The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

PART 2 E+W ELIGIBILITY

Eligible students E+W

4.—(1) An eligible student qualifies for support in connection with a designated course subject to and in accordance with these Regulations.

[F1 (2) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, a person is an eligible student in connection with a designated course if, in assessing the person’s application for support under regulation 9, the Welsh Ministers determine that the person falls within one of the categories set out—

(a) in paragraph 2, 2A, 3, 4, 4ZA, 4ZB, [F2 4ZC,] 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A, 9B, [F3 9BA,] 9C, 9D, 10A, 11A or 12A of Part 2 of Schedule 1, or

(b) in paragraph 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 where paragraph (2A) applies.

(2A) This paragraph applies where—

(a) in connection with a designated course, the Welsh Ministers—

(i) in assessing an application for support by a person (“A”) determined that A fell within one of the categories set out in paragraph 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 in relation to an academic year of the course beginning before 1 August 2021; or

(ii) would have so determined had A made an application for support in accordance with these Regulations in relation to an academic year of the course beginning before that date; and

(b) A applies for support in connection with—

(i) that course;

(ii) an end-on course following on from that course; or

(iii) a designated course to which A’s status as an eligible student is transferred or a designated part-time course to which A transfers and in relation to which A’s status is converted to that of an eligible part-time student in accordance with these Regulations.]

(3) Subject to paragraph (7), a person (“A” in this paragraph) is not an eligible student if—

(a) an old award has been bestowed on A in respect of A’s attendance on the course;

(b) A is eligible for a loan in relation to an academic year of the course under the Education (Student Loans) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990;

[F4 (c) there has been bestowed on, or paid to, A in relation to A’s attendance on the course a healthcare bursary, other than a universal healthcare bursary, the amount of which is not calculated by reference to A’s income;]

(d) A is in breach of any obligation to repay any loan;

(e) A has reached the age of 18 and has not ratified any agreement for a loan made with A when A was under the age of 18; or

(f) A has, in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers, shown by A’s conduct that A is unfitted to receive support under these Regulations.

(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (3)(d) and (3)(e), “loan” (“benthyciad”) means a loan made under the student loans legislation.

(5) In a case where the agreement for a loan is subject to the law of Scotland, paragraph (3)(e) only applies if the agreement was made—

(a) before 25 September 1991, and

(b) with the concurrence of the borrower’s curator or at a time when the borrower had no curator.

(6) An eligible student in respect of whom the first academic year of the specified designated course begins on or after 1 September 2000 does not, at any one time, qualify for support under these Regulations for—

(a) more than one designated course;

(b) a designated course and a designated part-time course;

(c) a designated course and a designated postgraduate course;

F5 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F6 (7) Subject to paragraphs (9) to (11), if a person satisfies the conditions in paragraph (8)(a),(b) or (c) and does not satisfy paragraph (3)(c) the person is an eligible student for the purpose of these Regulations and accordingly, paragraphs (2) [F7 , (2A)] and (3)(a), (b), (d), (e) and (f) do not apply to the person.]

(8) The conditions referred to in paragraph (7) are—

(a) the—

(i) person qualified as an eligible student in connection with an earlier academic year of the present course pursuant to regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 22 of the 1998 Act;

(ii) person was ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the present course; and

(iii) person’s status as an eligible student has not terminated;

(b) the—

(i) present course is an end-on course which the person is starting on or after 1 September 2006;

(ii) person qualified as an eligible student in connection with the course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course;

(iii) period of eligibility in respect of the course in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) only ceased on the grounds that the student had completed the course; and

(iv) person was ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course in sub-paragraph (b)(ii);

(c) the—

(i) Welsh Ministers have previously determined that the person is an eligible—

(aa) part-time student in connection with a designated part-time course; [F8 or]

(bb) student in connection with a designated course other than the present course; F9 ...

