ACCESS TO LEARNING FUND 2014/15 – PART TIME STUDENT APPLICATION
IMPORTANT
Please read the accompanying Guidance Notes before completing the form. The Guidance Notes can
also be accessed at http://www.mmu.ac.uk/studentfinance.You must read these fully before
completing this application form.
AIMS OF THE FUND
The Access to Learning Fund is a fund provided by the UK Government to support students who fall
into financial difficulty whilst studying at university. The Access to Learning Fund can award
discretionary grant payments to students in need. Whilst it cannot support every application it
receives, the following groups of students are priority:
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Lone Parents
Care Leavers
Disabled Students
Final Year Students
You can still apply to the fund if you do not fall within one of the priority groups but are experiencing
financial difficulty.
CLOSING DATES
Final Year and Postgraduates: Friday 27th March 2015
Continuing Year: Friday 15th May 2015
Your application must be received by the relevant closing dates specified. If your application is received
after the closing date, it will not be considered.
ELIGIBILITY CHECK
If you can answer yes to all the following questions, you are eligible to apply to the Access to Learning
Fund. Further details regarding eligibility can be found in the Guidance Notes.
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Are you a ‘Home’ student, or classed as a home student for fee purposes?
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Are you enrolled and attending at least 50% of a full-time course this academic year? Or are you
a disabled students attending 25% of a full-time course this academic year?
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Is your annual income under £16,845*?
*This amount increases if you have a partner or children. Please note, your partner’s income is also
included in the assessment.
Please detach this page from the application form and keep it for
your reference.
ACCESS TO LEARNING FUND 2014/15 – PART TIME STUDENT APPLICATION
CONFIDENTIALITY
Your application will only be viewed by staff in Student and Academic Services. In some instances, it
may be necessary for additional supporting information to be sought from other university staff in
order to reach a decision regarding your application. Information you disclose through the
application process will remain confidential.
COMPLETING THE ACCESS TO LEARNING FUND APPLICATION FORM - Complete all four sections of the
application form in BLOCK CAPITALS.
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SECTION A (Personal and Bank Details) – Complete this section fully, as this information will be included
in the assessment.
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SECTION B (Income and Expenditure) – Complete this section fully, providing weekly figures (where
applicable). You must provide EVIDENCE of ALL income and costs you list in Section B.
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SECTION C (Course Related Expenditure) – Complete with section with information about the costs you
experience as a result of studying.
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SECTION D (Declaration) –The application will not be considered unless the following items are
completed in ink: tick the relevant box, print your name, sign and date the application form.
EVIDENCE CHECK POINTS
Evidence Checkpoints are provided throughout the application form. Read these carefully and follow
the instructions. Your application may be rejected if you do not provide the required evidence.
Please see example below:
Evidence Checkpoint
 Have you provided your Student Finance Breakdown / Bursary Letter / PCDL Letter?
DROP IN SERVICE
We offer a dedicated drop-in service based in the Business School and Student Hub. Opening
hours are 09.00 to 16:00 Mon – Thursday and 10:00 to 16:00 on a Friday.
Student Financial Support Team
Business School and Student HUB
Student & Academic Services, Manchester Metropolitan University
Oxford Road, Manchester
M15 6BH
Alternatively you can contact us on 0161 247 1045.
Please detach this page from the application form and keep it
for your reference.
ACCESS TO LEARNING FUND 2014/15 – PART TIME STUDENT APPLICATION
SECTION A – Eligibility Check and Bank Details
You must provide your personal information and bank details for your MAIN account. Please list ALL other bank accounts
you own, including joint accounts, student accounts, current accounts, savings and ISAs.
Personal Details
First Name:
Surname:
MMU ID:
Do you live with your Parents: Yes  No 
Correspondence Address (including postcode) - Your supporting documents will be returned to this address.
Postcode:
Telephone No:
MMU Email address – We will only correspond with you at this email address during the application process. It is your
responsibility to check your student email account regularly.
MMU Email:
Dependants - Please list names and date of births below:
Children
Date of Birth
1.
2.
3.
4.
Are you a LONE PARENT: Yes  No 
Adults
Date of Birth
1.
OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Stamp:
Stage One Date:
Stage Two Date:
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Course Details
Course Title:
Course Leader/Tutor:
How many days/evenings are you required to attend university each week? Please use the grid below
to indicate the number of hours you attend sessions each week.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Confirmation of Course Details - To be completed by your course tutor or programme leader.
I confirm the number of units and credits studied this academic year 2014/15 by the student named
above is:
Units
Credits
Signed:
Print Name:
Date:
Telephone Number:
Student Finance received for 2014/15
Total Amount
Please provide total amounts for student finance received this academic year:
1)
2)
Professional and Career Development Loan
(Postgraduate funding only)
Tuition Fee Loan
(Undergraduate students who enrolled at university in 2012 or later)
3)
Fee and Course Grant
(Eligible undergraduate students who enrolled before 2012 )
If you have provided a Fee and Course Grant Notification Letter you do not need to
complete Section B or provide any further evidence.
Evidence Check point
 Have you provided your Student Finance Breakdown (2012+ students) /Fee and Course Grant Letter (Pre 2012
students) / PCDL Letter?
