The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Amount of grant

117.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the grant payable to an eligible postgraduate student under this Part is such amount as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate to assist with one or more types of eligible expenditure.

(2) The grant must not exceed £10,590 in respect of an academic year.

(3) For the purposes of this Part, the “types of eligible expenditure” are—

(a) expenditure on a non-medical helper;

(b) expenditure on major items of specialist equipment; and

(c) additional expenditure incurred—

(i) within the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending the institution;

(ii) within or outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending, as part of the course, any period of study at an overseas institution or for the purposes of attending the Institute.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), a grant under this Part is payable to an eligible postgraduate student in respect of the four quarters of the academic year.

(5) Where a grant under this Part is used for expenditure on major items of specialist equipment (within the meaning of paragraph (3)(b)) it may be payable in respect of the whole academic year.

(6) Where one of the events listed in regulation 111(2) occurs in the course of an academic year, an eligible postgraduate student may only qualify for a grant under this Part for the purposes specified in paragraph (3)(a) and (c) in respect of such quarters as begin after the relevant event occurs.