FINANCIAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE IN SESSION 2013-2014
Leia Fitzgerald
STUDENT AWARDS AGENCY FOR SCOTLAND
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About the Post-16 reform project
Covers all aspects of post school education including:
• Further education (EMAs, bursaries etc)Further education (EMAs, bursaries etc)• Higher education (e.g. student finance, articulation routes)• Postgraduate support• Support for part-time and distance learning• Work based learning and Modern Apprenticeships (MAPS)• College finance and governance (e.g. college mergers, regional boards)
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About the Post-16 reform project
• SimplerSimpler• Fairer
• Affordable• Flexible
• Demand led• Meets needs
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/post16reform
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Course eligibility
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Higher National Diploma (HND)
Degree
Nursing and Midwifery diplomas and degrees
PGDE
Some postgraduate diplomas
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Residence eligibility
No change to ordinary residency rules
Ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for the three years immediately before the first day of the academic year of the course (relevant date)
ordinarily resident in Scotland on the same date
If you are not a UK or other EU national, you must have ‘settled status’ in the UK as set out in the Immigration Act 1971
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Tuition Fees
No change to tuition fees
Study in Scotland – we will pay your fees each for eligible students
Study elsewhere in UK – students will need to pay their own fees or can take out a tuition fee loan of up to to £9,000 each year
EU students studying in Scotland eligible to have their fees paid
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How long will students be funded?
“Learner journey +1”:
HNC to HND
HNC to Degree
HND to degree progression
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Young Students
Bursary & loan for living costs available to students aged under 25 at start of course
Dependent on household income
Do not have to repay bursary
Household Income Bursary Loan Total
£0 to £16,999 £1,750 £5,500 £7,250
£17,000 to £23,999 £1,000 £5,500 £6,500
£24,000 to £33,999 £500 £5,500 £6,000
£34,000 and above £0 £4,500 £4,500
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Independent Students
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Bursary & loan for living costs available to students aged 25 or older, married or self supporting at start of course
Dependent on household income
Do not have to repay bursary
Household Income Bursary Loan Total
£0 to £16,999 £750 £6,500 £7,250
£17,000 to £23,999 £0 £6,500 £6,500
£24,000 to £33,999 £0 £6,000 £6,000
£34,000 and above £0 £4,500 £4,500
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Allied Health profession students
Will now receive main student support package
Will also be eligible for means-test placement expenses
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Nursing & Midwifery Students’ Bursary (NMSB)
Free tuition fees
Non income-assessed personal allowance of £6,578 a year
Disabled Students’ Allowance
Placement expenses
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Living cost grants
No change to rates or eligibility criteria
DSA
Vacation Grant for Care-leavers
Dependents Allowance
Loan parent grant
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Part-time support
• Fees will be pro-rata based on the full-time equivalent rate e.g. student studying 60 credits at degree level (50% of the
length of a full time course) will entitled to £910 (50% of £1,820)
• Personal income threshold increased to £25,000
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Postgraduate support
No change to Postgraduate support
• Tuition fee loan of up to £3,400
• Only a limited number of courses funded
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