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HEP bulletin - June 2025
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It's time for NI part-time undergraduate students to apply for academic year 2025/26
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Postgraduate student finance applications are now open for academic year 2025/26
HEP bulletin - April 2025
SFE full-time undergraduate applications are now open for academic year 2025/26
HEP bulletin - March 2025
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Full-time undergraduate and Scottish domiciled postgraduate master's course collection for academic year 2025/26
Winter break operating hours changes
HEP bulletin - December 2024
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SFE and SFW PG service launch
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HEP bulletin - May 2024
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2024/25 FT UG service launch
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Student Finance Customer Panel applications now open
HESC applications open for academic year 2023/24
HEP bulletin - June 2023
SFW part-time undergraduate applications for academic year 2023/24 now open
HEP bulletin - May 2023
SFE and SFW postgraduate student finance applications are now open for 2023/24
HEP bulletin - March 2023
Full-time undergraduate students from Wales and the EU can apply for 2023/24
Full-time undergraduate students from England and Northern Ireland can apply for 2023/24
HEP bulletin - February 2023
HEP bulletin - January 2023
2023/24 Student Support Information Notes (SSIN) published
HEP bulletin - December 2022
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End of year clear down
Postgraduate master's and doctoral applications are open for 2022/23
Part-time undergraduate applications are open for 2022/23
HEP bulletin – April 2022
HEP bulletin – March 2022
Postgraduate master's and doctoral course collection is open for SFE and SFW
HEP bulletin – February 2022
Full-time undergraduate applications are open for 2022/23
Course collection is open for part-time undergraduate courses and postgraduate master's courses for Northern Irish students
HEP bulletin – January 2022
Complete your full-time undergraduate course submission
HEP bulletin – December 2021
HEP bulletin – November 2021
Course collection has started for academic year 2022/23
Higher Education Student Finance for 2022/23
HEP bulletin – July 2021
2021/22 applications are now open to all students
HEP bulletin – June 2021
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HEP bulletin – April 2021
Early-in-Year Student Withdrawal Notifications Academic Year 2018/19 to 2020/21
HEP bulletin – March 2021
DfE releases Skills for jobs whitepaper
SFE full-time undergraduate applications are open for 2021/22
CMS system update
HEP bulletin – February 2021
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