Advanced Learner Loan
What you'll get
How much you get depends on:
- the type of course
- your course fees
- the maximum loan available for your course
It only covers your course fees, not your living costs. The minimum loan you can get is £300 and it’s paid directly to your college or training provider.
You do not have to borrow the full cost of your course - you can pay for some of it yourself.
Number of loans you can get
You can apply for up to 4 loans and you can get more than one at the same time.
You can apply for another loan to take the same level of a course, for example the same level qualification in History if you’ve already had a loan for the same level in Maths.
You can only apply once for an Access to Higher Education course.
A levels
You can apply for a loan to fund each course you take towards your A levels - up to a maximum of 4 A levels.
This means you can have up to 8 loans if you’re taking each A level as 2 separate courses.
The courses must be in the same subject to qualify for a full A level.
You can get 3 more loans for non A level courses either before or after your course of A levels.