Guide to funding

How the Office for Students allocates money to higher education providers

This guide is to help those working or studying in higher education, and anyone else wishing to understand how we will manage the funding we are distributing to higher education providers for 2026-27.

Ref:
OfS 2026.38
Date:
30 July 2026
Published 25 July 2025
Last updated 30 July 2026
30 July 2026
We have published the guide to funding for 2026-27.
20 August 2025
Updated to reflect adjustments to funding for six providers.

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