Regulation 20 Availability of fee loans to current system students - generalI1

A current system student does not qualify for a fee loan F1or relevant institution charge loan in respect of a designated course if—

Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a) to (c), a current system student qualifies for fee support in respect of a course leading to a degree in social work at an educational institution in Northern Ireland.

Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a) to (c), a current system student qualifies for a fee loan in respect of a graduate entry medicine course at an educational institution in Northern Ireland.

A current system student does not qualify for a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan in respect of—

When assessing an application for support in respect of an academic year of a designated course, the Department must determine the “standard entitlement”.

The standard entitlement is calculated in accordance with regulation 21 F721A, 22, 23 or 24.

When assessing an application for support in respect of an academic year of a designated course, the Department must allocate a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan from the standard entitlement first to the final standard academic year of the course and then to each preceding standard academic year in turn until the standard entitlement is exhausted or a fee loan or student contribution charge has been allocated to each standard academic year of the course.

A current system student qualifies for a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan in respect of a standard academic year of the designated course if the Department allocates a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan to that year when assessing the application for support for that year.

In addition to the standard entitlement, a current system student who falls within regulation 23 and has failed to complete the most recent previous course because of compelling personal reasons qualifies for a fee loan in respect of the first academic year that the student takes of the designated course that is not—

In addition to the standard entitlement, a current system student to whom regulation 24(2) applies qualifies for a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan in respect of the first academic year that the student takes of the designated course that is not a bursary year or an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in Northern Ireland F12... where—

Where a current system student qualifies for a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan under paragraph (8), the Department must not allocate a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan under paragraph (6) to the first academic year that the student takes of the designated course that is not F13—

Where a current system student qualifies for a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan under paragraph (8A), the Department must not allocate a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan under paragraph (6) to the first academic year that the student takes of the designated course that is not a bursary year or an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in Northern Ireland F17....

In addition to the standard entitlement, if the Department determines that the student is repeating an academic year of the designated course because of compelling personal reasons, a current system student qualifies for a fee loan and student contribution charge in respect of the year of repeat study provided that the academic year that the student is repeating was a qualifying year of study and the year of repeat study is not a bursary year.

A current system student qualifies for a fee loan and student contribution charge in respect of an academic year of a designated course that is a year of repeat study which the student is taking other than for compelling personal reasons if—

In this regulation, the “number of additional years of support” is the number of years which make up the standard entitlement less the number of standard academic years (plus one where the student qualifies for a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan under paragraph (8) F18(or 8A)).

The amount of the fee loan F19... in respect of an academic year is determined in accordance with regulation 25 and may be nil.

The amount of the relevant institution charge loan in respect of an academic year is determined in accordance with regulation 25A and may be nil.