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32Student Parents (cont)Access to Learning Fund (ALF)If you are a home student, you may be eligible for the ALF. The aim of the ALF is to alleviatefinancial hardship or unexpected crises, and to intervene in cases where the student may beconsidering leaving Higher Education because of financial difficulties.Students with children are a priority group for support. Details of the Access to Learning Fundare available from your College Tutor or tutorial office, or from the hardship support websitewhich is www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/studentregistry/fees/funding/hardship/Overseas and EU Student ParentsIf you are an international student with a family, then you will not be eligible for many of thegovernment grants and provisions that are available to home students. However, you may beeligible for the Central Childcare Bursary Scheme, which is available to international studentparents at most colleges. There is no set amount of bursary (with amounts available rangingfrom a hundred to over a thousand pounds) and the bursary is assessed on need.Student Advice ServiceThe first ports of call for childcare information will usually be the Childcare Office or yourcollege. However, if you require additional support or advice, do get in touch with the StudentAdvice Service. The Student Advice Service has good knowledge of university and collegeprocedures as well as services within colleges, the University and the city of Cambridge, soplease get in touch if you are unsure of how to proceed, need support or just want to talksomething through.The CUSU Societies FairThe annual CUSU Societies Fair held at the beginning of the Michaelmas term, held at theKelsey Kerridge Sports Hall, opens one hour early for student parents, at 10.00 am. More detailscan be obtained by getting in touch with socfair@cusu.cam.ac.uk.