is there any way of studying for a degree at home for free?

Answer 1

Hello
As some other answers suggest, financial support to complete a degree with The Open University is available if you earn less than £15,700 per year (2007 figures). Partial financial assistance is possible even if you earn up to £30,000 per year. Fees are paid on a course by course basis as a grant (no student loan repayments) and, for young students, parental income is disregarded. For detailed information see http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/about/p6_1.shtml; it may be helpful to use the ready reckoner to check your entitlement to assistance.

To find out if The Open University has courses/qualifications of interest to you, have a look at http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?A02.
http://www.open.ac.uk/you/ is aimed at young students and provides information on courses and qualifications, earn and learn opportunities, funding and careers advice, for example.

UCAS is the usual application route to conventional university; the following site, http://ucas.com/students/coursesearch/, provides information on available degree courses. Check if your local university provides courses and qualifications of interest and if so, ask if there are any funding opportunities available for your area of study. This may offer another alternative that enables you to study at home. http://www.ucas.com/students/maturestudents/courses/courseoptions will give you information on some alternative options to full-time study.

http://unimoney.direct.gov.uk/financial-help/ and http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/UniversityAndHigherEducation/StudentFinance/FinanceForNewStudents/DG_10034859 provide an overview of financial support available for students in England. You haven’t said where you live but this site has links to relevant funding information for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and EU countries.

I hope this helps you find a suitable option to pursue your degree studies.

Answer 2

This depends on which country you are in. If you are in the U.S., the answer is no. You can certainly study at home, but no one will give you a degree for free. In other countries, where higher education is free, as distance learning develops, you could do that for free too.

Answer 3

No, because in order to obtain a degree there has to be some way to verify your accomplishments/learnings. To do this, you would have to submit essays/exams to someone, and that person has to be paid and certified (a professor). You can study at home all you want, but if you want a degree, you'll have to pay.

Answer 4

I am studying through the Open University and I get it free-that is because I am studying Early Years Childcare and my local government system has a 'fund' for people wanting to train to higher qualifications-try speaking to your local educational authority and see if you have any schemes running in your area.

Otherwise you could try contacting the Open University or local colleges and see if you are entitled to Financial Support.

Answer 5

Distance learning is almost certainly the cheapest option, but a free degree is worth every penny you pay for it.

However, you can sample many of the Open University course materials for free at their Open Learning site:

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/

Answer 6

You can do a degree from home through Distance education, it is also at less cost

Answer 7

The Open University,,,

Answer 8

There is nothing for free in life.
Even if u have a girl friend u have to pay for gifts....