It's time for NI part-time undergraduate students to apply for academic year 2025/26

Part-time undergraduate students from Northern Ireland can now apply for student finance.

If students have taken out a loan with Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI) before, they can use their existing online account to apply. Otherwise, they'll need to create an account.

Please encourage your students to apply online as soon as possible. This will help to make sure they get their student finance in time for their course starting.

If you have any courses that are not yet submitted to CMS, you should not publicise the launch of the student finance system. Until you submit your courses, any students who apply for finance to attend will have their applications pended. This may cause delays to their finance.

Students can find further guidance on the SFNI website. There's also further guidance for student about types of financial and additional support available.