Information for Parents

The UCAS website gives general advice for parents about university applications. The following websites give advice about the financial aspects of higher education. We hope that they will provide you with information and ideas to help you support your son or daughter to make important decisions about their future.

Student finance, loans and universities (Gov.UK) gives information about the financial help available to full-time students including information about student loans, maintenance grants and bursaries and MoneySavingExpert.com.

Institutional Bursaries

For more information about bursaries from the Higher Education Institutions in Lancashire click on the following links:

• Edge Hill University
• Lancaster University
• University of Central Lancashire
• University of Cumbria

Disabled Students

If you have concerns about the extra costs of studying linked to a disability or specific learning difficulty it may be helpful to look at the Disabled Students' Allowances page of the Gov.UK web site.