PART 4GRANTS AND LOANS FOR FEES

CHAPTER 3FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS AND FEE LOANS

General qualifying conditions for fee contribution loans and fee loansI121

1

An eligible student qualifies for a fee contribution loan or a fee loan in connection with the student’s attendance on a designated course in accordance with this Part provided that the student is not excluded from qualification by the following paragraph, regulation 6 or regulation 7.

2

An eligible student does not qualify for a fee contribution loan or a fee loan in respect of an academic year if—

a

that year—

i

is a bursary year;

ii

an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in Scotland or Northern Ireland; or

iii

an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in England or Wales where the course began before 1 September 2012; or

b

the designated course is an old flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers.

3

Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to an accelerated graduate entry course.