The Delay in Funding application is designed to help undergraduate students who are experiencing aÌýdelay in receiving their maintenance loan from Student Finance (UK) and/or the NHS Bursary. The Financial Support Team may be ableÌýprovide you with some financial support in the form of supermarket vouchers until you receive your first payment.
The Delay in Funding application will be available for the 25/26 academic year from 9am on Monday 22nd September.
Any undergraduate student who is eligible to receive and has submitted an application for the UK Student Finance maintenance loan and/or the NHS Bursary. PGCE students are eligible to apply as they are funded through the undergraduate system.
Please note that postgraduate students are ineligible for this Fund.
Any support is discretionary and will depend on what other funds you have access to. If it is agreed to provide support, this will be in the form of supermarket vouchers, and will be based on what we consider to be an appropriate amount to assist with food costs. We will take into consideration when any payment from Student Finance/NHS is likely to be received.
Any support awarded beÌýprovided in the form of digital Tesco or Sainsbury's food vouchers.
Delay in Funding support is not available to cover rent.
If you are in university accommodation, please contact the Student HubÌýstudenthub@soton.ac.uk to explain your situation.
If you are in private rented accommodation, we would recommend that you talk to your landlord. If you need a letter confirming your situation then please emailÌýstufunds@soton.ac.uk .
Please complete and submit theÌýDelay in Funding application, which will open on 22nd September 2025.
You will also need to submit one month of bank statements for all account that you have access to, including savings, ISAs and Cryptocurrency. These must be submitted as PDFs rather than screenshots, JPEGs or PNGs.
The Financial Support Team administer the Student Support Fund, which provides support to those students who find themselves struggling financially. Information on the fund can be found on our webpage.