Looking for funding advice /=

nikifm

Hi all
Bit of a re-occuring problem I imagine but my partner and I are really struggling to get our heads around funding.
Basically, my partner currently works full time in a retail job he really hates. He got it as a "saturday" job type thing, but then had a child and has stuck with it to support.
However, he really wants to go into teaching/do a degree in history and then into teaching.
Looking around lots of different universities and funding sites though we just can't find any specific information that's definitely guaranteed. We've emailed a few unis straight up but they just point us back to their websites/the other funding websites!
So - just hoping someone might have some ideas of where we can start looking /=?
Niki

flea72

Funding for a uni degree is very straight forward. You get a loan for your tuition fees, which has to be paid back once you earn over £21k

You get a maintenance loan based upon your household income. Under £25k income, you get full loan of £3875 which has to be paid back. Plus a grant of £3354 which doesn't. If you have children you might be entitled to a bit more money, but not any great amount.

On top of that some unis offer bursaries for good entry grades, living local, or dept scholarships. This can be up to £3k a year, so worth applying for

As for teacher training after uni, your bursary varies depending on subject, what degree you hold and family income. But the funding for this is always being reviewed, so who can say what it will be in 3+ yrs time. You just have to suck it up and hope for the best

V_Chic_Chick

This is the student finance calculator, which will show him the amount that he will be guaranteed to receive from the government
http://www.studentfinance.direct.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=153,4680136&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

He should also be eligible for a bursary from the university. Amounts and eligibility vary by university, so you should have a look at the websites of relevant universities.

Depending on his relationship with and level of responsibility for the child, he may be eligible for various extra sums e.g. child care grant and parents learning allowance.

Dunroamin

Alternatively, if money is tight and/or he doesn't have the qualifications to do a degree at a bricks and mortar university, he could look at studying part time with the Open University whilst continuing to work. He would take out a loan for the fees and then live on his normal income.

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/qualification/q01.htm