Part Time Funding Entitlement Help!

I’m looking to study an online part-time course either at Open University or Falmouth University.
I’ve had 3 years funding taken for full time courses previously (one I’m appealing to try to get back), but I’ve read that previous full-time years aren’t counted toward part-time funding, and that I can be fully funded for the part-time 3 year course (for Falmouth) without the previous full time years being deducted from the tuition fee.
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“Note that previous years of FT study do not count towards the 16-year maximum number of years of PT support a student can access.
No previous qualification achieved: The number of years of PTTFL and PTML funding available will be four times the maximum length of a FT equivalent course, capped at a maximum of 16 years, and with previous years of PT study where the student was found to be eligible for support* deducted (regulation 141(5) and 144(5)(b)). The following are therefore not included in the 16 years of maximum PT funding:
• previous years of FT study, and
SLC
Student Loans Company
• previous years of PT study where either:
• the student did not apply for support or
• the student applied for and was found to be ineligible for PT support.”
Can I use this to appeal if SFE decline the part-time course funding?

Hi Sam,
Do you hold a qualification already and how many years have you previously studied? Thanks, Jason

I don’t hold a degree and have currently 3 years full time study taken previously.