Amount of grants for fees at a publicly funded institution and at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution: old system eligible students
17.—(1) Unless one of the following cases set out in paragraph (4) applies, the amount of the grant for fees for an old system eligible student in respect of an academic year of a designated course at a publicly-funded institution is the lesser of–
(a)£1,310; and
(b)the fees payable by the student in connection with that year.
(2) The basic amount of the grant for fees for an old system eligible student in respect of an academic year in the cases in paragraph (4) is the lesser of–
(a)£650; and
(b)the fees payable by the student in connection with that year.
(3) Where a contribution exceeding nil is calculated under Schedule 5, a deduction will be made from the grant for fees determined under paragraph (1) or (2) in accordance with regulation 60.
(4) The cases are—
(a)the final year of the course where that year is ordinarily required to be completed after less than 15 weeks' attendance;
(b)in respect of a sandwich course, an academic year—
(i)during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or
(ii)if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks;
(c)in respect of a course for the initial training of teachers (including a course leading to a first degree) which—
(i)began before 1 September 2010;
(ii)begins on or after 1 September 2010 where the student transfers to the present course pursuant to regulation 8 from a course for the initial training of teachers beginning before 1 September 2010; or
(iii)begins on or after 1 September 2010 but before 1 September 2011 and in relation to which the student is a 2010 gap year student,
an academic year during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks;
(d)in respect of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution, an academic year—
(i)during which the periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or
(ii)if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.
(5) In the case of a designated course at Heythrop College, the amount of the grant for fees in respect of an academic year is £2,345.
(6) In the case of a designated course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the amount of the grant for fees in respect of an academic year is £4,775.
(7) The basic amount of the grant for fees in respect of an academic year at a private institution providing a designated course on behalf of a public institution is the lesser of £1,225 and the fees payable by the student in connection with that year if–
(a)the designated course began on or after 1 September 2001;
(b)the designated course is provided on behalf of a publicly-funded institution; and
(c)none of the circumstances in regulation 17(4) applies.
(8) The amount of the grant for fees in respect of an academic year at a private institution providing a designated course on behalf of a public institution is the lesser of £650 and the fees payable by the student in connection with that year if–
(a)the designated course began on or after 1 September 2001;
(b)the designated course is provided on behalf of a publicly-funded institution; and
(c)one or more of the circumstances in regulation 17(4) applies.
(9) Where a contribution exceeding nil is calculated under Schedule 5, a deduction will be made from the amount of the grant for fees determined under paragraph (7) or (8) in accordance with regulation 60.