Open University Students Educational Trust (OUSET)

After many years of campaigning, some of the worst forms of discrimination against part time students have at last begun to be addressed. However, despite all these advances, there are still those students in financial need who fall through the net and the Trust has a small fund for which these students can apply. You can download a comprehensive guide to the Open University Students Educational Trust or follow the links below for more information.

Application Information

The service is operational.
Please note we are only able to process electronic applications at this time.

Essential documents

New timeframes for making funding applications to the Open University Students Educational Trust

In the past, the Trust has accepted funding applications at any time throughout the year. However, due to the increasing volume of applications over recent years, the Trust has decided to specify a timeframe for accepting applications.

Applications (for funding required in advance of a module start date) that are received after the stated deadline will not be considered before the module start date.

* If you choose to post your application, or other supporting evidence to OUSET, please allow plenty of time for your application to reach us before the application submission deadline. If your application is late, OUSET will not be able to process it in time to meet the final enrolment date (FED).