Is an OU grant possible if you already have a degree?
peachespeaches
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As I understand from the OU website you can get a grant for your fees paid if you meet certain conditions regarding income etc. BUT can you get an OU grant for fees if you already have a degree? Even if your new course is for personal development rather than change of career?
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I'd imagine that OU fees come under funding arrangements for your LEA, therefore no you wouldn't get any funding if you already had a degree. However there's always a chance that the arrangement is different for the OU.
Remember you should also be able to get up to £200 a year for certain courses with an Individual Learning Account.0 -
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I dont think its the LEA who gives you the grant when its the OU is it? Mind you I might be wrong. But you apply for your grant for your fees to the OU not the LA. I know the LEA dont give you more than one grant.0
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Oldernotwiser wrote: »Only if you're Scottish; we don't have them in England! Apart from this, I agree with your post; funding for a second degree is very difficult.
Ah, I'd thought they were available across the UK.0 -
peachespeaches wrote: »As I understand from the OU website you can get a grant for your fees paid if you meet certain conditions regarding income etc. BUT can you get an OU grant for fees if you already have a degree? Even if your new course is for personal development rather than change of career?
In short, no. If you have a degree then you can't get funding via the OU for a 2nd degree. You USED to be able to if there were mitigating circumstances but that loophole is no longer there. Been there and tried every which way round the system.0 -
Thanks, thought that might be the case. Wish I hadnt confessed to my first degree now.0
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peachespeaches wrote: »Thanks, thought that might be the case. Wish I hadnt confessed to my first degree now.
They'd find out tho' and then you'd be liable for the costs......0
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