Can you get financial help for Open University or other distance learning courses?

August 31st, 2009 | by admin |

I work full time and I would like to earn a qualification in marketing, all the sites I’ve checked have prices up to £6000 for a BSc.

It depends on your earnings, go on the OU website and look in the financial/bursaries section it should tell you, while you are there see if there is anything you else you can claim for. You might be able to get a hardship loan or the OU’s equivalent.

  1. 4 Responses to “Can you get financial help for Open University or other distance learning courses?”

  2. By Googlyworm on Aug 31, 2009 | Reply

    Unfortunately I don’t think so. You have to be on a real low income, then you get loads of help.

    It’s unfortunate, there’s either loads of help, or none. They should really graduate the support.
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  3. By artytype on Aug 31, 2009 | Reply

    It depends on your earnings, go on the OU website and look in the financial/bursaries section it should tell you, while you are there see if there is anything you else you can claim for. You might be able to get a hardship loan or the OU’s equivalent.
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  4. By theguyintelford on Aug 31, 2009 | Reply

    No i dont think you do. Master’s course’s are self financed. Believe ive tried (mine gonna cost me £18 to do MA HRM)

    You do know that to do postgrad you have to have done Undergrad
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  5. By The Professor on Aug 31, 2009 | Reply

    Not sure about financial help, as in grant, but some of the high st banks do offer development loans - try Nat West, they even advertise such.

    £6k sounds about right as a campus student has to pay £3k per year these days in top-up fees.
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