F10 (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii) person’s status as an eligible part-time student F11 ... or as an eligible student in connection with the course in sub-paragraph (c)(i) has been converted or transferred from that course to the present course as a result of one or more conversions or transfers in accordance with regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 22 of the 1998 Act;

(iii) person was ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(i); and

(iv) person’s status as an eligible student has not terminated.

(9) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a refugee or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of a refugee, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F12 ... or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student F12 ... or an eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F13 and]

F14 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the refugee status of A or of A’s spouse, civil partner, parent (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 1) or step-parent, as the case may be, has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002),

A’s status as an eligible F15 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

[F16 (9A) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a person granted stateless leave or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F17 ..., or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student F17 ... or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F18 and]

F19 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which a person granted stateless leave is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no application for administrative review in accordance with the immigration rules is pending,

A’s status as an eligible F20 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.]

[F21 (9B) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a person granted humanitarian protection under paragraph 339C of the immigration rules or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F22 ..., or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student F22 ... or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F23 and]

F24 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which the person granted humanitarian protection is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002,

A’s status as an eligible F25 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.]

(10) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a person with leave to enter or remain or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F26 ... or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student F26 ... or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F27 and]

F28 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which the person with leave to enter or remain is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002),

A’s status as an eligible F29 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

[F30 (10A) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a person with section 67 leave to remain or the child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F31 ..., or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student F31 ... or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F32 and]

F33 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which a person granted section 67 leave to remain is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002),

A’s status as an eligible F34 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.]

[F35 (10B) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a person with Calais leave, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F36 and]

F37 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which a person granted Calais leave is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted,

A’s status as an eligible F38 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(10C) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a person granted [F39 leave to enter or remain] as a protected partner or the child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F40 and]

F41 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which a person granted [F42 leave to enter or remain] as a protected partner is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further [F42 leave to enter or remain] has been granted and no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002),

A’s status as an eligible F43 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(10D) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a person with protected rights with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules, a person (“A”) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F44 and]

F45 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts A no longer has extant limited leave to enter or remain granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules, and no further leave to enter or remain has been granted under those rules,

A’s status as an eligible F46 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(10E) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of—

(i) falling within [F47 paragraph (1)(a) F48 ... (iv) or (v)] of the definition of “person with protected rights”; or

(ii) meeting the conditions in paragraph 3(1)(a) F49 ... (iv) of Part 2 of Schedule 1,

a person (“A”) is an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an academic year of a designated course F50 ...; and

(b) as at the day before the academic year begins, A is not a person with protected rights,

A’s status as an eligible F51 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.]

[F52 (10F) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a protected Ukrainian national [F53 or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person], a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i) an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; [F54 and]

F55 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which [F56 the person granted leave to enter or remain] as a protected Ukrainian national [F57 is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom] has expired and no further leave to enter or remain has been granted,

Aʼs status as an eligible F58 ... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.]

(11) [F59 Paragraphs (9), (9A), [F60 (9B),] (10) and (10A)] do not apply where the student began the course in connection with which the Welsh Ministers determined that A was [F61 an eligible part-time student or an eligible student], as the case may be, before 1 September 2007.

[F62 (11A) Paragraphs (9), (9A), (9B), (10), (10A), (10B), (10C), (10D), (10E) or (10F) do not apply where, as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts—

(a) A; or

(b) the person who, as a result of their immigration status, caused A to be an eligible student F63 ...,

is a British or Irish citizen.]

(12) Subject to paragraph (13), a prisoner who begins the present course on or after 1 September 2012 will not be an eligible student unless—

(a) they are an eligible prisoner;

(b) they are an eligible student who has transferred to the present course on or after 1 September 2012 under regulation 8 from a course beginning before 1 September 2012; or

(c) the present course is an end-on course.

