Compelling Personal Reasons - Mental health & COVID 19
Hi, I am after a bit of advice.
I attended university in 2018, on a three year course. After the first year in the course, due to feeling excluded in the course (only 8 people on it) I switched to a different 3 year course within the university, I would of had enough tuition fee funding due to the +1 year.
The first year of the second course, which began in 2019, I had failed and needed to resit. This was due to my mental health deteriorating after losing confidence in my self during the first year. The Covid 19 pandemic also began in the second half of the course, meaning we were in lockdown, and for those in university at the time, know how much it had changed due to not being able to have lectures in person.
During the second attempt of the second course, so technically the third year, I dropped out of university altogether. Again this was due to everything going on in the world and my mental health being affected. In addition, I had to move back home to care for my grandmother as she wasn’t very well so required a job as had no financial means of living. In 2022, whilst out of university, she passed away.
Since then I have worked full time jobs, as well as trained to be a teaching assistant. I now wanted to return to university to complete a teaching degree so I can become a teacher, however I am worried I won’t have funding. I want to apply for CPR but am worried because I don’t have evidence of my mental health it will be rejected. Does anyone know if they take the Covid-19 pandemic and how it affected university students into consideration? And if they will take the caring into consideration? Would they only allow me 1 years of funding or do they grant 2? Sorry for the long winded message, I’m hoping to go back to university this year and have applied for funding but waiting to hear back.
I attended university in 2018, on a three year course. After the first year in the course, due to feeling excluded in the course (only 8 people on it) I switched to a different 3 year course within the university, I would of had enough tuition fee funding due to the +1 year.
The first year of the second course, which began in 2019, I had failed and needed to resit. This was due to my mental health deteriorating after losing confidence in my self during the first year. The Covid 19 pandemic also began in the second half of the course, meaning we were in lockdown, and for those in university at the time, know how much it had changed due to not being able to have lectures in person.
During the second attempt of the second course, so technically the third year, I dropped out of university altogether. Again this was due to everything going on in the world and my mental health being affected. In addition, I had to move back home to care for my grandmother as she wasn’t very well so required a job as had no financial means of living. In 2022, whilst out of university, she passed away.
Since then I have worked full time jobs, as well as trained to be a teaching assistant. I now wanted to return to university to complete a teaching degree so I can become a teacher, however I am worried I won’t have funding. I want to apply for CPR but am worried because I don’t have evidence of my mental health it will be rejected. Does anyone know if they take the Covid-19 pandemic and how it affected university students into consideration? And if they will take the caring into consideration? Would they only allow me 1 years of funding or do they grant 2? Sorry for the long winded message, I’m hoping to go back to university this year and have applied for funding but waiting to hear back.
Reply 1
Hi there. Can you confirm the full name of the new course and university? Will the new course be full time or part time? How many years will it be? How many years in total have you studied previously? For you resit on the second course, did you apply for Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR) for this year? Thanks, Leah.
Reply 2
Cameeon
OP
1
Hi Leah,
The new course is Primary education with QTS - Ba Hons at Cardiff Met. The length is 3 years and it is a full time course. I have completed 2 full years and a semester of a third. The first year was I studied(2018-2019) I completed and passed onto the next year but due to feeling excluded in the course and my mental health I left for another course. I failed the first year of the second(2019-2020) course (2nd year of study) due to my mental health due to the covid 19 pandemic and the university granted me to resit it. I had not applied for CPR with Student finance as I had the extra year. But the university were aware I needed to resit due to my mental health, this was discussed over an email thread but I no longer have access to the emails as it was my university account.
The reason I left the third year (2020-2021)as I needed to move back home to care for my grandmother and required a full time job so university was not possible, as I mentioned in the original post she passed away in 2022 due to not being well. Would they take this into consideration as well or no as the death was whilst I was out of university?
