Higher Education Policy Changes in Northern Ireland - AY 2017/18
Published 29 October 2019
Applies to Northern Ireland
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1. Tuition Fee Loan
From 1 September 2017, Northern Ireland students studying part time undergraduate (or full time distance learning) courses in Northern Ireland, England, Wales or Scotland can apply for a tuition fee loan of up to £3,022.50 for the academic year.
Northern Ireland students starting Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, or Taught or Research Master’s courses in Northern Ireland, England, Wales or Scotland can apply for a non-means-tested tuition fee loan of up to £5,500 per course to help with fee costs.
For full time undergraduate students from Northern Ireland studying in England, Wales or Scotland the maximum tuition fee loan available increased from £9,000 to £9,250 from 1 September 2017. All other full time Northern Ireland domiciled students can apply for a fee loan of up to £4,030 for the academic year.
From 1 September 2017, Northern Ireland domiciled members of the armed forces (and their immediate families) posted overseas can apply for student support for distance learning courses (up to £3,022.50 for the academic year for full time/part time/undergraduate and up to £5,500 per course for designated postgraduate courses). 13
From 1 September 2017, full time undergraduate students from Northern Ireland studying in Scotland can apply for a tuition fee loan of up to £1,385 to cover the costs of an Erasmus study year or Erasmus work placement abroad.