(13) Paragraph (12) does not apply in respect of an academic year during which the student enters or is released from prison.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 4(2)(2A) substituted for reg. 4(2) (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(a) (with reg. 2)

F2 Word in reg. 4(2)(a) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 20(a)

F3 Word in reg. 4(2)(a) inserted (31.12.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1365), regs. 1(2), 20

F4 Reg. 4(3)(c) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 26

F5 Reg. 4(6)(d) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(b) (with reg. 2)

F6 Reg. 4(7) substituted (12.3.2018) by The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/191), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 5 (with reg. 2(2)(3))

F7 Word in reg. 4(7) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(c) (with reg. 2)

F8 Word in reg. 4(8)(c)(i)(aa) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(d)(i)(aa) (with reg. 2)

F9 Word in reg. 4(8)(c)(i)(bb) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(d)(i)(bb) (with reg. 2)

F10 Reg. 4(8)(c)(i)(cc) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(d)(i)(cc) (with reg. 2)

F11 Words in reg. 4(8)(c)(ii) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(d)(ii) (with reg. 2)

F12 Words in reg. 4(9)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(e) (with reg. 2)

F13 Word in reg. 4(9)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F14 Reg. 4(9)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F15 Words in reg. 4(9) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F16 Reg. 4(9A) inserted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 23(a)

F17 Words in reg. 4(9A)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(f) (with reg. 2)

F18 Word in reg. 4(9A)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F19 Reg. 4(9A)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F20 Words in reg. 4(9A) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F21 Reg. 4(9B) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/9), regs. 1(2), 17

F22 Words in reg. 4(9B)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(f) (with reg. 2)

F23 Word in reg. 4(9B)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F24 Reg. 4(9B)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F25 Words in reg. 4(9B) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F26 Words in reg. 4(10)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(f) (with reg. 2)

F27 Word in reg. 4(10)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F28 Reg. 4(10)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F29 Words in reg. 4(10) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F30 Reg. 4(10A) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 16(a)

F31 Words in reg. 4(10A)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(f) (with reg. 2)

F32 Word in reg. 4(10A)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F33 Reg. 4(10A)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F34 Words in reg. 4(10A) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F35 Reg. 4(10B)-(10E) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(g) (with reg. 2)

F36 Word in reg. 4(10B)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F37 Reg. 4(10B)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F38 Words in reg. 4(10B) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F39 Words in reg. 4(10C)(a) substituted (9.8.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/810), regs. 1(2), 12(a)

F40 Word in reg. 4(10C)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F41 Reg. 4(10C)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F42 Words in reg. 4(10C)(b) substituted (9.8.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/810), regs. 1(2), 12(b)

F43 Words in reg. 4(10C) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F44 Word in reg. 4(10D)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F45 Reg. 4(10D)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F46 Words in reg. 4(10D) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F47 Words in reg. 4(10E)(a)(i) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1365), regs. 1(2), 16

F48 Word in reg. 4(10E)(a)(i) omitted (23.2.2022) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 31(a) (with reg. 2)

F49 Words in reg. 4(10E)(a)(ii) omitted (23.2.2022) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 31(b) (with reg. 2)

F50 Words in reg. 4(10E)(a) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(d)

F51 Words in reg. 4(10E) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F52 Reg. 4(10F) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 20(b)

F53 Words in reg. 4(10F)(a) inserted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 19(a) (with reg. 2)

F54 Word in reg. 4(10F)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)

F55 Reg. 4(10F)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)

F56 Words in reg. 4(10F)(b) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 19(b) (with reg. 2)

F57 Words in reg. 4(10F)(b) inserted (3.2.2025) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/16), regs. 1(2), 21

F58 Words in reg. 4(10F) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)

F59 Words in reg. 4(11) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 16(b)

F60 Word in reg. 4(11) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/9), regs. 1(2), 18

F61 Words in reg. 4(11) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(e)

F62 Reg. 4(11A) inserted (6.7.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/633), regs. 1(2), 9

F63 Words in reg. 4(11A)(b) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(f)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in force at 17.2.2017, see reg. 1(2)

Designated courses E+W

5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), a course is a designated course for the purposes of section 22(1) of the 1998 Act and regulation 4 if it is—

(a) listed in Schedule 2;

(b) one of the following—

(i) a full-time course;

