Anyone help??

[Gary Lynch]

Hey guys I'm looking to start studying accountancy from home.

I was wondering if anyone knows if I would be eligble for any sort of grant or student loan, or where I could go to find out.

Had a look online but can't seem to find anything at the moment.

[Thomas David Baker]

There are various sources of funds. It depends on what kind of course you are doing and what institution you are studying with. You can get information from:

- Learner Support Helpline on 0800 121 8989 7am to 8pm.

This page is also very good. Although it is aimed mostly at A-Level students of school leaver age it has good sections on "Other Sources of Funding" and "Over 19s Can Learn and Earn Too":

- http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/ema-get-paid-to-study

You can't get Education Maintenance Allowance because you are over 19 but you may be able to get:

- Discretionary Support Funds - If you're at a college, speak to your student support or welfare officer.
- Adult Learning Grant (ALG)
- Career Development Loan (CDL)

Possibly useful docs:

- http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg...
- http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/AdultLearning/Fina...

The direct.gov.uk is generally much better than you might expect and worth checking out.

[Gary Lynch]

Thanks tom will check all that out at the weekend.

Thomas David Baker said:

There are various sources of funds. It depends on what kind of course you are doing and what institution you are studying with. You can get information from: - Learner Support Helpline on 0800 121 8989 7am to 8pm.

This page is also very good. Although it is aimed mostly at A-Level students of school leaver age it has good sections on "Other Sources of Funding" and "Over 19s Can Learn and Earn Too":

- http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/ema-get-paid-to-study

You can't get Education Maintenance Allowance because you are over 19 but you may be able to get:

- Discretionary Support Funds - If you're at a college, speak to your student support or welfare officer.
- Adult Learning Grant (ALG)
- Career Development Loan (CDL)

Possibly useful docs:

- http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg...
- http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/AdultLearning/Fina...

The direct.gov.uk is generally much better than you might expect and worth checking out.

[Raymond Wat]

I would try the local council first. Also what Tom suggested is a good place to start too. Perhaps adult colleages which have accountancy courses, they would have a good idea if you are eligble for any grants. Good luck.

[David Lyford-Smith]

Which qualification? Amar's a pretty much qualified ACA, and I'm about 6 months into studying for that, but ACCA, CIMA, CTA, and the rest all have at least a reasonable amount of overlap.

[Amar Dattani]

The college I go to is Kaplan Financial, there is also BPP and the London School of Business and Finance.
I would check out those places and see if they know of any specific places where you can get funding for accountancy training.