Wales 2016/17 - values of student grants
Date of publication: 2017 Grants - note: In 2014/15, 66 % of first cycle applicants for support were awarded a grant
Need-based grant (euro): most common/max 6060
Merit-based grant (euro): -
Student grants
1st cycle and short-cycle full-time: students can apply for a fee grant of up to GBP 5 100 and a fee loan of up to
GBP 3 900 to cover the full tuition fee. Repayments are income-contingent and set at 9 % of earnings above the
threshold of GBP 21 000; interest rates are Retail Price Index plus 3 %.
Source: Eurydice, National Student Fee and Support Systems 2013/2014, 2015/2016, 2016/2017