(ii) a sandwich course; or

(iii) a distance learning course F64 ...;

F65 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) of at least one academic year’s duration;

[F66 (e) for a course beginning before 1 September 2017, provided by an institution that was before that date a publicly funded institution (whether alone or in conjunction with an institution situated outside the United Kingdom);]

[F67 (ea) for a course beginning on or after 1 September 2017, provided by—

(i) a recognised educational institution (whether alone or in conjunction with an institution situated outside the United Kingdom);

(ii) a charity within the meaning given by section 1 of the Charities Act 2011 on behalf of a Welsh regulated institution;

(iii) an institution that was publicly funded before 1 August 2019 on behalf of a protected English provider.]

(f) for a course beginning on or after 1 September 2017 substantially provided in the United Kingdom; and

(g) for a course beginning on or after 1 September 2012 which falls within paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 or 8 of Schedule 2, a course leading to an award granted or to be granted by a body falling within section 214(2)(a) or (b) of the Education Reform Act 1988(1).

(2) A course falling within paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 2 is not a designated course where the governing body of a maintained school has arranged for the provision of such a course to a pupil of the school.

(3) A course that is taken as part of an employment-based teacher training scheme is not a designated course.

(4) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply where the person applying for support under regulation 9 in connection with the course is—

(a) a disabled eligible student; and

(b) undertaking that course in the United Kingdom but not in attendance because the person is unable to attend for a reason which relates to the person’s disability.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—

(a) a course is provided by an institution if it provides the teaching and supervision which comprise the course, whether or not the institution has entered into an agreement with the student to provide the course;

(b) a university and any constituent college or institution in the nature of a college of a university is regarded as a recognised educational institution if either the university or the constituent college or institution is a recognised educational institution;

[F68 (c) an institution is not to be regarded as having been publicly funded before 1 August 2019 by reason only that it received public funds before that date from the governing body of a higher education institution in accordance with section 65(3A) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;]

(d) a course is substantially provided in the United Kingdom where at least half of the teaching and supervision which comprise the course is provided in the United Kingdom.

(6) A course to which this paragraph applies is considered to be a single course for a first degree or for an equivalent qualification even if—

(a) the course leads to another degree or qualification being conferred before the degree or equivalent qualification; and

(b) part of the course is optional.

(7) Paragraph (6) applies to a course the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to a qualification as a medical doctor, dentist, veterinary surgeon, architect, landscape architect, landscape designer, landscape manager, town planner or town and country planner.

(8) For the purposes of section 22 of the 1998 Act and regulation 4(1) the Welsh Ministers may designate courses of higher education which are not designated under paragraph (1).

(9) The Welsh Ministers may revoke or suspend the designation of a course which is designated under paragraph (8).

Textual Amendments

F64 Words in reg. 5(1)(b)(iii) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 54(a) (with reg. 2)

F65 Reg. 5(1)(c) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 54(b) (with reg. 2)

F66 Reg. 5(1)(e) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 17(a)

F67 Reg. 5(1)(ea) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 17(b)

F68 Reg. 5(5)(c) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 17(c)

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 5 in force at 17.2.2017, see reg. 1(2)

Period of eligibility E+W

6.—(1) A student’s status as an eligible student is retained in connection with a designated course until that status terminates in accordance with this regulation or regulation 4.

(2) The period for which an eligible student retains the status referred to in paragraph (1) is the “period of eligibility” (“cyfnod cymhwystra”).

(3) Subject to the following paragraphs and regulation 4, the “period of eligibility” terminates at the end of the academic year in which the student completes the designated course.

(4) The period of eligibility terminates when the eligible student—

(a) withdraws from the eligible student’s designated course in circumstances where the Welsh Ministers have not transferred or converted or will not transfer or convert the eligible student’s status as an eligible student under regulation 8 F69 ... or regulation 103; or

(b) abandons or is expelled from the eligible student’s designated course.

(5) The Welsh Ministers may terminate the period of eligibility where the eligible student has shown by the eligible student’s conduct that the eligible student is unfitted to receive support.

