Master’s: Withdrawal, Suspension, Repeat or Transfer

The following information is regarding the financial implications of Withdrawing, Suspending, Repeating or Transferring in relation to Postgraduate Funding from Student Finance Wales (SFW) and Student Finance England (SFE).

For advice on Tuition Fee charges, please see here.

Withdrawal

If you are withdrawing from your Master’s course and have accessed Postgraduate Funding from SFW or SFE, you will not be eligible for Postgraduate Funding for a future Master’s course, even if you have not received the maximum amount (see table below). However, if you are withdrawing from the course due to Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR), you can submit a request for discretionary funding for the new course, as below.

If you do withdraw from your course, you may have an overpayment of funding. Please see below for further information.

Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR)

If you feel that something out of your control had a significantly detrimental effect on your academic performance or ability to study and you were unable to complete your course, you may be eligible for discretionary funding on the grounds of CPR.

CPR can include health-related issues, disability, family problems or bereavement but this list is not exhaustive. If you think this applies to you then please contact our office at money.campuslife@swansea.ac.uk
There is no guarantee additional funding will be provided, as this is at the discretion of your funding provider.

Overpayments

Depending on your Last Date of Attendance, the funding you have received will be re-calculated on a pro-rata basis. Any amount that you have received as an overpayment, will need to be paid back to the Student Loans Company immediately, or by setting up a payment plan.

Suspension

If you are suspending from study and have received the maximum amount of Postgraduate Funding, you will not be entitled to any further payments from SFW or SFE when you return to study, even if the suspension is due to Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR) such as health-related issues, disability, family problems or bereavement.

If you have not received the maximum amount of Postgraduate Funding, you may be eligible for the remaining amount when you return to study depending on your circumstances. We advise you speak with Money@CampusLife to discuss the funding implications before you action your suspension.

If you are not returning to study in the following academic year, please contact Money@CampusLife and your funding provider for information on your eligibility for any remaining funding when you return.

Repeat

If you are repeating any part of your course, or your course is extended, you will not be entitled to any further payments of Postgraduate Funding, unless you have not accessed the maximum funding available. This is the case even if study needs to be repeated or extended due to Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR) such as health-related issues, disability, family problems or bereavement.

Transfer

If you transfer between eligible Master’s courses, you can remain eligible for Master’s funding*. However, if you transfer from an eligible course to a non-eligible course, you will cease to be eligible for Master’s funding from the point of transfer and no further payments will be made. Please contact Money@CampusLife and your funding provider for more information.

*If you transfer to another course and have already accessed the maximum amount of Postgraduate Funding, you will not be entitled to any further payments from SFW or SFE, even if the transfer is due to Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR) such as health-related issues, disability, family problems or bereavement.

Change Mode of Study

Contact Money@CampusLife

Table of Previous Study/Funding

The following table may be useful if you are considering studying at Master’s level again in the future.

Equivalent or higher qualification achieved?	PG Master’s Funding previously received?	PG Master’s Funding available?
No	No	Yes
No	Yes	No*
Yes	No	No
Yes	Yes	No

*Unless CPR awarded. See 'Withdrawal' section above.

Further queries?

Please contact Money@CampusLife at money.campuslife@swansea.ac.uk Students must use their student email when contacting any of the Money@CampusLife emails or staff.