how long does it take for you to get bursary entitilement through

hi i applyed for the means tested bursary about 6 weeks ago and still have not herd any thing back from them. How long does it take for them to reply? Also do you think il get anything at all, my parents earnings are £40000 when pension contributions have been taken away. Does it matter where in the country you are going to uni as to how much i will get( im going to leeds or manchester). Thankyou

Reply 1

Annie72

17

At this time of year the bursary office is very busy dealing with the applications from new students, so maybe thats why its taking so long. As fof the amount you would get, well sorry to be of no help whatsoever , but I really havent a clue, but I assume you would get something!. :redface:

. During quieter periods, it takes about three weeks, well thats how long I waited and that was in may ( started uni in April).

Reply 2

madmazda86

8

I wouldn't put your hopes up too high to be honest... they were terribly late with the payments last year. They didn't give me mine until Christmas and had to backpay it - while getting a whopping great big sum of money at once was fun, I could've used it at the time I was *supposed* to be getting the payments ><; Just keep phoning them up, emailing them and pestering them if you start to get worried - they'll keep fobbing you off but you'll get hold of somebody eventually. They won't actually tell you your entitlement either till everything's been processed. If they're late with yours, you're best off assuming that you won't get any at all because of your parents income, rather than spending more and hoping the bursary will make up the difference later. You'd come under the 'Elsewhere' rate as you're not living in London or with your parents. So it doesn't matter which Uni you're at in that respect.

Reply 3

sezmo

Hi

Was just wondering if anyone could help. I have just finished a hons degree in human bioscience and have got a physio unconditional place at sheffield hallam to start this sep. I applied late so i am just filling in bursary forms now and wondering because i left home to go travelling when i was 18 and then went straight to uni and supported myself from this time on by working part time would i be classed as a independent student for the bursary as i have supported myself for over 36 months.

Any advise would help as trying to get as much fundig as i can due to the fact that im not entitled to another student loan and i am only 22 so would be classed as dependent and my parents earn to much to get any bursary.

Cheers :smile:

Reply 4

JackieS

11

sezmo

Hi

Was just wondering if anyone could help. I have just finished a hons degree in human bioscience and have got a physio unconditional place at sheffield hallam to start this sep. I applied late so i am just filling in bursary forms now and wondering because i left home to go travelling when i was 18 and then went straight to uni and supported myself from this time on by working part time would i be classed as a independent student for the bursary as i have supported myself for over 36 months.

Any advise would help as trying to get as much fundig as i can due to the fact that im not entitled to another student loan and i am only 22 so would be classed as dependent and my parents earn to much to get any bursary.

Cheers :smile:

Like I said on another thread somewhere I don't think you'll class as an independent student. tHIS IS from the studewnt loans site

A dependent student is a student whose parents or parent and parent's partner may be expected to contribute to his or her financial support. If you are a dependent student, your parents will be assessed for a contribution to any income assessed student finance you are applying for. If you are
under 25 and have not been married or in a civil partnership at any time before the start of the academic year, you will be a dependent student, unless one of the other criteria in this section applies to you.

An independent student is a student who no longer is expected to rely on parental support. You are an independent student if you are 25 or over on the first day of the first academic
year for which you are applying, or if you have at some time before this been married or in a
civil partnership (even if the marriage or civil partnership has now ended). If you meet one of these criteria, the income of any husband, wife or partner is taken into account. b If you have at any point been in the custody or care of some person who is not your parent but have been back in the legal care of your parents at any time since then, you will not be considered independent.
c To be considered as self supporting you must have supported yourself financially for 3 years or more prior to the start of the 1st academic year of your course (does not have to be 3 consecutive years) and have been meeting your own living costs from:
employment • benefits
• state studentships • scholarships, exhibitions and bursaries
You will have to provide evidence of the above support such as P60s or benefit information,
before you will be considered independent.
You would not be considered as self supporting if you are meeting living costs from money
paid by a parent.
d You will be considered an independent student if you have the care of a person under the age of
18 on the first day of the academic year. Having the care of a person under the age of 18 means
that you look after a child and the child lives with you, irrespective of your relationship with the child.
If you have care of a person under the age of 18, you must send the child’s/ children’s original
birth certificates to confirm their dates of birth. You should also provide evidence that you have
care of the child, for example, evidence that you are receiving Child Benefit or Child Tax Credit.
section
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Reply 5

Sazza11

Hi

Just wondering if anyone was in the same situation as me. I'm going into my 3rd year and received my bursary forms, filled them all correctly and sent them off nice and early. I then received a letter from the Student Bursary people in Fleetwood dated 20 July 06 with the details of my award with a Net Grant Payable of £1,634.50. However I had this note photocopied onto the bottom of the letter:

"The department of health have not yet informed SGU of the rates for grants for 2006/ 2007 therefore at the present time we have to assess using the 2005/ 06 grant rates".

I'd expected to hear something from the SGU by now confirming how much I'm actually going to get. Just wondering if anyone else had been sent a letter like this? Starting to panic especially as my loan is only £1680 and I really need some more money to pay my accomodation!!!!!!

Thanks

Reply 6

Rainbow_Chick

1

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hi i applyed for the means tested bursary about 6 weeks ago and still have not herd any thing back from them. How long does it take for them to reply? Also do you think il get anything at all, my parents earnings are £40000 when pension contributions have been taken away. Does it matter where in the country you are going to uni as to how much i will get( im going to leeds or manchester). Thankyou

It took them about 6 weeks to send me the provisional grant letter so you should hear something soon.

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