PART 4GRANTS FOR FEES

Amount of grants for fees at a publicly funded institution13

1

Subject to the following paragraphs, the amount of the grant for fees in respect of an academic year of a designated course at a publicly-funded institution is £1,200.

2

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) the amount of the grant for fees in respect of an academic year is £600 in the following cases—

a

the final year of the course where that year is ordinarily required to be completed after less than 15 weeks' attendance;

b

in respect of a sandwich course, an academic year—

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;

c

in respect of a course for the initial training of teachers (including a course leading to a first degree), an academic year during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks;

d

in respect of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution, an academic year—

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

e

in respect of an academic year of a course provided by the British Institute in Paris which began before 1 September 2001.

3

In the case of a designated course at Heythrop College, the amount of grant for fees in respect of an academic year is £2,145.

4

A deduction may be made from the grant for fees determined under paragraph (1) or (2) in accordance with regulation 46.