Financial Support
From September 2007 there will be an enhanced finance package for part time students. This enhanced package will apply to both new and existing students.
- Eligible students will be entitled to a fee grant, linked to how intensive the course is, with three different rates of fee grant up to a maximum of £1,150.
- Part-time loans are being replaced by a course grant of up to £250
- Both grants will be accessed via a simple means test carried out by your Local Education Authority and will be available to those on low incomes who are studying at least the equivalent of 50% of a full-time course. The means test will operate using a taper scheme.
Additional Fee Support Scheme
Further assistance is available through the Additional Fee Support Scheme.
Eligibility Criteria
You must have home or EU fee status
AND
You must be in receipt of at least a partial fee grant applicable to your level of study assessed by your Local Education Authority.
OR
You are a Disabled student not eligible for statutory support because, due to the nature of your disability, you are unable to study at least 50% of a full-time course but who are studying at least 25% of a full-time course. You must also be on a low annum.
OR
You must be a continuing student who received a Fee Waiver from 2003/04 onwards and whose fees are higher than the maximum fee grant applicable for your level of study.
You will be asked to provide evidence of your income with the application. Evidence may be photocopies of benefit books, benefit notification letters and/or wage slips. Please note that applications cannot be considered without the supporting evidence of your eligibility.
Students who already hold a degree qualification will not be eligible for assistance from the Additional Fee Support Scheme.
A student is eligible for consideration at any stage in the academic year. The maximum payment will be the appropriate fee due for that academic year. The same criteria regarding residence in the UK, type of course and minimum study also apply, as above.
For 2007/08, the Additional Fee Support Scheme has been extended to assist
students who are in receipt of at least a partial Fee Grant. The amount of
support available from this scheme will match the total amount of Fee Grant
paid through the Local Authority, up to the level of fees charged for the
course. All other criteria remain unchanged.
How to Apply
For Local Education Authority support, please ask your own LEA (contact them through the local Council offices). For application forms or more information on all of the University funded support schemes, please contact the Administrator on 01392 263858 or Email at money@exeter.ac.uk
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Further information on student financial matters may also be found at: http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/students/studentfinance/.