Student Finance for a fifth year?

I was wondering if anyone knows if I’ll get SFE for my fifth year of uni?

I started a degree (Scottish MA, 4 years) and then transferred to an English university where I started a 4 year degree with an integrated year abroad from year 1. This means I’d end up doing five years if I do the year abroad. Would this be funded?

Reply 1

Graeme SFE

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Original post

by tommo15

I was wondering if anyone knows if I’ll get SFE for my fifth year of uni?
I started a degree (Scottish MA, 4 years) and then transferred to an English university where I started a 4 year degree with an integrated year abroad from year 1. This means I’d end up doing five years if I do the year abroad. Would this be funded?

Hi there,

How many years did you study from your Scottish MA, was it just one year?

Thanks, Graeme

Reply 2

tommo15

Hi Graeme :-)

I did one year of the Scottish MA. I’m now in my first year of a new four year degree (3 years plus year abroad) at an English uni.

Reply 3

Drew SLC

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Hi there,

Have you moved to England for the purpose of study and have you applied for funding yet and has it be approved?

Thanks, Drew

Reply 4

tommo15

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by Drew SLC

Hi there,
Have you moved to England for the purpose of study and have you applied for funding yet and has it be approved?
Thanks, Drew

I am English originally, so returned to England. Currently have recieved SFE funding for my 1st year of this new course, I was also funded by SFE for the year in Scotland

Reply 5

Stephen SLC

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Hi there, did you receive any type of qualification from one year of the MA? Thanks, Stephen.

Reply 6

tommo15

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by Stephen SLC

Hi there, did you receive any type of qualification from one year of the MA? Thanks, Stephen.

Hi,

No I did not as I did not take some of the final exams

Reply 7

SFE Jason

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by tommo15

Hi,
No I did not as I did not take some of the final exams

Thanks. Just to clarify - sorry. Are you repeating a year of your current course or changing from a 4 to a 5 year course? Thanks, Jason

Reply 8

tommo15

Neither. I studied one year of a four year degree, and now I am in the first year of a different four year degree at a different university.

Reply 9

Leah SLC

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Hi there. Is the course you are looking to study undergraduate?

Just to clarify you have done 1 year of a Masters (MA)?

What other previous study do you have before the Masters, either funded by SFE or self-funded?

Thanks, Leah.

Reply 10

tommo15

No - my Scottish degree was a four year Scottish MA — these are undergraduate degrees. I have no previous study before starting my new 4 year undergraduate course other than the one year I spent doing the Scottish undergraduate degree.

Reply 11

SFE Clare

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Hi tommo15,

As you only have 1 year of previous study in higher education and do not hold an equal level qualification, you would be eligible for the full duration of the course. I know you mentioned year 5 however, it sounds like you are referring to the 4th year of the new course (your 5th year of study) which you would be funded for if it is part of the course you are currently receiving funding for in the first year from SFE.

Thanks, Clare

Reply 12

tommo15

Original post

by SFE Clare

Hi tommo15,
As you only have 1 year of previous study in higher education and do not hold an equal level qualification, you would be eligible for the full duration of the course. I know you mentioned year 5 however, it sounds like you are referring to the 4th year of the new course (your 5th year of study) which you would be funded for if it is part of the course you are currently receiving funding for in the first year from SFE.
Thanks, Clare

Thank you so much :smile: