Drop-in sessions about the new student finance scheme

Sunday 17 June 2018

The Education Department is running a series of drop-in sessions at the YES Project on La Colomberie to help inform parents and students on how the higher education funding proposals adopted by the States in April, could affect them.

The one-to one sessions will take place between 12:30 and 14:00 on 19, 21, 26 and 28 June, to give students and their parents the opportunity to discuss the new financing provisions and how to apply for funding.

There will also be a presentation at Hautlieu School from 18:00 to 19:30 on 20 June. This is aimed to suit a larger audience and will include advice on tax implications, as well as more general information on the scheme. While the event is free, tickets need to be reserved online in advance. 

The new means-tested scheme will come into effect from September and will apply to all eligible students with household incomes under £200,000, who are studying for a first undergraduate degree from September 2018. 

Pictured: The drop-in sessions will take place at the YES Project on La Colomberie.

The new scheme includes:

• A maximum standard maintenance grant for living expenses of £7,500 per student; 
• Tuition fees of up to £9,250 a year for every student living in a household with an annual income of less than £110,000 (tuition fees charged by on-island degree providers are also eligible); 
• A percentage of tuition fees for students in households with an income of between £110,000 and £200,000 a year, based on a sliding scale. Households with income of £200,000 and above will not be eligible for any form of grant); 
• An increase in the qualifying income thresholds, so that more families become eligible for the maintenance grant - this will be available in full to all those with household incomes under £50,000, and in part on a sliding scale to families whose income is up to £90,000.