Help with SF please x

Michaeljwatson89

Hi there

Thanks for taking time to read my post.


I started a two year foundation degree in 2011.

Passed my first year, fully supported by SFE.

Started second year, dropped out due to personal reasons in November.

Recieve all the loan & grant for that first term.

SFE paid £900 for the first term and then blocked the payments for the rest.

I was over paid a grant and have started to pay it back.

So I studied for 1 year and a term in the eyes of funding.

1.3 years.

I have been accepted onto a new foundation degree starting next week.

This course is 2 years long.

Will student finance support me? I.e tuition loan, student loan, maintenance grant.



Now I know the CPR situation is about to arise in the responses to this thread. I left because I was involved in a court case which knocked my confidence to the fullest and made me unable to attend college and even leave the house etc.. I have a solicitors letter to confirm court etc.. And I've wrote a 2,000 word covering letter to go with it for CPR do you reckon this will be sufficient? I mean everyone who goes for CPR has had medical issues and can provide a docs note etc.. This isnt an option for myself.

How long is this time scale on these things? I mean I've sent my application off via post today so I know it's a month for them to do anything but should I sent my CPR off now or wait for them to respond?

Cheers guys xx

Florasaurus

I reckon they should, I think the maximum length that they'll support you for is 5 years full time, so as long as your course is 3 years or less then I think they'll be fine

sarahlouisexo

As far as I'm aware, student finance support you for 5 years.

HOWEVER.

Whatever you have studied on your first degree (in terms of time period) they will not pay for that amount of time on your second degree, as it is 5 years total, not as many 5 years as you like.

Thats confusing I admit, but as far as I know it would work like this.

Because you have attended a year and a term of university in your first degree, you would have to fund this year and term of your first degree yourself, and the rest they would fund. So after Christmas of your second year, student finance would begin to pay.

You can take out a Career Development Loan from the Government to pay for this year and term if you need to - https://www.gov.uk/career-development-loans/overview.

I've tried my best to make that as simple as possible, but if you would like to PM me with any questions, please feel free.

In regards to your statement, its best to contact student finance, ask to speak to a supervisor and then explain your situation - they can advise on timings etc and when to send things better than us, as they know the current workload they are under, and therefore how long things are taking at the present moment!!

nimbo

sarahlouisexo wrote: »

As far as I'm aware, student finance support you for 5 years.

I thought the standard was 3+1 for a three year degree - meaning a person can have one false start/

HOWEVER.

Whatever you have studied on your first degree (in terms of time period) they will not pay for that amount of time on your second degree, as it is 5 years total, not as many 5 years as you like.

Thats confusing I admit, but as far as I know it would work like this.

Because you have attended a year and a term of university in your first degree, you would have to fund this year and term of your first degree yourself, and the rest they would fund. So after Christmas of your second year, student finance would begin to pay.

The term will probably count as a full year for funding purposes - as the university may have had more than 1/3 of the funding...

You can take out a Career Development Loan from the Government to pay for this year and term if you need to - https://www.gov.uk/career-development-loans/overview.

When I called in April i was led to believe that they were only available for people who already had full degree - as I was having issues, and was hoping to apply for one.

I've tried my best to make that as simple as possible, but if you would like to PM me with any questions, please feel free.

In regards to your statement, its best to contact student finance, ask to speak to a supervisor and then explain your situation - they can advise on timings etc and when to send things better than us, as they know the current workload they are under, and therefore how long things are taking at the present moment!!

did you go to see a doctor at all? - could any of your tutors from the old university write a letter to support your claim?

When I had PCR granted I had a letter from my previous uni, as well as a doctors note - the doctors letter was very short to say the least. If they can even say you went for issues of anxiety/depression/ anything it may help.

Dunroamin

The rule is length of the course + 1, so you could have a total of 3 years' funding for a 2 year foundation degree. As you've had more than a year's funding, you're unlikely to get money for the whole of the new course.

Is there any way you can apply to go back into the second year of the course you left?