Get Ready to Go - Study Abroad - University of Leeds

Students who Study Abroad are still entitled to receive the normal student loan and you may be entitled to
a higher loan.
Ensure that you complete and return all paperwork requested by your LEA/the Student Loan Company as
quickly as possible. Any delays on your part could hold up your payments.
Remember that Study Abroad IS a compulsory part of your degree. Whether this is because you have
always been enrolled on a degree with a compulsory year abroad (e.g. a language degree, or an MGeol),
or because you have transferred from a standard degree to an ‘International’ one (e.g. from BA History to
BA History (International)) make sure that your LEA are aware of the fact that your current degree
programme requires you to spend a year abroad - this may affect your funding.
You should expect to receive a payment schedule outlining the dates when your instalments will be paid. If
you submitted your paperwork in good time and don’t receive a payment schedule, then there is possibly
an error in your paperwork – contact the Student Loans Company to find out what is going on.
Remember to ask your LEA to make payments to your bank account or to send the cheque to your parent’s
address or another suitable alternative. If you fail to do this, your grant cheque or loan cheque will be sent
to the University of Leeds and it will take a significant amount of time for the cheque to be returned and
sent out again to a more suitable address.
Other sources of Funding
Some funds may be available at a national level, try searching at: www.fundfinder.org.uk
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