PART 4GRANTS AND LOANS FOR FEES
CHAPTER 2GRANTS FOR FEES
New fee grant20
1
Subject to paragraph (2), a new system eligible student who is a 2012 cohort student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a new fee grant in respect of, or otherwise in connection with, the 2012 cohort student’s attendance on a designated course provided by a publicly funded institution.
2
A new fee grant is not available in respect of an academic year if that year is—
a
a bursary year;
b
an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in Scotland or Northern Ireland; or
c
an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in England or Wales where the course began before 1 September 2012.
3
The maximum amount of new fee grant available under this regulation to a 2012 cohort student in respect of an academic year of a designated course where none of the circumstances in regulation 17(4) or paragraphs (7), (8) or (9) applies is the lesser of—
a
£5,315; or
b
the amount by which the fees payable by the applicant exceed £3,685.
4
The maximum amount of new fee grant available under this regulation to a 2012 cohort student in respect of an academic year of a designated course where one of the circumstances in regulation 17(4) or paragraph (7) applies is the lesser of—
a
£2,665; or
b
the amount by which the fees payable by the applicant exceed £1,835.
5
The maximum amount of new fee grant available under this regulation to a 2012 cohort student in respect of an academic year of a designated course where paragraph (8) applies is the lesser of—
a
£900; or
b
the amount by which the fees payable by the applicant exceed £900.
6
The maximum amount of new fee grant available under this regulation to a 2012 cohort student in respect of an academic year of a designated course where paragraph (9) applies is the lesser of—
a
£675; or
b
the amount by which the fees payable by the applicant exceed £675.
7
This paragraph applies—
a
in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course provided by an institution in Scotland or Northern Ireland which began on or after 1 September 2012 and—
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; or
b
in respect of an academic year of a course provided by an institution in Scotland or Northern Ireland in conjunction with an overseas institution which began on or after 1 September 2012 and—
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.
8
This paragraph applies in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course provided by an institution in England or Wales which began on or after 1 September 2012 and—
a
during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or
b
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.
9
This paragraph applies—
a
in respect of an academic year of a course provided by an institution in England or Wales in conjunction with an overseas institution which began on or after 1 September 2012 and;
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; or
b
in respect of an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in England or Wales which began on or after 1 September 2012.