A one off award of £300 to assist with unexpected costs associated with a bereavement.
Students can apply by submitting an application to the Swansea University Opportunity Award (home fee status) or the International Student Support Fund (overseas fee status).
Please specify within the ‘Testimony’ section of your application form that you are recently bereaved, having experienced the death of a close family member (for example a parent/ guardian, sibling, partner, child, spouse) or close friend since the beginning of your current academic year (for example 01/09/23 for students who’s courses started in September 2023), which has had an unforeseen impact on you and your finances.
Eligible students must be ‘enrolled’ or ‘suspended’ and within 5 weeks of the end date of their course (as recorded on their intranet record).
The payment is intended for unexpected costs, for example travel, living expenses and bills, and cannot cover the cost of services already offered by the university (for instance counselling) or private therapy.
Your application will be assessed as a priority and within our standard assessment timeframes.
We require 1 month’s up to date bank statement from you if applying for the bereavement support payment only.
Please email us directly on hardshipfunds@swansea.ac.uk citing that you wish to apply for the Bereavement Support Payment.
Applications for the Bereavement Support Payment are currently closed and will reopen for enrolled students in August 2024. Please email hardshipfunds@swansea.ac.uk for advice and support if you are facing financial difficulties.
