Regulation 4 Eligibility
Subject to and in accordance with these Regulations a person shall be eligible for support in connection with his attendance at a designated course which begins on or after 1st September 2000 if—
he would be eligible for support under the Student Support Regulations 2000 if the course were a designated course for the purposes of those Regulations and paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations did not apply;
he is ordinarily resident in England and Wales on the date of his application for support under these Regulations (“the relevant date”) and satisfies the Secretary of State that, on 30th June next following the relevant date, he will be ordinarily resident in England and Wales and will not then be resident therein wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education;
before the first day of the first academic year of the course he has not attained the age of—
40, if the course is provided by the College of Europe,
35, if the course is provided by the European University Institute or the Bologna Centre,
unless in the circumstances of the case the Secretary of State otherwise directs;
the Secretary of State has determined that by reason of merit he shall be eligible for support in connection with his attendance at the course; and
before the first day of the first academic year of the course he has not held some other statutory award in respect of his attendance at a post-graduate course for a period greater than two years, unless in the circumstances of his case, the Secretary of State otherwise directs.