The new course is Primary education with QTS - Ba Hons at Cardiff Met. The length is 3 years and it is a full time course. I have completed 2 full years and a semester of a third. The first year was I studied(2018-2019) I completed and passed onto the next year but due to feeling excluded in the course and my mental health I left for another course. I failed the first year of the second(2019-2020) course (2nd year of study) due to my mental health due to the covid 19 pandemic and the university granted me to resit it. I had not applied for CPR with Student finance as I had the extra year. But the university were aware I needed to resit due to my mental health, this was discussed over an email thread but I no longer have access to the emails as it was my university account.
The reason I left the third year (2020-2021)as I needed to move back home to care for my grandmother and required a full time job so university was not possible, as I mentioned in the original post she passed away in 2022 due to not being well. Would they take this into consideration as well or no as the death was whilst I was out of university?
(edited 1 year ago)
Reply 3
Thanks for the information. Student Finance uses this calculation to work out how much funding you have left:
New course length + Additional Year – Previous study years
For example, your new course is 3 years long, your calculation would be: 3 + 1 - 3 = 1 year of entitlement.
This means your Tuition Fee would be blocked for year 1 and 2 of the new course, but you would still receive Maintenance Loan + supplementary grants (if applicable).
You could receive 2 years of Tuition Fee funding back for 1st and 2nd year. We would need the evidence to cover 2 years that you did not complete previously.
For example, we can accept photocopies of the following;
-Letter from a GP on headed paper
-Letter from University on headed paper
-Letter from Social Services on headed paper
-Letter from clergy or professional person on headed paper
-Death Certificate and/or a Birth Certificate
The evidence must be;
- Signed and dated
-Confirms the reason why you could not continue with your studies and
- When this took place
You will also need to upload this with a letter from yourself explaining what has happened, in your own words. You can also provide any other evidence you feel would help towards your claim. Thanks, Leah.
New course length + Additional Year – Previous study years
For example, your new course is 3 years long, your calculation would be: 3 + 1 - 3 = 1 year of entitlement.
This means your Tuition Fee would be blocked for year 1 and 2 of the new course, but you would still receive Maintenance Loan + supplementary grants (if applicable).
You could receive 2 years of Tuition Fee funding back for 1st and 2nd year. We would need the evidence to cover 2 years that you did not complete previously.
For example, we can accept photocopies of the following;
-Letter from a GP on headed paper
-Letter from University on headed paper
-Letter from Social Services on headed paper
-Letter from clergy or professional person on headed paper
-Death Certificate and/or a Birth Certificate
The evidence must be;
- Signed and dated
-Confirms the reason why you could not continue with your studies and
- When this took place
You will also need to upload this with a letter from yourself explaining what has happened, in your own words. You can also provide any other evidence you feel would help towards your claim. Thanks, Leah.
Reply 4
Cameeon
OP
1
Thank you for that Leah. Sorry to be a pain with another question. I never received any medical treatment/appointments for my mental health, as I mentioned, it was the reason I resat year 1 of the second course. I no longer have access to my university emails, do you think they would keep this on file or if I contacted them they could provide proof?
Also, as Covid was a difficult time for everyone, do they take this into consideration when people are applying for additional funding?
Also, as Covid was a difficult time for everyone, do they take this into consideration when people are applying for additional funding?
Reply 5
Original post
by CameeonThank you for that Leah. Sorry to be a pain with another question. I never received any medical treatment/appointments for my mental health, as I mentioned, it was the reason I resat year 1 of the second course. I no longer have access to my university emails, do you think they would keep this on file or if I contacted them they could provide proof?
Also, as Covid was a difficult time for everyone, do they take this into consideration when people are applying for additional funding?
Also, as Covid was a difficult time for everyone, do they take this into consideration when people are applying for additional funding?
Hi there. We would not be able to answer that sorry but I would advise contacting them to check if they can provide you with this. If covid had impacted you then yes they will look at this as a reason, this is assessed on a case by case basis so we cannot say if your reason would be accepted or not but only ask that you provide as much detail and evidence as possible. Thanks, David
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