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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Cumulative number of applications for student finance by academic year and type of support

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[Collapse]Year Of EntryAcademic year in which students started their course.[Filtered]
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Support TypeIn 2006/07, loans to cover the cost of tuition fees (TFLs) became available to all Welsh students and those EU domiciled students studying in Wales. Tuition fee payments can be deferred until students have left higher education and are earning over £15,000 (or £21,000 for those entering higher education from 2012/13). <br /><br />New arrangements have been put in place for the 2012/13 academic year following the introduction of higher variable tuition fees of up to £9,000. From the 1 September 2012, students who normally live in Wales and are entering an UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) or college charging variable tuition fees (of up to a maximum of £9,000) will be eligible to receive a Tuition Fee Grant (TFG) of up to £5,535. Welsh domiciled students and EU domiciled students studying in Wales who started their course between September 2006 and August 2010, are eligible for a non-means tested TFG of up to £2,085 (2012/13 level). The grants are not means-tested and are non-repayable. Students commencing their studies between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2012 are not eligible for a TFG. <br /><br />These monthly updates may provide an early indication of student numbers compared with the previous year, though changes in the application process, such as timing, can affect comparisons.<br /><br /><br />Applications are counted from the month in which they reach one of the following workstages: 1 Eligibility Incomplete; 2 Entitlement Incomplete; 3 Pending LEA Manual Assessment; 9 Awaiting Validation; 10 Awaiting LEA Approval; 12 Approved; 18 Held, 23 Approved - Awaiting Signature.[Filter]
MonthAs at last Sunday of the month (due to the way the Student Loans Company\'s database is updated). Applications received after March in each academic year are not reported in this table due to the rollover to the next academic year. Figures may change slightly due to late applications or appeals.[Filter]
[Collapse]2012/13Applications for 2012/13 are set as the last Sunday of the month shown, compared to the corresponding point in the previous year(s)[Collapse]2011/12Applications for 2011/12 are set as the last Sunday of the month shown, compared to the corresponding point in the previous year(s)[Collapse]2010/11Applications for 2010/11 are set at around the last working day of the month shown, compared to the corresponding point in the previous year(s)[Collapse]2009/10Applications for 2009/10 are set at around the last working day of the month shown, compared to the corresponding point in the previous year(s). Due to data validations, some small decreases in numbers of applications and awards for 2009/10 were seen for certain categories of students between end February and end March 2010 figures.[Collapse]2008/09Applications for 2008/09 are set at around the last working day of the month shown, compared to the corresponding point in the previous year(s).[Collapse]2007/08Applications for 2007/08 are set at around the last working day of the month shown for the previous year.<br /><br />In August 2011, administrative errors were discovered in the 2007/08 Academic Year data in this table. As a result, all data for May and June 2007/08 were revised on 11 August 2011.[Collapse]2006/07Applications for 2006/07 are set at around the last working day of the month shown for the respective year.
Click here to sortStudent Finance ApplicationsClick here to sortApplications for Tuition Fee LoansClick here to sortAwards of a Tuition Fee Grant2012 Cohort students who normally live in Wales and are entering an UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) or college charging variable tuition fees (of up to a maximum of £9,000) will be eligible to receive a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £5,535. EU domiciled students studying in Wales will be eligible for this grant.<br /><br />Pre-2010/11 new system Welsh and EU domiciled students (i.e. continuing students who started a course of higher education on or after 1 September 2006 but before 1 September 2010) who study in Wales will be eligible to a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £2,085 (2012/13 level) dependent on the institution they attend. They do not include the pre-2006/07 Fee Remission Grant awards.<br /><br />The 2011/12 entrant cases awarded a Tuition Fee Grant are those applicants who have indicated that they are on an end on course, or have been on a Gap year.Click here to sortStudent Finance ApplicationsClick here to sortApplications for Tuition Fee LoansClick here to sortAwards of a Tuition Fee Grant2012 Cohort students who normally live in Wales and are entering an UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) or college charging variable tuition fees (of up to a maximum of £9,000) will be eligible to receive a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £5,535. EU domiciled students studying in Wales will be eligible for this grant.<br /><br />Pre-2010/11 new system Welsh and EU domiciled students (i.e. continuing students who started a course of higher education on or after 1 September 2006 but before 1 September 2010) who study in Wales will be eligible to a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £2,085 (2012/13 level) dependent on the institution they attend. They do not include the pre-2006/07 Fee Remission Grant awards.<br /><br />The 2011/12 entrant cases awarded a Tuition Fee Grant are those applicants who have indicated that they are on an end on course, or have been on a Gap year.Click here to sortStudent Finance ApplicationsClick here to sortApplications for Tuition Fee LoansClick here to sortAwards of a Tuition Fee Grant2012 Cohort students who normally live in Wales and are entering an UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) or college charging variable tuition fees (of up to a maximum of £9,000) will be eligible to receive a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £5,535. EU domiciled students studying in Wales will be eligible for this grant.<br /><br />Pre-2010/11 new system Welsh and EU domiciled students (i.e. continuing students who started a course of higher education on or after 1 September 2006 but before 1 September 2010) who study in Wales will be eligible to a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £2,085 (2012/13 level) dependent on the institution they attend. They do not include the pre-2006/07 Fee Remission Grant awards.<br /><br />The 2011/12 entrant cases awarded a Tuition Fee Grant are those applicants who have indicated that they are on an end on course, or have been on a Gap year.Click here to sortStudent Finance ApplicationsClick here to sortApplications for Tuition Fee LoansClick here to sortAwards of a Tuition Fee Grant2012 Cohort students who normally live in Wales and are entering an UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) or college charging variable tuition fees (of up to a maximum of £9,000) will be eligible to receive a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £5,535. EU domiciled students studying in Wales will be eligible for this grant.<br /><br />Pre-2010/11 new system Welsh and EU domiciled students (i.e. continuing students who started a course of higher education on or after 1 September 2006 but before 1 September 2010) who study in Wales will be eligible to a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £2,085 (2012/13 level) dependent on the institution they attend. They do not include the pre-2006/07 Fee Remission Grant awards.<br /><br />The 2011/12 entrant cases awarded a Tuition Fee Grant are those applicants who have indicated that they are on an end on course, or have been on a Gap year.Click here to sortStudent Finance ApplicationsClick here to sortApplications for Tuition Fee LoansClick here to sortAwards of a Tuition Fee Grant2012 Cohort students who normally live in Wales and are entering an UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) or college charging variable tuition fees (of up to a maximum of £9,000) will be eligible to receive a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £5,535. EU domiciled students studying in Wales will be eligible for this grant.<br /><br />Pre-2010/11 new system Welsh and EU domiciled students (i.e. continuing students who started a course of higher education on or after 1 September 2006 but before 1 September 2010) who study in Wales will be eligible to a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £2,085 (2012/13 level) dependent on the institution they attend. They do not include the pre-2006/07 Fee Remission Grant awards.<br /><br />The 2011/12 entrant cases awarded a Tuition Fee Grant are those applicants who have indicated that they are on an end on course, or have been on a Gap year.Click here to sortStudent Finance ApplicationsClick here to sortApplications for Tuition Fee LoansClick here to sortAwards of a Tuition Fee Grant2012 Cohort students who normally live in Wales and are entering an UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) or college charging variable tuition fees (of up to a maximum of £9,000) will be eligible to receive a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £5,535. EU domiciled students studying in Wales will be eligible for this grant.<br /><br />Pre-2010/11 new system Welsh and EU domiciled students (i.e. continuing students who started a course of higher education on or after 1 September 2006 but before 1 September 2010) who study in Wales will be eligible to a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £2,085 (2012/13 level) dependent on the institution they attend. They do not include the pre-2006/07 Fee Remission Grant awards.<br /><br />The 2011/12 entrant cases awarded a Tuition Fee Grant are those applicants who have indicated that they are on an end on course, or have been on a Gap year.Click here to sortStudent Finance ApplicationsClick here to sortApplications for Tuition Fee LoansClick here to sortAwards of a Tuition Fee Grant2012 Cohort students who normally live in Wales and are entering an UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) or college charging variable tuition fees (of up to a maximum of £9,000) will be eligible to receive a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £5,535. EU domiciled students studying in Wales will be eligible for this grant.<br /><br />Pre-2010/11 new system Welsh and EU domiciled students (i.e. continuing students who started a course of higher education on or after 1 September 2006 but before 1 September 2010) who study in Wales will be eligible to a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £2,085 (2012/13 level) dependent on the institution they attend. They do not include the pre-2006/07 Fee Remission Grant awards.<br /><br />The 2011/12 entrant cases awarded a Tuition Fee Grant are those applicants who have indicated that they are on an end on course, or have been on a Gap year.
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Metadata

