PART 4GRANTS AND LOANS FOR FEES

CHAPTER 3FEE LOANS

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1

A 2012 accelerated graduate entry student qualifies in respect of, or otherwise in accordance with, the 2012 accelerated graduate entry student’s attendance on a designated course which is an accelerated graduate entry course for an accelerated graduate entry fee loan and an additional accelerated graduate fee loan in accordance with this regulation.

2

An accelerated graduate entry fee loan and an additional accelerated graduate entry fee loan are not available in respect of an academic year which is an Erasmus year.

3

An additional accelerated graduate entry fee loan is only available in respect of a designated course which is an accelerated graduate entry course where the fees payable by the student in respect of, or otherwise in connection with, that year exceed £5,535.

4

The amount of an accelerated graduate entry fee loan in respect of an academic year of a designated course which is an accelerated graduate entry course must not exceed the lesser of—

a

£5,535; or

b

the amount by which the fees payable by the 2012 accelerated graduate entry student exceed £3,465.

5

The amount of an additional accelerated graduate entry fee loan in respect of an academic year of a designated course which is an accelerated graduate entry course must not exceed the lesser of—

a

£250; or

b

the amount by which the fees payable by the student exceed £5,535.

6

Where a 2012 accelerated graduate entry student has applied for an accelerated graduate entry fee loan or an additional accelerated graduate entry fee loan of less than the maximum amount available in relation to an academic year, the 2012 accelerated graduate entry student may apply to borrow an additional amount which, when added to the amount already applied for, does not exceed that maximum.