(6) If the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that an eligible student has failed to comply with any requirement to provide information under these Regulations or has provided information which is inaccurate in a material particular, the Welsh Ministers may take such of the following actions as they consider appropriate in the circumstances—

(a) terminate the period of eligibility;

(b) determine that the student no longer qualifies for any particular support or particular amount of support under these Regulations;

(c) treat any support paid to the student under these Regulations as an overpayment which may be recovered under regulations 62, F70 ... 109, 119 and paragraph 15 of Schedule 4.

(7) Where the period of eligibility terminates before the end of the academic year in which the student completes the designated course, the Welsh Ministers may, at any time, renew the period of eligibility for such period as they determine.

(8) Despite paragraph (1), an eligible student who has not attended a previous course is only eligible for a new fee grant, fee loan [F71 , grant for travel, maintenance grant or a special support grant] in respect of the present course for the number of academic years equal to OD + R + 1.

(9) Despite paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (11), an eligible student who has attended a previous course is only eligible for a new fee grant, fee loan, grant for travel, maintenance grant or a special support grant in respect of the present course for the number of academic years equal to , except that—

(a) no deduction equivalent to PC applies in the case of a teacher training student or a 2012 accelerated graduate entry student;

(b) in the case of an eligible student who did not successfully complete the latest previous course because of compelling personal reasons—

(i) one additional year is added; and

(ii) a further additional year may be added if the Welsh Ministers consider it appropriate to do so having regard to those reasons; and

(c) in the case of an eligible student to whom paragraph (22) applies, one or more additional years may be added by the Welsh Ministers if they consider it appropriate to do so.

(10) Paragraph (11) applies to—

(a) an eligible student who is on an end-on course;

(b) an eligible student who—

(i) has completed a full-time course listed in paragraph 2 [F72 , 3 or 4] of Schedule 2;

(ii) is on a full-time first degree course (other than a first degree course for the initial training of teachers) that the student did not begin immediately after the course referred to in paragraph (i); and

(iii) has not taken a full-time first degree course after the course referred to in paragraph (i) and before the present course;

(c) an eligible student who—

[F73 (i) has completed a full-time foundation degree course or ordinary degree course;]

(ii) is on a full-time honours degree course that the student did not begin immediately after the course referred to in paragraph (i) and before the present course; and

(iii) has not taken a full-time first degree course after the course referred to in paragraph (i) and before the present course.

(11) Despite paragraph (1), an eligible student to whom this paragraph applies is only eligible for a new fee grant, fee loan [F74 , grant for travel, maintenance grant or a special support grant] in respect of the present course for the number of academic years equal to , except that in the case of an eligible student to whom paragraph (22) applies, one or more additional years may be added by the Welsh Ministers if they consider it appropriate to do so.

(12) In any case where the number of academic years for which a new fee grant, fee loan or a grant for living costs is available in accordance with this regulation is less than the number of academic years that make up the period ordinarily required for the completion of the present course, the academic years in which the student is eligible for such a grant or loan for fees or a grant for living costs are the latest years of the present course.

(13) In this regulation—

(a) D is the greater of 3 and the number of academic years that make up the ordinary duration of the course;

(b) OD is the number of academic years that make up the period ordinarily required for the completion of the present course;

(c) PC is the number of years of attendance by the eligible student on a previous course;

(d) X is 1 where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course was less than three years and where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course (or preliminary courses in total) was three years or more, the ordinary duration minus 1;

(e) R is the number of repeated academic years on the present course starting on or after 1 September 2006 that are repeats of preceding academic years that the eligible student was unable to complete successfully because of compelling personal reasons;

(f) PrC is the number of academic years that the student spent on the preliminary course excluding any years of repeat study for compelling personal reasons;

(g) “teacher training student” (“myfyriwr ar gwrs hyfforddi athrawon”) means a student who is not a qualified teacher attending a course for the initial training of teachers where the duration of the course does not exceed 2 years and where the course is a full-time course.

