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Skill Up: Deferred postgraduate student form

Please note:

This form is only for students who formally deferred an Open University postgraduate taught module funded by Skill Up and are applying to recommence study.

We are only able to approve those who have deferred their module and are applying to re-commence their studies within 13 months of their original course presentation. Specifically, if you have formally deferred your module in November 2024 and wish to return to May 2025.

If you are unsure of your eligibility, please e-mail Ireland-skillup@open.ac.uk

Personal Identifier
Your name
Email address

You must provide a proof of address document to confirm that you are a Northern Ireland resident.

We are required to request this for every course presentation.

Please note that the type of documents we can accept include:

Valid UK driving licence
Recent utility bill
Rates bill
Recent bank or credit card statement
Recent building society or credit union statement
Tenancy agreement or mortgage statement

Please upload evidence of your home address/proof of address - Upload size limited to 20MB
Please enter the module name and code of your deferred module (eg. Project Management M815)
Please confirm the module presentation/start date that you wish to return to
Please provide information relating to your deferral and confirm that you are prepared to study your module in this presentation
 

Thank you for submitting your request to return to study.

For modules with a start date of May 2025, we anticipate that applications will be processed in March 2025.

You will receive communication about your application W/C 24 March 2025.