Funding and finance for students

Guidance and services

• Help with further education transport costs
  Apply for free or subsidised transport during your further education course.
• Student finance partial cancellation scheme
  How to reduce the amount of money owed as part of student finance.
• Student finance: higher education
  Financial support for higher education students.
• Student finance: further education
  Details of grants and funding that may be available to you in further education.
• Education Maintenance Allowance
  Information and eligibility criteria for students continuing education after leaving school.
• Pupil Development Grant - Access
  Funding to buy school uniform, equipment, sports kit and kit for activities outside of school for your child.
• Students from the European Union
  Information about financial support for higher education students in Wales
• Part-time undergraduates
  Financial support for higher education students.
• Disabled Students’ Grants
  Information about financial support for higher education students in Wales
• Full-time undergraduates
  Information about financial support for higher education students in Wales
• Applying for student funding
  You can apply for grants and loans to help with your living costs and an up-front loan to cover your tuition fees.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• The Education Maintenance Allowance (Wales) Scheme 2022 to 2023
  Legislation
  Scheme eligibility and funding rules for the 2022 to 2023 academic year.
• The Welsh Government Learning Grant (Further Education) (Wales) Scheme 2022
  Legislation
  Scheme eligibility and funding rules for the 2022 to 2023 academic year.
• Student Finance Wales Information Notice: new eligibility category for Ukrainian nationals and their family members to be included in the Education Maintenance Allowance and Welsh Government Learning Grant (Further Education) Schemes (SFWIN 09/2022)
  Policy and strategy
  This information notice provides details of the new eligibility category for Ukrainian nationals and their family members.
• Student Finance Wales information notice: eligibility for Ukrainian nationals and their family members
  Policy and strategy
  Amendments to the Student Support Regulations for academic year 2022 to 2023.
• Student Finance Wales Information Notice: eligibility for home fee status and student support for the 2021 to 2022 academic year (SFWIN 08/2021)
  Policy and strategy
  Describes the new eligibility categories for home fee status and student support for the 2021 to 2022 academic year.
• Financial memorandum: rates of student support for academic year 2021 to 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Describes the main and supplementary loan and grant rates, contribution scales and tuition fee rates for undergraduate and postgraduate support in the 2021 to 2022 academic year.
• Student Finance Wales information notice: EU exit
  Policy and strategy
  Eligibility rules for home fee status and student support for the 2021 to 2022 academic year (SFWIN 01/2021).
• Student Finance Wales information notice: ordinary residence requirements
  Policy and strategy
  Amendments to the ordinary residence requirements for persons with protected forms of leave to enter or remain in the UK (SFWIN 02/2021).
• Student Finance Wales Information Notice: EU exit eligibility categories
  Policy and strategy
  Describes the revised eligibility categories for home fee status and student support for the 2021/22 academic year (SFWIN 03/2021).
• Student Finance Wales information notice: funding arrangements for the further education schemes 2021 to 2022
  Policy and strategy
  The funding arrangements for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and Welsh Government Learning Grant (Further Education) schemes.
• Financial memorandum: rates of student support for academic year 2020/21
  Policy and strategy
  Describes the main and supplementary loan and grant rates, contribution scales and tuition fee rates for undergraduate and postgraduate support in the 2020/21 academic year.
• Restriction on support for part-time graduate students
  Policy and strategy
  List of subjects for which a part-time student will not be eligible for support, having attained a first degree from a UK institution.
• Funding arrangements in the 2020 to 2021 academic year
  Policy and strategy
  Our measures for eligible higher education students impacted by COVID-19.
• Funding arrangements in the 2020/21 academic year: information notice
  Policy and strategy
  This Information Notice describes the funding arrangements and administrative changes for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and Welsh Government Learning Grant (Further Education) (WGLG (FE)) schemes for the 2020/21 academic year.
• The Education Maintenance Allowance (Wales) Scheme 2020 to 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Scheme eligibility and funding rules for the 2020 to 2021 academic year.
• The Welsh Government Learning Grant (Further Education) (Wales) Scheme 2020 to 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Scheme eligibility and funding rules for the 2020 to 2021 academic year.
• Amendments to be included in the student support regulations for academic year 2021 to 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Describes the amendments being made to the student support regulations for the academic year 2021 to 2022.
• Student Finance Wales: Student Support Policy for specific course designation
  Policy and strategy
  Amendments to be made to the Welsh Government Student Support Policy for specific course designation.
• Education Maintenance Allowance and Welsh Government Learning Grant (further education) schemes 2021 to 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Scheme eligibility and funding rules for the 2021 to 2022 academic year.
• Financial memorandum: rates of student support for academic year 2022 to 2023
  Policy and strategy
  Describes the main and supplementary loan and grant rates, contribution scales and tuition fee rates for undergraduate and postgraduate support in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.
• Student Finance Wales Information Notice: amendments to the student support regulations for academic year 2022 to 2023
  Policy and strategy
  Describes the amendments to be included in the Student Support Regulations for academic year 2022 to 2023 (SFWIN 01/2022).
• Student Finance Wales Information Notice: amendments to be included in the postgraduate student support regulations for academic year 2022 to 2023
  Policy and strategy
  Describes amendments to the student support regulations for academic year 2022 to 2023 (SFWIN 04/2022).
• Student Finance Wales Information Notice: Education Maintenance Allowance scheme and Welsh Government Learning Grant (further education) scheme 2022 to 2023
  Policy and strategy
  The funding arrangements for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and Welsh Government Learning Grant (further education) schemes 2022 to 2023 (SFWIN 05/2022).
• The Cancellation of Student Loans for Living Costs Liability (Wales) Regulations 2020
  Legislation
  Under these Regulations up to £1,500 of a student’s living costs loan liability may be cancelled for the academic year 2020/2021.
• Student Finance Wales information notice: grants for dependants for eligible students undertaking distance-learning courses
  Policy and strategy
  Amendments to be included in the Student Support and associated Regulations for Academic Year 2022 to 2023.