(14) In calculating the number of years for the purpose of this regulation, attendance for part of an academic year is treated as a whole academic year.

(15) The Welsh Ministers may, at any time, renew or extend the period of eligibility for such further period as they determine.

(16) The Welsh Ministers may confer eligibility to a new fee grant, fee loan or a grant for living costs otherwise than in accordance with paragraphs (8) to (13).

(17) For the purposes of this regulation and subject to the exceptions in paragraphs (19), (20) and (21) a “previous course” is any full-time higher education course or any part-time course for the initial training of teachers which the student began to attend or, in the case of a compressed degree course or a F75 ...distance learning course, undertake before the present course and which meets one or both of the conditions in paragraph (18).

(18) The conditions referred to in paragraph (17) are—

(a) the course is provided by an institution in the United Kingdom which was a recognised educational institution for some or all of the academic years during which the student took the course; or

(b) any scholarship, exhibition, bursary, grant, allowance or award of any description which was paid in respect of the student’s attending or, in the case of a compressed degree course or a F76 ... distance learning course, undertaking the course to defray fees was from public funds or funds attributable to public funds.

(19) A course which would otherwise be a previous course will not be treated as such if—

(a) the present course is a course for the initial training of teachers;

(b) the duration of the present course does not exceed two years where the present course is a full-time course; and

(c) the student is not a qualified teacher.

(20) A course for the Certificate in Education which would otherwise be a previous course will not be treated as such if—

(a) the present course is a course for the degree (including an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education;

(b) the student transferred to the present course from the course for the Certificate in Education before the completion of that course or began the present course on completion of the course for the Certificate in Education.

(21) A course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education will not be treated as a previous course if—

(a) the present course is a course for the honours degree of Bachelor of Education;

(b) the student transferred to the present course from the course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education before the completion of that course or began the present course on completion of the course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education.

(22) This paragraph applies where the Welsh Ministers determine that the following conditions are satisfied in relation to an eligible student—

(a) the eligible student has provided all information required by the Welsh Ministers in relation to a previous course attended or undertaken by the student and any qualifications which are held by the student;

(b) that information is accurate; and

(c) the Welsh Ministers have incorrectly provided notification of the eligible student’s period of eligibility under this regulation.

Textual Amendments

F69 Words in reg. 6(4)(a) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 55(a) (with reg. 2)

F70 Word in reg. 6(6)(c) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 55(b) (with reg. 2)

F71 Words in reg. 6(8) substituted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 24(a)

F72 Words in reg. 6(10)(b)(i) substituted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 24(b)(i)

F73 Reg. 6(10)(c)(i) substituted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 24(b)(ii)

F74 Words in reg. 6(11) substituted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 24(a)

F75 Word in reg. 6(17) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 55(c) (with reg. 2)

F76 Word in reg. 6(18)(b) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 55(d) (with reg. 2)

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 6 in force at 17.2.2017, see reg. 1(2)

Previous study E+W

7.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), (6) and (7) an eligible student who has attained an honours degree from an institution in the United Kingdom does not qualify for a new fee grant or a fee loan.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (4), (5) and (7) an eligible student (“A” in this paragraph) who starts A’s designated course on or after 1 September 2006 does not qualify for a loan for living costs if A has attained an honours degree from an institution in the United Kingdom.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an eligible student attending a designated course where—

(a) the course is a course for the initial training of teachers;

(b) the duration of the course does not exceed two years where the course is a full-time course; and

(c) the eligible student is not a qualified teacher.

(4) Where the present course is considered to be a single course because of regulations 5(6) and 5(7) and it leads to an honours degree from an institution in the United Kingdom being conferred on the eligible student before the final degree or equivalent qualifications, the eligible student is not prevented from qualifying for support under these Regulations by virtue of paragraph (1) or (2) in respect of any part of the single course by virtue of having that honours degree.