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BANK DETAILS
Main Account – It is IMPORTANT that you complete ALL sections for your Main Account, as this is the account we will use to
pay your award if your application is successful.
It is your responsibility to keep us informed of any changes in bank details.
Name of your Bank/Building Society:
Name as displayed on your account:
Sort Code:
Account Number:
Evidence Check Point
 Have you completed ALL sections for your MAIN ACCOUNT?
Fee and Course Grant Students, please go to Section C. All other students to complete Section B and C.
ACCESS TO LEARNING FUND 2014/15 – PART TIME STUDENT APPLICATION
SECTION B – Income Threshold Assessment
You must provide details of your annual income and provide the relevant documents to support this. (Do not
include your student finance, as this should have been listed in Section A).
B1.
REGULAR INCOME
For most students to complete – only fill in the boxes relevant to you.
Do not complete this section if you have received a Fee and Course Grant.
Regular Income
Amount Weekly
Wages
Contribution from other sources (i.e. family members)
Income Support
Universal Credit
Housing Benefit
Tax Credits
Disability Benefits (excluding DSA)
Other Income
Evidence Checkpoint
 Have you provided 3 months evidence of your income? This could be in the form of wage slips, benefit award
letters or bank statements.
B2.
SPOUSE / PARTNERS INCOME – if you do not live with a partner please go to Section C.
For Students who live with a Spouse / Partner
Partner’s Income (Wages, Salary and Benefits)
Evidence Checkpoint
 Have you provided evidence for the last 3 payments of your partner’s earnings?
 Have you provided copies of their benefit award letters (all pages) for this year?
Amount
Monthly
Weekly
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ACCESS TO LEARNING FUND 2014/15 – PART TIME STUDENT APPLICATION
SECTION C – Course Related Expenditure
All students to complete this section detailing costs you experience as a student.
Please only include costs you experience as a result of being a student. The fund is required to use a set figure
to cover the basic costs of your study that includes items such as course materials and books.
Regular Course Related Costs
Amount (Weekly)
Travel
Childcare
Evidence Check point
 Have you provided evidence to support your childcare costs?
 You do not need to provide evidence of usual food costs, usual household bills, clothes, entertainment etc.
 The fund can only consider a contribution towards the cost attending your course, not your tuition fees.
ACCESS TO LEARNING FUND 2014/15 – PART TIME STUDENT APPLICATION
SECTION D – Declaration UK national students must answer sections (a) and (c). All other students must answer all sections.
I certify that to the best of my knowledge, I meet the following conditions:
A)
(B)
(i)
I am a UK national/British citizen; or
(ii)
I am settled* within the United Kingdom (UK) (i.e. I have the Right of Abode in the UK or have been awarded Indefinite
Leave to Remain [please provide the reference number from your UKBA award notice and submit a photocopy of that
award notice], or
(iii)
I have been recognised by the UK Government as a Refugee [please provide the reference number from your UKBA
award notice giving the expiry date of your status and submit a photocopy of that award notice], or
(iv)
I have been granted Humanitarian Protection (HP) by the Home Office [please provide the reference number from
your UKBA award notice giving the expiry date of your status and submit a photocopy of that award notice], or
(v)
I am an EEA or Swiss Migrant Worker or the family member of an EEA or Swiss Migrant Worker (please tick if you
intend to continue working while studying), or
(vi)
I am an EU national who has been ordinarily resident in the UK for the three years prior to the first day of the first
academic year of my course, or
(vii)
I am the child of a Swiss National, or Turkish worker
*‘settled’ – on the first day of the first academic year of your course
I was ordinarily resident** in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland on the first day of the First academic
year of the course, and
I fall under either (i), (ii), (iv) or (vi) above and I have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands for the 3 years
immediately before the first day of the first academic year of my course***, or
I fall under (iii) above, or
I fall under (v) or (vii) above and I have been ordinarily resident in the EEA and Switzerland for the 3 years immediately
before the first day of the first academic year of my course, or
I fall under (viii) above and I have been ordinarily resident in the EEA, Switzerland and Turkey for the 3 years
immediately before the first day of the first academic year of my course.
**’Ordinarily resident’ is interpreted to mean habitual and normal residence from choice and for a settled purpose throughout the
prescribed period, apart from temporary or occasional absences. Such residence must also be lawful – that is, not in breach of any leave to
remain in the UK. (Persons awarded refugee status or humanitarian protection must have been ordinarily resident in the UK from the date
this status was granted.)***None of this time was wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education, or if it was, was
resident in the EEA immediately prior to this three-year period.
(C)
I confirm that I am supporting the children named in the application.
I confirm that I am not living with a spouse/partner.
I confirm that I am registered and in attendance at the university.
I declare that the information I have given on this form is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that
giving false information will automatically disqualify my application and may also lead to disciplinary procedures resulting in possible
expulsion from the University and the repayment of any monies obtained by me as a result of giving false information. I agree to
inform the Student Financial Support Team if there are any changes in my circumstances.
By completing this Application Form you have agreed to the terms and conditions detailed on our website www.mmu.ac.uk/studentfinance.
Your name in CAPITALS
Your Signature (do not type)
Date
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