The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2008

PART 5 CONTRIBUTIONS

Student’s contribution

33.—(1) A College of Europe student or a European University Institute student’s contribution in respect of an academic year is the amount, if any, calculated under Schedule 3.

(2) For the purposes of the exercise of the Welsh Ministers' functions under these Regulations the Welsh Ministers may require a student to provide from time to time such information as they require in order to assess the student’s contribution.

Application of the student’s contribution

34.—(1) The contribution calculated in accordance with regulation 33 must be applied—

(a) in the case of a College of Europe student in accordance with regulation 35; and

(b) in the case of a European University Institute student in accordance with regulation 36.

35.—(1) In the case of a College of Europe student, the Welsh Ministers must apply the student’s contribution—

(a) first, to reduce the amount of grant for living costs calculated under regulation 20(3);

(b) second—

(i) in the case of a student who is eligible for the grant for dependants, to reduce in the following order—

(aa) the amount of any adult dependants' grant calculated in accordance with regulation 30

(bb) the amount of any parents' learning allowance calculated in accordance with regulation 30; and;

(cc) the amount of any grant for board and lodging calculated in accordance with regulation 20(4);

(ii) in any other case, to reduce the amount of grant for board and lodging calculated under regulation 20(4);

(c) third, to reduce the amount of grant for travel home calculated in accordance with regulation 20(5);

(d) fourth, to reduce the amount of grant for college travel calculated in accordance with regulation 20(6);

(e) fifth, subject to paragraph (2), to reduce the amount of grant for research travel calculated in accordance with regulation 20(7).

(2) Where the contribution available to reduce the amount of grant for research travel in accordance with paragraph (1)(e) exceeds the amount of that grant calculated under regulation 20(7), the amount of that grant payable to the student is nil.

36.—(1) In the case of a European University Institute student, the Welsh Ministers must apply the student’s contribution—

(a) first, to reduce the amount of grant for living costs calculated in accordance with regulation 22(3);

(b) second—

(i) in the case of a student who is eligible for the grant for dependants, to reduce in the following order—

(aa) the amount of any adult dependants' grant calculated in accordance with regulation 30;

(bb) the amount of any parents' learning allowance calculated in accordance with regulation 30; and

(cc) the amount of any grant for travel home calculated in accordance with regulation 22(4);

(ii) in any other case, to reduce the amount of grant for travel home calculated in accordance with regulation 22(4);

(c) third, to reduce the amount of grant for college travel calculated in accordance with regulation 22(5).

(d) fourth, subject to paragraph (2), to reduce the amount of grant for research travel calculated in accordance with regulation 22(6).

(2) Where the contribution available to reduce the amount of grant for research travel in accordance with paragraph (1)(d) exceeds the amount of that grant calculated under regulation 22(6), the amount of that grant payable to the student is nil.