(5) Paragraph (2) does not apply where—

(a) the present course leads to qualification as a social worker, medical doctor, dentist, veterinary surgeon or architect;

[F77 (b) the eligible student is to receive any payment under a healthcare bursary the amount of which is calculated by reference to the student’s income; or]

(c) the present course is a course for the initial training of teachers which is a full-time course.

(6) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an eligible student attending a designated course which is an accelerated graduate entry course.

(7) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply where the Welsh Ministers determine that the following conditions are satisfied in relation to an eligible student—

(a) the eligible student has provided all information required by the Welsh Ministers relating to an honours degree previously attained by the student from an institution in the United Kingdom;

(b) that information is accurate; and

(c) the Welsh Ministers have incorrectly provided notification that the eligible student qualifies for a fee grant, new fee grant, fee loan or a loan for living costs in accordance with these Regulations.

(8) Where paragraph (7) applies an eligible student may qualify for a new fee grant, fee loan or a loan for living costs in accordance with paragraphs (9) to (11).

(9) Subject to paragraph (11), if the Welsh Ministers make the determination under paragraph (7) before the first day of the first academic year of the present course then the eligible student may qualify for a new fee grant, fee loan or a loan for living costs in respect of the first academic year of the present course.

(10) Subject to paragraph (11), if the Welsh Ministers make the determination under paragraph (7) on or after the first day of the first academic year of the present course then the eligible student may qualify for a new fee grant, fee loan or a loan for living costs in respect of—

(a) the academic year of the present course during which the Welsh Ministers make the determination; and

(b) an academic year of the present course which the student has completed prior to the Welsh Ministers making the determination.

(11) An eligible student subject to a determination under paragraph (7) may qualify for a new fee grant, fee loan or a loan for living costs otherwise than in accordance with paragraphs (9) and (10), where the Welsh Ministers consider this to be appropriate as a result of the exceptional circumstances of a particular case.

Textual Amendments

F77 Reg. 7(5)(b) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 27

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 7 in force at 17.2.2017, see reg. 1(2)

Transfer of status E+W

8.—(1) Where an eligible student transfers from a designated course to another designated course, the Welsh Ministers must transfer the student’s status as an eligible student to that other course where—

(a) they receive a request from the eligible student to do so;

(b) they are satisfied that one or more of the grounds of transfer in paragraph (2) applies; and

(c) the period of eligibility has not terminated.

(2) The grounds of transfer are—

(a) on the recommendation of the academic authority the eligible student ceases one designated course and starts to—

(i) attend another designated course at the same institution;

(ii) undertake another compressed degree course at the same institution; or

(iii) undertake a compressed degree course at the same institution;

(b) the eligible student starts to—

(i) attend a designated course at another institution; or

(ii) undertake a compressed degree course at another institution;

(c) after commencing a course for the Certificate in Education, the eligible student is, on or before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for the degree (including an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education either at the same institution or at another institution;

(d) after commencing a course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education, the eligible student is, on or before completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for the honours degree of Bachelor of Education either at the same institution or at another institution; or

(e) after commencing a course for a first degree (other than an honours degree) the eligible student is, before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for an honours degree in the same subject at the institution.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), an eligible student who transfers under paragraph (1) is entitled to receive in connection with the academic year of the course to which the student transfers the remainder of the support assessed by the Welsh Ministers under these Regulations in respect of the academic year of the course from which the student transfers.

(4) The Welsh Ministers may re-assess the amount of support payable under these Regulations after the transfer.

(5) An eligible student who transfers under paragraph (1) after the Welsh Ministers have assessed the eligible student’s support in connection with the academic year of the course from which the eligible student is transferring but before the eligible student completes that year may not, in connection with the academic year of the course to which the eligible student transfers, apply for another grant or loan of a kind that the eligible student has already applied for under these Regulations in connection with the academic year of the course from which the eligible student is transferring unless otherwise provided.

Commencement Information

I5 Reg. 8 in force at 17.2.2017, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

1988 c. 40; section 214(2) was amended by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), section 93 and Schedule 8.