Are there any student loans available to open university students?

I am having a lot of difficulty finding a loan provider that will lend money on student terms to open university students. Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated.

Are there any student loans available to open university students?

There are absolutely none. (had a relative who did one). Open university students are not condsidered full time students- even if they are taking a full year of credits. This is because you are considered to be available for work and not in full time education. So no student loans are available for living expenses.

If you are on a low income, you could receive job seekers allowance and/or housing benefit and council tax benefit. The fact you are doing a O U degree does not effect your entitlement to this as you are not classified as a student.

If you need help with the actual ou tuition fees, the ou will pay for these and any summer school fees if you are on a low income- you just need to apply to the ou for these.

There really are no other ways to fund your course unless you can get a sponsor, such as an employer or a charity possibly. Some university libraries have details of people that fund educational pursuits but these are very limited, usually being bequests left by people in their wills for things such as women's education etc. They are usually only very small sums.

Don't give up on the idea though- just persevere with it and do the courses- either by cutting down on living costs or working as best you can whilst studying. Just have to be good at time management.

Are there any student loans available to open university students?

u can get loans and funding from the o.u, try their website... its www.open.ac.uk. good luck

Are there any student loans available to open university students?

yes there are loans for the open university and grants in fact now. the funding rules have now changed, please check out their website and call them up. Even if you work you can get financial support. It is all different in sep 2007. good luck x

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