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Part-time Fee Grant (formerly known as ILA 500)

This scheme provides up to £500 a year towards the cost of tuition fees.

Eligibility

To qualify for this funding, you should have an individual income of £22,000 a year or less. You also need to be studying a part-time Higher Education course, Professional Development Award (PDA) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at levels 7-11 of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) and complete between 40-90 SCQF credits per year. You must also be studying at a Scottish Institution.

Eligible students must also meet residence conditions as set out in The Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2007.

Please note - Any student in receipt of full-time student support from SAAS is not eligible for the part-time fee grant. This also includes students who are registered as full-time but attending on a part-time basis and those who are already receiving support for other government training schemes. This includes ILA200, Training for Work, Get Ready for Work and the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme.

How To Apply

You can only apply for support up to one month after your course starts.

If you apply later than one month after your course starts then your application will be rejected. Applications for the academic year 2010-2011 will not be accepted after 31 July 2011 and applications for the academic year 2011-2012 will not be accepted after 31 July 2012.

You can only apply by downloading a copy of the  Part-Time Fee Grant (PFG1) application from the SAAS site. You should also download the notes (PFG2) to help you complete the application. 

If you are applying for support, you may have to complete a ‘Certification of Income' forms. 

You will find further information on the SAAS website or call 0845 634 4444 or email bizweb@forthvalley.ac.uk