OU Students Past, Present and Future

Gemmzie

Let them know ASAP mum2one, they might be able to rush something in place for you. I'm guessing you're right handed too?

mum2one

Gemmzie wrote: »

Let them know ASAP mum2one, they might be able to rush something in place for you. I'm guessing you're right handed too?

never thought of that,yep right handed aswell! think its called sods law x

CIS

there is a box somewhere on the registration form which asks 'would you like to apply for finanical support to pay for this course' or something along those lines. Have you ticked that - as i have never been asked for card details? Apologies if you have!

Once you've registered a course you can now apply online for financial support if you've been given your student number.

https://css2.open.ac.uk/online-financial-support/gatekeeper/gatekeeper.aspx

Misty_Blue

Good luck to those with exams / waiting for results!

I must be mad - having just finished my W100 Law, I've signed up for L192 French, to start in a coupld of weeks! Then W200 starts in February..... :eek:

tiddles

Hi! :hello:I've now signed up for the new L310 French course starting in February! :j Is anyone else on here going to be taking this course?

penguin83

Misty_Blue wrote: »

Good luck to those with exams / waiting for results!

I must be mad - having just finished my W100 Law, I've signed up for L192 French, to start in a coupld of weeks! Then W200 starts in February..... :eek:

I am doing W200 in Feb as well and W221 in a couple of weeks - we can be mad together! x x

LilacPixie

what are these grant thingys?? Do you have to apply seperatly?? I know nothing of them. I'm in scotland if it makes a diffrence

mum2one

LilacPixie wrote: »

what are these grant thingys?? Do you have to apply seperatly?? I know nothing of them. I'm in scotland if it makes a diffrence

I don't know about Scotland sorry, they tend to work differently on lots of things.

england + Wales, if your on certain benefits you get your courses paid, if ur household income upto £30,000 you still may be entitled to a grant, they allow so much for the person, whether they have dependents etc, and then work out whether you get any discounts off the courses,

wornoutmumoftwo

I don't know about Scotland sorry, they tend to work differently on lots of things.

YOu can get grants in Scotland, I get mine as income below £18K and we get full rate of WTC. (or something like that anyway).

You can also apply for an ILA account (Individual learning account) which gives you £200 a year towards courses, it was if you earned under £18K but it's gone up and I can't remember what to.

On the OU website there is a page on there where it tells you if you're entitled to a grant or not.

LilacPixie

wornoutmumoftwo wrote: »

YOu can get grants in Scotland, I get mine as income below £18K and we get full rate of WTC. (or something like that anyway).

You can also apply for an ILA account (Individual learning account) which gives you £200 a year towards courses, it was if you earned under £18K but it's gone up and I can't remember what to.

On the OU website there is a page on there where it tells you if you're entitled to a grant or not.

I had a look. I have had my course fees paid because I get a qualifying benefit. Other than that its telling me to apply for DSA via SAAS (waiting on assesment centre) or apply to discresionary funds. Like everyone I am happy that my fees have been paid, I wouldn't of been able to start this course otherwise but I am struggling with the costs of ink postage and other incidentals. A small cash sum would of been nice right about now especially as tutorials have started as well.