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<p>Student Finance England processes applications for student financial support for
English domiciled students studying in the UK and EU-domiciled students studying in
England. Eligible full-time and part-time undergraduate students can apply for up-front
tuition fee loans to meet the full costs of their tuition. Eligible students attending
full-time courses and part-time degree and equivalent level courses can also apply
for partially means-tested loans towards their living costs. Maintenance grants are
only available in 2020/21 for small numbers of continuing full-time students who started
their courses before 2016/17.</p><p>Applications for student support for full-time
students opened in mid-February, and for part-time students in mid-June. As of 18
June 2020, Student Loan Company had processed 742,000 applications to Student Finance
England for undergraduate tuition fee loans, 716,000 for maintenance loans, and 800
for maintenance grants for the 2020/21 academic year.</p><p>Students can apply for
student finance up to nine months after the commencement of their course each academic
year. This means that application numbers are likely to continue to rise as we approach
the start of the 2020/21 academic year and for a period beyond that.</p>
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