Student Finance-BATUS Families

You may be eligible for support to study a distance learning course if you or your family member (who you live with) is currently serving overseas in one of the following: 

• The Naval Service (Royal Navy and Royal Marines) 
• The Army 
• The Royal Air Force 
• The Royal Military Police 
• The Ghurkas 

The following family members will be eligible students: 

• A spouse or civil partner living with a member of the UK Armed Forces serving overseas 
• A child, step-child or adoptive child living with a member of the UK Armed Forces  serving overseas 
• A dependant parent living with either: 
• A child who is a member of the UK Armed Forces serving overseas 
• The child’s spouse or civil partner who is a member of the UK Armed Forces serving overseas. 

What you need to send: 

• You need to send a letter confirming your name and your BFPO address 
• If your family member is in the Armed Forces, you need to send a letter confirming the following: 
• Their name 
• Their BFPO address 
• Your name 
• Their relationship to you 

The letter you send must be signed, stamped and dated by the Armed Forces Unit Records Office.

Select the Student Finance Office located in your most recent UK posting: 

• Student Finance England (SFE) 
• Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) 
• Student Finance Wales (SFW) 
• Northern Ireland Education Authority (EA) 
• The Education Department of Jersey and Guernsey 
• The Education Department for the Isle of Man