Funding for Repeat Year Students

Students from Scotland

You have an extra year (known as +1) of full support available for:

• an academic repeat year
• a medical or compassionate repeat year
• an Intercalated Year (for those that study medicine or dentistry)
• a change of course

The extra year (+1) does not apply to the Paramedic, Nursing and Midwifery Student Bursary (PNMSB).

SAAS don’t need any supporting evidence to explain why you need to repeat the year. The +1 year of funding will be automatically applied to your award if you're entitled to it.

You cannot use your entitlement to a +1 year if:

• you have a qualification at that level or higher

• you have already used the +1 year in previous study

   

Care Experienced

Care Experienced is someone who’s been in care or 'looked-after' at any stage of their life, no matter how short. This care could be in one of many settings, such as:

• foster care
• being looked after by your close family or friends under kinship care arrangement which is because you cannot remain with your birth parents
• looked after at home with a compulsory supervision order
• residential care

If you are Care Experienced, you can get an extra year of funding if you need it to complete your studies.

You can also use this extra year of funding to complete 1 year of your course over 2 academic years, which means you will get bursary and living costs grants in both sessions.

SAAS will pay the fees in the first session and not split it over the 2.

For further information regarding repeat years please refer to Previous Study - SAAS

Registered with Attendance

This applies if you are repeating a year of study and attending part-time -perhaps only repeating one semester or less than 80 credits. In this scenario you can;

• either apply to SAAS for loan and living cost grant support (but you will not receive bursary support or tuition fee costs )
• or you can use your +1 entitlement (and you will receive full support)

Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland

You are normally eligible for student support for the length of your course plus one extra year. However this may be reduced if you have received support for previous study.

If you have any queries about the support you will receive in your repeat year of study, you should contact your awarding body for advice.