Regulation 15 General qualifying conditions for loans for fees

(1)

An eligible student qualifies for a loan for fees in connection with the student’s attendance on a designated course under 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 loan for fees in respect of an academic year if—

(a)

in relation to that year he or she is eligible to receive any payment under a healthcare bursary the amount of which is calculated by reference to his or her income;

(b)

in relation to that year he or she is eligible to receive a Scottish healthcare allowance the amount of which is calculated by reference to his or her income;

(c)

he or she is participating in the action scheme of the European Community for the mobility of university students known as ERASMUS^f1 and—

(i)

his or her course is a course referred to in regulation 5(1)(d); and

(ii)

all the periods of study during the academic year are at an institution outside the United Kingdom; or

(d)

he or she is undertaking a flexible postgraduate ITT course.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: ERASMUS is part of the European Community action programme SOCRATES; OJ No L28, 3.2.2000, p1.