Full Time Higher Education Learners
You have a range of financial support available for the duration of your course, including loans (which you have to pay back) and grants/bursaries (which you don鈥檛). What support you鈥檙e eligible for depends on your course, where you鈥檙e studying, your household income and where you live.
Important information
- Universities and Colleges can charge a maximum of 拢9,250 per year in tuition fees. Students studying their first HE course who normally live in Wales can get a tuition fee loan up to a maximum of 拢9,250. The tuition fee loan isn鈥檛 based on your household income.
- In addition to the tuition fee loan you can get maintenance support (help with living costs). Eligible students living away from home (outside London) can get 拢11,726 per year, made up of a mix of grant and loan. The amount of grant you鈥檒l get depends on your household income (see the examples below).
- The majority of students won鈥檛 pay anything up front.
- Students don鈥檛 have to pay anything back until they鈥檙e employed and earning over 拢27,295.
- If you鈥檝e studied a HE course before, it鈥檚 important that you understand it might affect your eligibility for support. For details, refer to聽and the section on Previous Study Rules.
- The table below shows how household income determines the amount of maintenance grant you may get. All students get a minimum of 拢1,000 with a loan available to top you up to the full amount.
2023 to 2024
| Household income | Living at home with parents/partner/alone | Living away from home, outside of London | ||
| Loan | Grant | Loan | Grant | |
| 拢18,370 or less | 拢3,065 | 拢6,885 | 拢3,620 | 拢8,100 |
| 拢25,000 | 拢4,020 | 拢5,930 | 拢4,773 | 拢6,947 |
| 拢35,000 | 拢5,462 | 拢4,488 | 拢6,512 | 拢5,208 |
| 拢45,000 | 拢6,903 | 拢3,047 | 拢8,251 | 拢3,469 |
| 拢59,200 or more | 拢8,950 | 拢1,000 | 拢10,720 | 拢1,000 |
| Total | 拢9,950 | 拢11,720 | ||
What do I do next?
Full details of all financial support and how to apply can be found on the Student Finance Wales website聽.听聽Students normally living in Wales will be able to apply for support online from March 2021 onwards.
Living outside Wales?
If you鈥檙e a student living outside Wales, you鈥檒l find information on funding and application processes via the following links:
- Students who normally live in England:聽
- Students who normally live in Scotland:聽
- Students who normally live in Northern Ireland:聽
- International students can find information here:聽
Other Financial Support
You may get extra funding if you have adults or children who are financially dependent on you, which can include:
- Adult Dependent鈥檚 Grant (ADG)
- Childcare Grant (CCG)
- Parents鈥� Learning Allowance (PLA)
Part Time Higher Education Learners
Tuition Fee Support
Anyone studying in Wales can apply for a non-means tested聽fee loan聽of up to 拢2,625 to cover their annual fees. To be eligible you need to be studying at a minimum 25% intensity, e.g. a full-time student completes 120 credits in one year, so a part-time student would need to complete a minimum of 30 credits per year.
Maintenance (Living Costs) Support
You can apply for annual living costs support for up to a maximum of 拢5,111.25, which is a combination of grant (which you don鈥檛 pay back) and loan (which you do). The amount of grant and loan you鈥檙e awarded will depend on the number of hours you鈥檒l be studying (known as the intensity of study) and your household income.
Examples of the amounts of grant and loan available at different levels of household income and study intensity can be seen on the table below.
| Income (拢) |
Welsh Government Learning Grant or Special Support Grant (拢) |
Maintenance Loan (拢) |
Total Grant Plus Loan (拢) |
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| Studying at 75% intensity | ||||||
| 拢25,000 | 拢4,500.00 | 拢611.25 | 拢5,111.25 | |||
| 拢30,000 | 拢3,952.50 | 拢1,158.75 | 拢5,111.25 | |||
| 拢35,000 | 拢3,404.25 | 拢1,707.00 | 拢5,111.25 | |||
| 拢40,000 | 拢2,856.00 | 拢2,255.25 | 拢5,111.25 | |||
| 拢45,000 | 拢2,307.75 | 拢2,803.50 | 拢5,111.25 | |||
| 拢50,000 | 拢1,759.50 | 拢3,351.75 | 拢5,111.25 | |||
| 拢55,000 | 拢1,211.25 | 拢3,900.00 | 拢5,111.25 | |||
| 拢59,200 | 拢750.00 | 拢4,361.25 | 拢5,111.25 | |||
| Studying at 50% intensity | ||||||
| 拢25,000 | 拢3,000.00 | 拢407.50 | 拢3,407.50 | |||
| 拢30,000 | 拢2,635.00 | 拢772.50 | 拢3,407.50 | |||
| 拢35,000 | 拢2,269.50 | 拢1,138.00 | 拢3,407.50 | |||
| 拢40,000 | 拢1,904.00 | 拢1,503.50 | 拢3,407.50 | |||
| 拢45,000 | 拢1,538.50 | 拢1,869.00 | 拢3,407.50 | |||
| 拢50,000 | 拢1,173.00 | 拢2,234.50 | 拢3,407.50 | |||
| 拢55,000 | 拢807.50 | 拢2,600.00 | 拢3,407.50 | |||
| 拢59,200 | 拢500.00 | 拢2,907.50 | 拢3,407.50 | |||
Other Financial Support
You may get extra funding if you have adults or children who are financially dependent on you, which can include:
- Adult Dependent鈥檚 Grant (ADG)
- Childcare Grant (CCG)
- Parents’ Learning Allowance (PLA)