How to apply for Government fee and/or course grants

Before you apply for this funding, you need to find out if you are eligible. If you have any questions or need any guidance regarding this funding, please contact the Student Financial Support Office.

Application process for 'home' students Application process for EU nationals
Step 1

If you are planning to start studying in October 2011 or January 2012, you will be able to apply with the 2011/2012 PTG1 form.

Click the following links to download the PTG1 FormPDF icon and Guidance NotesPDF icon

If you are an EU national who has not lived in the UK for three years before the start of your course – but you have lived in the EEA for three years before the start of the course – and you are coming, or have come, to the UK only to study (i.e. not to also live and work), you will need to apply using the EUPTG1 form.

Click the following links to download the EUPTG1 FormPDF icon and EUPTG1 Guidance NotesPDF icon

Step 2 Get your completed form authorised by the Student Financial Support Office to confirm that you are enrolled for the academic year 2011/2012 (you can hand in your completed form to the My Birkbeck helpdesk). Please note that:
  • For new students the earliest your form can be authorised is 15/09/2011.
  • For continuing students the earliest your form can be authorised is 01/09/2011.
  • If you are starting a Foundation Degree in January 2012, the earliest your form can be authorised is 16/01/2012.
Get your completed form authorised by the Student Financial Support Office to confirm that you are enrolled for the academic year 2011/2012 (you can hand in your completed form to the My Birkbeck helpdesk). Please note that:
  • For new students the earliest your form can be authorised is 15/09/2011.
  • For continuing students the earliest your form can be authorised  is 01/09/2011.
  • If you are starting a Foundation Degree in January 2012, the earliest your form can be authorised is 16/01/2012.
Step 3

Send your authorised form to:

Student Finance England
PO Box 210
Darlington
DL1 9HJ

Send your authorised form to:

PO Box 89
Darlington
DL1 9AZ