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Hi,
Is there any help available then to people in my situation? 9k is a lot of money that I don't have..are there any government or nhs grants which can pay for my tuition fees if the SLC only covers the maintenance part of it?

Many thanks.

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Hi Random.guy,

I noticed that Gerard replied to you in a webchat yesterday:

"This depends on what your previous course was and what degree you attained. If you can reply with this information I can go into more detail."

If you can post this information here, I'll see if I can answer your question. Alternatively, we have a Funding for NHS courses webchat on Thursday 3-4pm. They might be able to give you some information on any NHS grants you can get.

Hi Ash From 1 August 2016 new EU students will no longer be eligible for a Maintenance Loan unless they have lived in the UK fora minimum of 5 years.

EU students who have lived in the EEA and Switzerland for 3 years can apply for Tuition Fee Loan only.

If you have any further questions about this you should join our live EU webchat on Friday 11-12pm

NASMA are also running a webchat on EU funding on Thursday 3-4pm and they may be able to advise you about other sources of funding.

Hope this helps!

Hi

I'm going to be doing Graduate Entry Medicine in September this year.

Please could you clarify what funding is available to me?
If you could be clear and explain it in layman terms that would be helpful, as I am confused by the NHS website - is the NHS bursary the same as government paying some of the fees?)!

I still have my original student loan to pay off, from the Study Loan Company for my first degree.

Many thanks

I am currently entitled to a loan which covers the full length of the degree I want to do. 4 year course - 1 year of previous study (Open University CertHE) + 1 gift year = 4 years.

If I do 60 ECTS worth of online modules with a foreign university but do not receive a qualification, will I lose a year of my loan entitlement?

Hi,

I tried to respond to him but the chat was closed by then. I did a BSc. (Hons) Pharmacology with industrial experience course and achieved a 2.1 grade.

Thanks

Hi, Snufkin,

Thanks for your question.

If the online module is classed as a part-time course and you do not gain a qualification then it would not be classed as previous study when calculating what you are entitled to for full-time funding. However, if this is classed as online modules for a full-time course then we would class it as previous study when calculating your entitlement to funding.

I am currently entitled to a loan which covers the full length of the degree I want to do. 4 year course - 1 year of previous study (Open University CertHE) + 1 gift year = 4 years.

If I do 60 ECTS worth of online modules with a foreign university but do not receive a qualification, will I lose a year of my loan entitlement?

Hi,

I'm 22 and have accepted an unconditional offer to study paramedic science at UWE in Sept'16. I currently live at home but will be moving into my own house in the next couple of months, would it be best to apply for finding after I have moved out? I have been in full time employment for the last 3 years anyway.

I have questions also relating to previous study-- I had been working towards an honours degree with The Open University since 2011-12 on a part-time basis. I have not achieved a qualification yet for this study. How does this affect my financial application?

Thank you for your time

Hi Snufkin,

You should contact your university to check whether your course is part-time or full-time.

But, you’re right, if you self fund an Open University module and don’t receive a qualification, that would not be classed as previous study.

Hi Amy,

Firstly, you should check that your paramedic science course is funded by Student Finance England, as it might be funded by the NHS.

If you are applying to SFE and have been supporting yourself for at least three years before the start of your course you might be classed as an independent student. You would need to provide proof of your income, such as a P60 or wage slips, for three years (this doesn’t have to be consecutive).

You don’t mention if you’re getting student finance for your OU course. Unfortunately, you can’t claim student finance for both courses at the same time. But as long as you don’t get a qualification for your part-time course and haven’t received funding from us already, you’ll be able to apply for student finance for your new course.

Finally, we advise all students to apply as soon as the application opens to make sure they get their money in time for the start of their course.

Hi - I have asked them and they said it is "technically a full-time course, but you can study it on a part-time basis" - not sure what that actually means. If I studied 60 ECTS over two years would SFE consider that part-time regardless of what the foreign university says?

Thank you for your reply.

I qualified for my module fees to be paid through SFE but I've now stopped studying in order to concentrate on the paramedic interviews etc. I believe that the course at uwe isn't funded through the nhs although I will double check this. So, I should be able to receive funding through SFE for the paramedic degree??

Thanks for clarifying