PART 4FINANCIAL SUPPORT

CHAPTER 2GRANTS FOR COLLEGE OF EUROPE STUDENTS

Grant for fees

19.—(1) A College of Europe student qualifies for a grant for fees in respect of an academic year of the current course calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of grant for fees payable in respect of an academic year is the aggregate amount of fees payable by the student in respect of, or otherwise in connection with, his or her attendance on the current course during that academic year.

(3) The maximum amount of grant for fees is 10,800 euro.

Grants for living and other costs

20.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a College of Europe student qualifies in respect of an academic year for the grants for living and other costs specified in and calculated in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (7).

(2) A College of Europe student does not qualify for any of the grants payable under this regulation if paragraph 9 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 is the only paragraph of Part 2 of that Schedule into which the student falls.

(3) A College of Europe student qualifies for a grant for living costs of an amount equal to the sum of (A + B) where—

(a)A is £2,344; and

(b)B is £48 for each week, including a week during which the student is required to attend the College of Europe for less than 5 days, that the student is required to attend the College of Europe in excess of 30 weeks and 3 days.

(4) A College of Europe student qualifies for a grant for board and lodging of 6,000 euro.

(5) A College of Europe student qualifies for a grant for travel home of an amount equal to (A − B) where—

  • A is the amount determined by the Welsh Ministers to be the cost of three return journeys from the student’s home address to the College of Europe; and

  • B is £97.

(6) A College of Europe student qualifies for a grant for college travel of such amount as the Welsh Ministers determine to be the reasonable cost of travel from the student’s residence whilst attending the College of Europe to the College of Europe.

(7) Subject to the prior agreement of the Welsh Ministers before costs are incurred, a College of Europe student qualifies for a grant for research travel of such amount as the Welsh Ministers determine to be the reasonable cost of travel incurred for the purposes of completing periods of research authorised by the College of Europe during the academic year in respect of which support is being applied for.

21.  A deduction may be made in accordance with Part 5 from the amount payable in respect of any of the grants calculated in accordance with regulation 20.