The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2011

CHAPTER 1GENERAL PROVISION

Number of awards

13.—(1) The Welsh Ministers may award support to one eligible student at any one time undertaking a designated course at the Bologna Center (“Bologna Center student”).

(2) The Welsh Ministers may award support to one eligible student at any one time in an academic year undertaking a designated course at the College of Europe (“College of Europe student”).

(3) If more than one eligible student applies for support in respect of the same academic year and European institution, the Welsh Ministers must (if they have determined to award support) award that support to whichever of the applicants applied first in time to the European institution concerned.

(4) Where more than one eligible student applies on the same day in respect of the same academic year and European institution, the Welsh Ministers must (if they have determined to award support) award that support to whichever of the eligible students the Welsh Ministers determine is most suitable to receive support.

Nature of Support Awarded

14.—(1) Where the Welsh Ministers have determined to award support under regulation 13(1), they must award a grant for fees in accordance with Chapter 2.

(2) Where the Welsh Ministers have determined to award support under regulation 13(2), subject to regulation 29 they must award—

(a)a grant for fees in accordance with Chapter 3; and

(b)grants for living and other costs in accordance with Chapter 4.

No Support for Repeat Study

15.—(1) An eligible student at a European institution does not qualify for any support in respect of a year of repeat study.

(2) “Year of repeat study” (“blwyddyn o ailadrodd astudiaethau”) means an academic year which the student has previously undertaken but is required by the European institution to undertake again.