Loan for tuition fees
Welsh-domiciled part-time students who started their course on 1 September 2014 or later can apply for a non-means-tested loan to help pay their tuition fees. These are similar to the loans for part-time students in England since 2012/13 (see
here), but with some differences. In particular, the maximum loans for study in Wales are lower, and there is no regulation of part-time fees in Wales. This means that the fee charged may be higher than the loan you can receive.
Eligible Welsh-domiciled and non-UK EU students can get a loan of up to £2,625 a year if studying in Wales.
1Reg 40 E(SS)(W) Regs; Reg 86(3) E(SS)(W) Regs 2017 If your course is at an institution in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, the loan can be up to £6,935 a year.
2Reg 40 E(SS)(W) Regs; Reg 86(4) E(SS)(W)Regs 2017 If your course fee is lower than these amounts, you can take out a loan up to the value of your fees. Repayment arrangements are the same as for full-time students starting their course after 1 September 2012 (see
here).
If you started your course before 1 September 2014, see
here for information on tuition fee grants.