PART 9DISABLED STUDENT'S GRANT
Qualifying conditions for disabled student's grant62
1
An eligible student qualifies for a disabled student's grant in respect of an academic year of the present course if—
a
the student has a disability, and
b
the student does not fall within any of the exceptions in paragraph (2).
2
The exceptions are—
Exception 1 The eligible student is a prisoner, unless—
a
the present course is a part-time course, and
b
the eligible student enters or is released from prison in the academic year in question.
F2Exception 2 The only paragraph or paragraphs of Schedule 2 into which the eligible student falls is one or more of paragraphs 1(3), 6(1), 6A(1), F36BA, 6C or 6D.
Exception 3 The present course is a full-time course and the academic year is a year in respect of which the student is eligible to apply for—
a
a healthcare bursary, or
b
a Scottish healthcare allowance,
calculated by reference to the student's income (whether or not the calculation results in a nil amount).
Exception 4 The eligible student is undertaking an academic year of an accelerated graduate entry course, other than the first year of the course.
F1Exception 5 The present course is a distance learning course and the student (“S”) is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.
But this exception does not apply where—
a
S is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course because S, or a close relative of S, is serving as a member of the armed forces outside Wales, or
b
S is unable to be in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course for a reason related to coronavirus.
Exception 6 The eligible student is undertaking an academic year of a sandwich course during which the periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks (unless it is a year to which regulation 44(2) applies).