseas students are not eligible for this)
- There will be no backdated payments.
- Students who have received Digital Technology Support Fund in previous academic years will not be eligible.
The University reserves the right to close the Digital Technology Support Fund earlier, in the event that all allocated funds are distributed.
Applications will be assessed, and you should be notified of the outcome by email within 6 weeks. Successful applicants will be notified of the payment date in the confirmation email.
Course Start Month | Application Deadline |
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September 2024 | 31/07/2025 |
October 2024 | 31/07/2025 |
November 2024 | 31/07/2025 |
December 2024 | 31/07/2025 |
January 2025 | 31/07/2025 |
February 2025 | 31/07/2025 |
March 2025 | 31/07/2025 |
April 2025 | 31/07/2025 |
May 2025 | 31/10/2025 |
June 2025 | 31/10/2025 |
July 2025 | 31/10/2025 |
August 2025 | 31/10/2025 |
- You can access the form using the 'Apply' button below.
- This form can only be accessed by logging in with a valid Â鶹´«Ã½ student email address (e.g. s123456@uos.ac.uk). If you are a student at one of our partner institutions, please ensure you log in using your Â鶹´«Ã½ account, not your institutional account.
- Applications are limited to one per applicant.
- If you are having issues logging in, please 'right-click' the Apply button, and open the link in an Incognito or Private window and log in using your Â鶹´«Ã½ email address through there. If the issue persists, please contact studentlife@uos.ac.uk.