Overseas Financial Support Fund

Bath Spa University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Overseas Financial Support Fund gives limited, discretionary emergency support to full-time international (overseas fee status) students at Bath Spa University facing unexpected, temporary financial difficulty. It replaces the Overseas Emergency Access Fund and is expected to open in October 2026.

It is not intended as a main source of income. Funds are limited, awards are not guaranteed and a maximum award per student applies. Exchange-rate changes are not normally treated as unexpected.

Award Information

Overseas fee status student on a one-year programme (for example an MA) or in the final year of an undergraduate or PhD programme.
Genuine temporary hardship caused by a recent, unforeseen event, not careless financial management.
£200 or less (including available overdraft) across all bank accounts.
Fully registered and attending an eligible BSU programme.
Started before September 2025, or started from September 2025 and studying in Bath, Bath Spa London (Hackney) or Bath Spa London (Canary Wharf).
Made realistic provision before the course for tuition fees and living costs for the full course, affected by circumstances beyond your control after starting.
Exhausted all other sources of international funding, such as government study loans.

New 2026/27 students may apply from four weeks after their course start date; continuing students from three weeks after the start of the academic year. Applications close four weeks before the end of the teaching period, or earlier if funds run out.

Apply through Blackbullion.
Upload all supporting documents in PDF format with your application.
Receive the outcome via Blackbullion, normally within six weeks.
Payment is made within three working days of notification.
Appeals can be submitted as a Hardship Query on MyServices within ten working days of the decision.

Official links

Official scholarship page

Documents you will need

Supporting evidence in PDF format, varying by circumstances.
Proof of funding arrangements made before the course for fees and living costs.

How selection works

Discretionary assessment of need. Appeals are accepted only for errors in reported financial details, new relevant evidence, a major change of circumstances before the outcome, or disputed attendance assessments.

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