UK Government - Funding part time study

What you get

This was an information service provided by the University of Plymouth for the academic year 2013/14. It explained how part-time students could finance their higher education in the UK. From 2012 onwards, part-time students were no longer required to pay their tuition fees in advance. Instead, new students and most students already enrolled could apply for a government loan of around 709 EUR to cover their fees. Repayments do not begin until April 2016, and only if you earn more than 21,000 GBP per year. Existing part-time students with a household income below 28,066 GBP could retain an older option: a grant towards tuition fees and study costs instead of a loan, which you never have to repay.

This scheme only covered tuition fees. New part-time students did not receive any financial support towards their living costs.

Who could apply

• Study mode: You are studying part-time at a university.
• University: You are studying at the University of Plymouth in the UK.
• Timing: To be eligible for the tuition fee loan, you must have started your course on or after 1 September 2012.
• Field of study: Any subject.
• Income (grant route only): For the purposes of fee exemption and the study grant, you were considered to be a part-time student already enrolled with a household income of less than 28,066 GBP.

Current status

This was a page about the 2013/14 UK funding guidelines for part-time students, not about a separate scholarship offered by the University of Plymouth. The university no longer lists this offer, so it is no longer available in this form. If you are currently studying part-time in the UK, you should apply for student finance through the current government student finance service.