Mr Dhiru Karia

Until his retirement In August 2013, Dhiru was Homerton College's Finance Officer for 30 years. As well as looking after College finances, his role extended to helping students in financial difficulties.

Since his retirement, College has appointed Dhiru as a part-time Financial Tutor and continues to help students in planning their finances and also to centrally co-ordinate grants and bursaries. These could be in the form of College Hardships, Vacation Study Grants, Research and other grants available either within the College or jointly funded by the College and the University such as the Access to Learning Fund or the Cambridge Bursary

It is worth noting that the College is not always able to help all those in serious financial hardships. Dhiru's role is to work with students in identifying the scale and the nature of the problem. Some of the advice may just be learning to live within the income available and curtailing on avoidable expenses, others may need negotiation with the College Accountant where your grants/loans from the SLC, Cambridge Bursary or parent's contributions are delayed and they are unable to pay their fees in time. 

Dhiru is generally in College, during term time on Wednesdays between 4pm to 7pm and on Thursdays between 2pm to 7pm. You may email him any time during the week to make an appointment or ask for advice.