Can I get an extra year of student finance if I fail due to neurological illness?

I'm really struggling in my 2nd year of uni, largely due to a chronic tension headache disorder.

If in the end I have to repeat the year or leave the course after failing, can this be a compelling reason to get an extra year's funding?

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Claire SFE

Official Rep

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by safari24

I'm really struggling in my 2nd year of uni, largely due to a chronic tension headache disorder.
If in the end I have to repeat the year or leave the course after failing, can this be a compelling reason to get an extra year's funding?

Hi there,

If you have Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR) and can provide evidence, then it would be worth sending it in. 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