Assistance with childcare costs

You can apply to the University for help with the costs of registered childcare during the academic year. These funds are available for childcare provision for children up to the age of 14. How much you are awarded towards childcare will also depend on your total household income and on any other sources of childcare funding you are already entitled to.

Students using unregistered childcare cannot apply for help with these costs but can apply to the Discretionary Fund (if eligible) for help towards additional living costs.

Who can apply?

• Undergraduate, postgraduate, part-time, research and Health Department bursary students can all apply.
• How much you get depends on your total household income (this includes, for instance, child benefit, child tax credit, part-time work, your partner's income).
• If you are entitled to child tax credit and a SAAS Lone Parents' Childcare Grant, you must be in receipt of these before applying to the University for any further help towards remaining childcare costs.
• Payments will only be made towards childcare costs during term time.

How to apply

Collect a white financial assistance form and lilac carer form from The Base in the Saltire Centre or the Carnegie Suite, or you can download the financial assistance and carer forms during term times.

Remember to complete all pages of the forms. Your childcare provider must fill in the lilac carer form and supply a copy of their registration certificate.  Once you have filled in the forms, take them (including all photocopied documents required) to the Post Box at The Base in the Saltire Centre or the Carnegie Suite during Drop -In times.

Other sources of help

Find out about other financial help for students with children.

Updated: 23 August, 2010 | Student Funding Team | Legal