Earn upto £3,500 for 30 minutes work!!! 'Access to Learning Fund'

Crispy_Ambulance

Lady_K wrote:

On my daughter letter it said semester 1 - blank, semester 2 - £858.81 total for year £858.81 so I don't know if she missed out applying later or not as it didn't say. It also had a tick in the non standard award box what would that mean?

The university can give a standard award - which is to fill a shortfall between income and allowable expenditure, or they can give a non-standard award which is for cases which fall outside the criteria but where there is a genuine need or emergency. Does that make sense?

Lady_K

Thankyou yes I suppose it's because shes a student nurse and gets a bursary Just glad she got something, she's going to try for the summer fund too

robhammond

Lady_K

Yep Crispy Ambulance is spot on with his response. I'm glad you were successful, you'll be pleased to know the Summer fund form is a bit shorter than the standard one!

Rob

Crispy_Ambulance

Ahem.

I am not a he!;)

robhammond

Sorry your ladyship - my most sincere apologies!

Crispy_Ambulance

Should think so too!!:D

bliss

not available for first years aparently

Lady_K

first year students? it shouldnt make any difference what year they are in should it? my daughter claimed at the first uni she was at in her first year and shes just claimed at this new uni in her first year

[Deleted User]

Zziggi wrote:

can part-time students get this?

Is it only "traditional" universities have this or does the OU have ti too?


Thanks

I am not sure about the OU but I did a part-time Medieval History course -part of my CCS course at Kent Uni- and it was only two hours per week, and at Christmas I was sent a cheque for £60.00 towards my travel/books expenses. I am registered dis-abled as I have osteo-arthritis so I don't know if that made a difference or not.I hadn't even applied for this grant. I am also an O.A.P into the bargain.By the way I thouroughly enjoyed the course and hope to start the second module this September. If it's there and available I guess you have nothing to lose by applying for it

robhammond

Bliss

"not available for first years aparently" That is a complete & utter lie that you have been told. Yes priority is given to final year students but the fund is open to any student. I would question this at your student Advice Centre & appeal the decision - did they reply in writing?

Keep me posted please - it'll be interesting to see how this goes.

If you have any questions, just let me know.