Part-time UK students

Part-time UK Students 2010 entry

Fee Grant and Course Grant

If you’re a part-time higher education student, you may be able to get a Fee Grant and a Course Grant.

The Fee Grant can help towards your tuition fees. The Course Grant is there to help towards other study costs - such as books, materials and travel.

These grants are non-repayable, which means you do not have to pay them back once you have completed your studies.

Enter 'first time part-time students' in the search box at www.direct.gov.uk to find guidance notes, country specific information and application forms.

UK students need to make their application on form PTG1

If you are a UK student you can ask your Local Authority (LA) to send you an application form. For comprehensive information on Student Finance visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

Am I Eligible?

To apply for the Fee Grant and Course Grant your course must:

last at least one year
be a higher education course leading to a qualification such as a Certificate or Diploma of Higher Education, an HNC or HND, or a first degree up to Honours level (for example, a BA or BSc)
not take more than twice as long to complete as the equivalent full-time course

Additional Fee Support Scheme (AFSS)

The Additional Fee Support Scheme is for low income part-time undergraduate students where statutory fee support is insufficient to meet the full tuition fee, which could prevent the student from accessing and remaining in Higher Education because of financial hardship.

Please see the Additional Fee Support Scheme guidance notes for more information.

Am I Eligible?

Part-time ‘home’ students studying at least 50% of a full time equivalent course who are:

in receipt of the full grant for tuition fees (subject to course intensity and cost) and full grant for course related costs
received a part-time fee waiver last year for the same course

If you fulfil the above criteria you can apply for additional help from AFSS to cover the cost of your fees.

Part-time students undertaking a taster module of between 10% and under 50% of a full time course can apply for support towards fees and course related costs.

The taster module fee support is limited to one academic year or one module, which ever is the shorter.