FAQs

What do the UNIAID Student Calculators do?

The UNIAID Student Calculators help you to build a lifestyle budget by working out your likely income and expenditure over a year. You can;

Build your budget and see how it balances by week, month and year
Understand how your lifestyle decisions affect your time as well as money
Save your budget so you can use it before and during your course and log in at any time
Calculate what financial support you may receive and pay back
Read top tips about saving money
Read other student profiles and explore their budgets

Who are the UNIAID Student Calculators for?

Prospective students, from 16 years and students in higher education.

Which version of the UNIAID Student Calculator is right for me?

All versions enable you to build a lifestyle budget, but the tips, information and student profiles are slightly different in each so it's a good idea to pick the version that's best for you;

The UNIAID Student Calculator aims to help UK undergraduate students studying in England. (Although many features can be used if you are studying in Scotland or Wales)
International Student Calculator is for International students coming to, or studying in, the UK
Healthcare calculator aims to help prospective students who are planning to study Medical Science, Veterinary Science or Dentistry.

What other versions will be developed?

UNIAID aims to develop new versions of the calculator to suit different students. These include; Law students, Part-time students, Postgraduate students, students in Wales and Scotland. UNIAID needs to raise funds in order to develop these. If you can help or wish to know more, do contact the team on 020 7922 7790

Who has developed the UNIAID Student Calculator?

UNIAID is an independent charity which aims to help students cope with financial hurdles to higher education by providing online tools, teaching resources and training and accommodation bursaries. UNIAID works with students and university advisers as well as expert partners to put these tools together. These partners are; Aimhigher, University of Teesside, the National Union of Students, UK Council for International Student Affairs, The Brightside Trust. The tools have been funded by: Aimhigher, the Prime Minister's Initiative, St.Georges University.

I work for a university, how can I use the calculator with my students?

Add a link on your own website or in materials. More info here
License and adapt the tool for your own website so that it includes your costs, financial support and case studies. More info here
Use the calculator in outreach by accessing UNIAID's resources, training and workshops. More info at www.uniaidinteractive.org.uk
Call the UNIAID team to discuss on 020 7922 7790

I work in a school, how can I use this to cover student finance with my students?

Add a link on your website or promote the sites to your students
UNIAID provides teaching resources for workshops with years 9-13. The resources are linked in with National Curriculum for Maths, CEG and PSHE and have the Quality Mark from the Personal Finance Education Group. See; www.uniaidinteractive.org.uk
UNIAID delivers workshops around personal finance and university. Call the team to discuss; 020 7922 7790

What else does UNIAID do?

Online tools for students

All about U - experience a virtual year of university before you get there!
Student Survivor - adopt a virtual student and balance its lifestyle so that it graduates
UNIAID Interactive - Resources and training to teach student finance

UNIAID Interactive provides resources and training to enable university outreach staff, teachers, student ambassadors and advisers to deliver fun and engaging workshops around student finance. These aim to help prospective students prepare for the financial side of university life. See; www.uniaidinteractive.org.uk

UNIAID Workshops

UNIAID delivers interactive workshops for students to help them prepare for the financial side of higher education. These can fit into summer schools, induction, outreach or schools. More info, call the team on 020 7922 7790

Foyer-UNIAID Accommodation Bursaries

Free accommodation for students in extreme hardship who are at risk of not continuing in higher education. See: http://www.uniaid.org.uk/bursaries

Where else can I go for advice on student finance?

If you are seeking other sources of advice and support about student finance, please log on to visit our links page for a list of other organisations that may be able to help or advise you. www.uniaid.org.uk/links.htm

Can I send ideas and feedback?

We welcome feedback on all our programmes. If you would like to send comments or questions, we would love to hear from you. Call the UNIAID Team on 020 79227790 or email info@uniaid.org.uk.