The Emergency Hardship Fund (EHS) is available to any student on a taught, credit bearing course. It is intended to provide quick, small payment awards to address a specific, immediate emergency situation, that the student could not have foreseen or planned for.

The main purpose of the Undergraduate Resit Fund is to ensure that students are not prevented from attending their resits during the Summer Vacation in 2026 due to financial difficulties with paying their resit fees and associated costs such as travel and accommodation.

Emergency Short Term Loans (ESTL), from the Access to Learning Fund, are available to Home UK students who have made their application to Student Finance England, but who have yet to receive their first instalment of their funding.  

Kent Emergency Student Loans (KESL) are available to all undergraduate and postgraduate, Home, EU or International, full time or part time students, who find themselves in temporary financial difficulties.  

The Access to Learning Fund provides discretionary financial assistance for UK students to access and remain in higher education.

The University of Kent has a small hardship fund to provide emergency support for full-time students assessed as paying fees at the Overseas rate including EU students who are already registered on degree programs at the University and who experience unexpected financial hardship during their study.  

If you are an asylum seeker or refugee and you experience financial hardship you may be eligible for short-term financial support. This fund aims to help you meet essential costs that directly support your learning and participation in university life.