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SFE, Maintanance Loan & Restarting

I've applied to SFE for funding both for tuition & maintenance to study for an accelerated degree this year after previously studying a BSc with the Open University in 2022, I had to quit in the first term for personal reasons. I'm wondering will this affect me getting the tuition loan with it being my second time doing a Bsc? Even though I dropped out within 2/3 months of the course starting?

Also, I enrolled on Monday but my application is still processing and says to expect an update by the 30th of September, I am just wondering if it becomes approved on that date, will my maintenance loan be released having already enrolled on my course now?

Finally (sorry) I had to fill in a change of circumstances form because my uni has partnered with another uni and we needed to apply under the new uni name so i had to change the uni on my application, will this now delay the 30th of September deadline for an update/approval?
(edited 3 weeks ago)
Original post by cbenn000
I've applied to SFE for funding both for tuition & maintenance to study for an accelerated degree this year after previously studying a BSc with the Open University in 2022, I had to quit in the first term for personal reasons. I'm wondering will this affect me getting the tuition loan with it being my second time doing a Bsc? Even though I dropped out within 2/3 months of the course starting?
Also, I enrolled on Monday but my application is still processing and says to expect an update by the 30th of September, I am just wondering if it becomes approved on that date, will my maintenance loan be released having already enrolled on my course now?
Finally (sorry) I had to fill in a change of circumstances form because my uni has partnered with another uni and we needed to apply under the new uni name so i had to change the uni on my application, will this now delay the 30th of September deadline for an update/approval?

Hi there,

For your previous course at the OU, did you leave the course without gaining any qualification?

Thanks, Graeme
Reply 2
Original post by Graeme SFE
Hi there,
For your previous course at the OU, did you leave the course without gaining any qualification?
Thanks, Graeme

Yeah i only stayed on the course for the first few weeks then dropped out
Hi there. We don't take part time previous study into account for full time courses, so this should not affect your entitlement. We can't release your Maintenance Loan without receiving your registration from the university first. Thanks, Leah.
(edited 3 weeks ago)
Reply 4
Original post by Leah SLC
Hi there. We don't take part time previous study into account for full time courses, so this should not affect your entitlement. We can't release your Maintenance Loan without receiving your registration from the university first. Thanks, Leah.

hey, that's great thank you. I have already enrolled & registered at uni last Monday 09/09. So would my maintenance loan be released at the same time my application is approved?

They have given me a date on SFE as the 30th of September to review all my evidence. Since then I have had to upload a change in circumstances form, will this now delay the deadline of the 30th?
Hi cbenn000,

Your university can only confirm your registration with us once your application has been approved, once we have this it will be around 5 working days for you to receive the payment.

Co1 forms are currently taking around 31 working days to process.

Thanks,
Calum

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