Cumulative number of applications for student finance and Tuition Fee Loans and number of awards of a Tuition Fee Grant

Welsh Government

Data correct as at: 2 April 2013

Last update: 18 April 2013
Was added to StatsWales: 18 April 2013
Next Update: No longer updated.
Will be added to StatsWales by: 16 May 2013
Source: Student Loans Company
Contact: Post16ed.Stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

This table presents the number of applications for Student Finance, Tuition Fee Loans and awards of a Tuition Fee Grant, to date in the current academic year, from all Welsh domiciled students and those EU students studying in Wales.

The data are based on applications received as at the last Sunday of each calendar month (due to the way the Student Loans Company's database is updated) and extracted by the SLC. It is possible for the number of applications or awards to fall from one month to the next since some of the applications may subsequently have been cancelled or the student withdrew from their course.

From January 2011, changes have been made to how the figures are rounded in order to provide more accurate data. Figures are now rounded to the nearest 5. Due to rounding the sums of some rows or columns may not add to the total figure given. Numbers less than 5 (but not zero) are represented by '*'.

More detailed information is available in SLC's annual November Statistical First Release, the first of which was published in November 2005 (provisional 2005/06 in-year data). Please note these data are taken from monthly SLC Management Reports which are not based on the same definitions used for the Statistical First Release, and therefore the figures published in November differ slightly from these tables.

Applications for academic year 2009/10 began in February 2009, whereas applications for 2010/11 began on 7 December 2009. Therefore, for early months, increases seen in 2010/11, when compared with 2009/10, may be the result of this earlier timescale. Applications for academic year 2011/12 began on the 21 February 2011, whereas applications for academic year 2012/13 began on the 21 March 2012.

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