# The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018, Regulation 40: Amount of tuition fee loan Extent: E+W (1) An amount of tuition fee loan in respect of an academic year may not exceed the lower of— (a) the tuition fees payable by the eligible student in respect of that year, or (b) the maximum loan amount. (2) Subject to paragraph (4), the maximum loan amount is calculated in accordance with Table 2 where— (a) Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the maximum loan amounts in Column 5 are payable; (b) Column 2 specifies the category of student to whom the maximum loan amounts in Column 5 apply (see paragraph (3)); (c) Column 3 specifies the type of course provider, where— (i) “ordinary provider” means a provider— (aa) falling within Condition 4 of regulation 6(1), (bb) specified in column 2 of Table 14A in Schedule 1A, in so far as they provide the course described in the corresponding entry in column 3, or (cc) treated as such by virtue of a designation made by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 8; (ii) “private institution” means an institution, which is not a recognised educational institution, providing a course specified as a designated course by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 8 , where the institution is not treated as an ordinary provider within the meaning of paragraph (i) under the terms of that designation; (d) Column 4 specifies the location of the institution providing the course; (e) Column 5 specifies the maximum loan amount applicable in respect of the corresponding entries in Columns 1, 2, 3 and 4. (3) The categories of students set out in Column 2 are— Category 1 An eligible student undertaking a designated course who does not fall within Category 2, 3, 4 , 5 or 6. Category 2 An eligible student undertaking the final academic year of a full-time course which ordinarily requires attendance of less than 15 weeks in order to be completed. Category 3 An eligible student undertaking an academic year of a sandwich course provided by an institution in the United Kingdom where— (a) the periods of full-time study undertaken at the institution during that academic year are in aggregate less than 10 weeks, or (b) the periods spent undertaking the course during that academic year and any previous academic years (which are not periods of full-time study at the institution), disregarding intervening vacations, are in aggregate more than 30 weeks. Category 4 An eligible student undertaking an academic year of a course provided by an institution in the United Kingdom in conjunction with an institution which is outside the United Kingdom where— (a) the periods of full-time study undertaken at the institution in the United Kingdom during that academic year are in aggregate less than 10 weeks, or (b) the periods spent undertaking the course during that academic year and any previous academic years (which are not periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom), disregarding intervening vacations, are in aggregate more than 30 weeks. ... Category 5 An eligible student undertaking an accelerated graduate entry course. Category 6 An eligible student undertaking an Erasmus year of a full-time course provided by an institution in England, Scotland or Wales. Table 2 Column 1 Academic year Column 2 Category of student Column 3 Course provider type Column 4 Location of course provider Column 5 Maximum loan amount Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2024 1 Ordinary provider Wales £9,000 for a full-time course £2,625 for a part-time course Elsewhere in UK £9250 for a full-time course £6,935 for a part-time course Private institution Wales £6,165 for a full-time course £2,625 for a part-time course Elsewhere in UK £6,165 for a full-time course £4,625 for a part-time course 2 Ordinary provider Wales £4,500 Elsewhere in UK £4,625 Private institution Wales and Elsewhere in UK £3,080 3 Ordinary provider Wales £1,800 England £1,850 Scotland and Northern Ireland £4,625 Private institution Wales and England £1,230 Scotland and Northern Ireland £3,080 4 Ordinary provider Wales £1,350 England ... £1,385 Scotland and Northern Ireland £4,625 Private institution Wales and England £920 Scotland and Northern Ireland £3,080 5 Ordinary provider Wales and Elsewhere in UK £5,785 Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2024 6 Ordinary provider Wales £1,350 England and Scotland £1,385 Beginning on or after 1 September 2024 but before 1 September 2025 1 Ordinary provider Wales £9,250 for a full-time course £2,625 for a part-time course Elsewhere in UK £9,250 for a full-time course £6,935 for a part-time course Private institution Wales £6,165 for a full-time course £2,625 for a part-time course Elsewhere in UK £6,165 for a full-time course £4,625 for a part-time course 2 Ordinary provider Wales £4,625 Elsewhere in UK £4,625 Private institution Wales and elsewhere in UK £3,080 3 Ordinary provider Wales £1,850 England £1,850 Scotland and Northern Ireland £4,625 Private institution Wales and England £1,230 Scotland and Northern Ireland £3,080 4 Ordinary provider Wales £1,385 England £1,385 Scotland and Northern Ireland £4,625 Private institution Wales and England £920 Scotland and Northern Ireland £3,080 5 Ordinary provider Wales and elsewhere in UK £5,785 6 Ordinary provider Wales £1,385 England and Scotland £1,385 Beginning on or after 1 September 2025 but before 1 September 2026 1 Ordinary provider Wales £9,535 for a full-time course £2,625 for a part-time course Elsewhere in UK £9,535 for a full-time course £7,145 for a part-time course Private institution Wales £6,355 for a full-time course £2,625 for a part-time course Elsewhere in UK £6,355 for a full-time course £4,765 for a part-time course 2 Ordinary provider Wales and elsewhere in UK £4,765 Private institution Wales and elsewhere in UK £3,175 3 Ordinary provider Wales and England £1,905 Scotland and Northern Ireland £4,765 Private institution Wales and England £1,270 Scotland and Northern Ireland £3,175 4 Ordinary provider Wales and England £1,430 Scotland and Northern Ireland £4,765 Private institution Wales and England £950 Scotland and Northern Ireland £3,175 5 Ordinary provider Wales and elsewhere in UK £6,070 6 Ordinary provider Wales, England and Scotland £1,430 Beginning on or after 1 September 2026 1 Ordinary provider Wales £9,790 for a full-time course £2,875 for a part-time course Elsewhere in UK £9,790 for a full-time course £7,335 for a part-time course Private institution Wales £6,525 for a full-time course £2,875 for a part-time course Elsewhere in UK £6,525 for a full-time course £4,895 for a part-time course 2 Ordinary provide Wales and elsewhere in UK £4,895 Private institution Wales and elsewhere in UK £3,260 3 Ordinary provider Wales and England £1,955 Scotland and Northern Ireland £4,895 Private institution Wales and England £1,305 Scotland and Northern Ireland £3,260 4 Ordinary provider Wales and England £1,465 Scotland and Northern Ireland £4,895 Private institution Wales and England £975 Scotland and Northern Ireland £3,260 5 Ordinary provider Wales and elsewhere in UK £6,325 6 Ordinary provider Wales, England and Scotland £1,465 (4) The maximum loan amount to which a protected student is entitled is calculated as if their course were provided by an ordinary provider within the meaning of paragraph (2)(c)(i). (5) In paragraph (4), “protected student” means a student undertaking a course that satisfies the requirements set out in Schedule 2A. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/191/regulation/40 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-regulations-2018/regulation-40 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.