Unlock your educational potential with an Advanced Learner Loan – your key to elevated learning and career advancement.
You can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to help with the costs of a course at Open Learning College.
Loan eligibility does not depend on your income and there are no credit checks.
Check if you’re eligible before you apply for an Advanced Learner Loan.
It only covers your course fees, not your living costs. The minimum loan you can get is £300 and it’s paid directly to your college or training provider.
You can apply for up to 4 loans and you can get more than one at the same time.
You can apply for another loan to take the same level of a course, for example the same level qualification in History if you’ve already had a loan for the same level in Maths.
You can only apply once for an Access to Higher Education course.
You can apply for a loan to fund each course you take towards your A levels – up to a maximum of 4 A levels.
This means you can have up to 8 loans if you’re taking each A level as 2 separate courses.
The courses must be in the same subject to qualify for a full A level.
You can get 3 more loans for non A level courses either before or after your course of A levels.
Please always refer to https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan for the latest and most up to date information.
Whether you qualify for an Advanced Learner Loan depends on your:
You must be 19 or older on the first day of your course.
Your course must be:
In most cases, all of the following must apply. You must:
You may also be eligible if you’re a UK national (or family member of a UK national) who either:
Please allow up to 72 hours for your funding & information letter. Once you receive your letter from us, you must send it along with the course brochure (this can be downloaded from the course page online).
Please always refer to https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan for the latest and most up to date information.
Check with our student support team that the course qualifies.
Complete the form on this page for a ‘Learning and funding information’ letter – you need this to complete the application. It contains the details about your course.
Apply online – you’ll need to register first. You can apply by post if you cannot apply online.
You’ll get a letter confirming your loan – usually within 2 weeks if you apply online (postal applications take longer).
You cannot apply until you get a ‘learning and funding information letter’ from your Open Learning College.
You can apply for a loan without a National Insurance number but you must have one before the loan can be paid.
If you cannot apply online, apply by post – the address is on the form.
Read the student finance privacy notice to find out how the information you provide will be used.
Please always refer to https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan for the latest and most up to date information.
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