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Will my funding be affected?

So I went to university and withdrew from my course and then changed to another uni and course so currently I'm receiving my second year of funding now. I was wondering if I chose to withdraw from this course that I started during September, and change my course (but still be in the same university) to a different one that starts this February does that affect my student finance in any way? Will my tuition loan still be paid for and will I still receive my maintenance loan?

For context, in my first uni i was taking a 3 year course, did the first year and withdrew. Changed unis to my now uni which is a 2 year course I started September. Now want to do a different course in the same uni starting this february which will last 2 years.

Reply 1

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by luliyahhh
So I went to university and withdrew from my course and then changed to another uni and course so currently I'm receiving my second year of funding now. I was wondering if I chose to withdraw from this course that I started during September, and change my course (but still be in the same university) to a different one that starts this February does that affect my student finance in any way? Will my tuition loan still be paid for and will I still receive my maintenance loan?
For context, in my first uni i was taking a 3 year course, did the first year and withdrew. Changed unis to my now uni which is a 2 year course I started September. Now want to do a different course in the same uni starting this february which will last 2 years.

Hi there,

Every student is entitled to funding for the length of their course plus one additional year, minus any previous study.
This means if you wish to do a new 3 year course and have done 2 years previously the calculation would be 3+1-2=2 years left of finance. This means in year 1 of your course you wouldn't get Tuition Fees, but could get Maintenance Loan and Supplementary Grants if applicable.

If you have Compelling Personal Reasons evidence (CPR) why you left your previous course, then it may be possible to get the Tuition Fees. The evidence would be a letter on headed paper signed/stamped and dated from someone in profession i.e. Doctor/lecturer who knows the CPR. They must know how it affected your studies and the dates it affected you. Once received it will be up to the assessor if this will be accepted or not.

Thanks,
Claire

Reply 2

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by Claire SFE
Hi there,
Every student is entitled to funding for the length of their course plus one additional year, minus any previous study.
This means if you wish to do a new 3 year course and have done 2 years previously the calculation would be 3+1-2=2 years left of finance. This means in year 1 of your course you wouldn't get Tuition Fees, but could get Maintenance Loan and Supplementary Grants if applicable.
If you have Compelling Personal Reasons evidence (CPR) why you left your previous course, then it may be possible to get the Tuition Fees. The evidence would be a letter on headed paper signed/stamped and dated from someone in profession i.e. Doctor/lecturer who knows the CPR. They must know how it affected your studies and the dates it affected you. Once received it will be up to the assessor if this will be accepted or not.
Thanks,
Claire

Just to confirm, since I originally applied for a 3 year course which I also received 1 additional year meaning 4 years total, I completed 1 year and withdrew, I am now at another university for my first year so that counts as 2 years. If I chose to study something else would that mean I have 2 years remaining?

The courses I'm considering are 2 year foundation degrees.

Reply 3

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by luliyahhh
Just to confirm, since I originally applied for a 3 year course which I also received 1 additional year meaning 4 years total, I completed 1 year and withdrew, I am now at another university for my first year so that counts as 2 years. If I chose to study something else would that mean I have 2 years remaining?
The courses I'm considering are 2 year foundation degrees.

Hi there, this depends on the length of the new course you are studying and what subject you will be studying as well.

It would be the length of your new course + 1 year and then minus (-) the 2 years you previously studied. So if it's a 3 year course you'd be fully funded for the final year. If it's a 4 year course, you'd be fully funded for the last 2 years.

Thanks, Jason

Reply 4

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by SFE Jason
Hi there, this depends on the length of the new course you are studying and what subject you will be studying as well.
It would be the length of your new course + 1 year and then minus (-) the 2 years you previously studied. So if it's a 3 year course you'd be fully funded for the final year. If it's a 4 year course, you'd be fully funded for the last 2 years.
Thanks, Jason

Hi, my current course is a 2 year course but the one I would like to study is also a 2 year course so does this mean I would only get funded 1 year? For the unfunded year, would SFE cover my tuition or maintenance loan or neither?

My current course is a Nursing Associate course and the one I would want to take would be Cyber Security.
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Reply 5

Hi there,

If the new course you want to do is a 2 year course then the previous study calculation would be 2+1-2= 1 year of funding left for the Tuition Fee Loan and this would be allocated to the 2nd year. You would need to self fund the Tuition Fee Loan for the 1st year but can apply for the Maintenance Loan for the 2 years. You may be able to get a year of funding back for the Tuition Fee Loan if you have Compelling Personal Reasons.

Thanks, Drew

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