3. Part-time students

Higher education courses

Part-time students with annual earnings of £25,000 or less can apply for a part-time fee grant. Your course must be between levels seven and 10 of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and be between 30 and 119 credits a year.

Application forms are temporarily suspended. Speak to your learning provider and ask them to notify the Student Awards Agency Scotland (see Appendix 2) if you think you are eligible. See saas.gov.uk/part-time for updates.

You can also claim a disabled students’ allowance (see here). There is a discretionary fund for part-time students to which you can apply if you are in hardship.

Further education courses

If you are a further education (FE) student studying part time, you can claim some of the same support as full-time students. You can claim:

•support from the childcare fund;
•support from the FE discretionary fund;
•additional support needs for learning allowance;
•study expenses allowance;
•travel expenses allowance.

Your college may be able to waive your fees if you get certain benefits or have a low income. The education maintenance allowance of £30 per week is available to part-time students as well as full-time students.1Scottish Funding Council, Education Maintenance Allowance AY 2019-20, July 2019

 

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