PART 12SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Applications for support132

1

A person (the “applicant”) must apply for a grant under this Part in connection with each academic year of a designated postgraduate course by completing and submitting to the Secretary of State an application in such form and accompanied by such documentation as the Secretary of State may require.

2

The application must reach the Secretary of State as soon as is reasonably practicable.

3

The Secretary of State may take such steps and make such inquiries as he considers necessary to determine whether the applicant is an eligible postgraduate student, whether he qualifies for a grant and the amount of grant payable, if any.

4

The Secretary of State must notify the applicant—

a

whether he qualifies for a grant;

b

if he does qualify, the amount payable in respect of the academic year, if any; and

c

how that amount is allocated between the types of eligible expenditure.