Open University Financial Support | Postgraduate Funding

England

Please tell us where you live so that we can provide you with the most relevant information as you use this website.

If you are at a BFPO address please choose the country or region in which you would ordinarily be resident.

Accessibility statement

Our Study-Related Costs Funding is available to help students who need extra financial support for their study costs. This could include costs like internet access, a laptop, childcare and stationery. It’s usually a reimbursement of costs, meaning you’ll need to provide receipts as part of your application.

If you need a diagnostic assessment for a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia or dyscalculia, you can apply for support towards the cost of this from the study-related costs fund. The fund can also support the cost of your Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) equipment if you’re in England and need to make a £200 contribution towards your DSA computer.

You can apply for support from the fund towards the following study costs:

To be eligible, you must:

For most costs, we encourage you only to apply once your module has started, as applications are usually assessed two weeks after the module start date.

However, you can apply up to three months before your module starts if you're applying for support towards the £200 DSA computer contribution, or the cost of a diagnostic assessment for a specific learning difficulty or medical evidence.

You can apply using our online application form through your StudentHome Help Centre, which you can access once you have a student account with us. You will need to provide evidence of your qualifying benefit or household income, and evidence of your study costs, such as copies of receipts. The terms and conditions, which have more information about the eligibility criteria and supporting evidence you can provide, are also available on the Help Centre.