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Monitoring information for 2001-02 to be returned by 6 November 2002

Student support funding

Allocations for higher education institutions 2002-03 and monitoring return for 2001-02

Funds of £92 million are available for student support in 2002-03. We allocate this to higher education institutions on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills. This publication sets out final allocations for 2002-03, and guidance for completing the return to monitor use of student support funding in 2001-02. It supplements the information published in March in HEFCE 02/12.

To: Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions
Of interest to those responsible for: Finance, Student support, Recruitment, Admissions
Reference: 2002/37
Publication date: August 2002
Enquiries to: John Halsall
tel 0117 931 7478
e-mail j.halsall@hefce.ac.uk

Ben Lewis
tel 0117 931 7053
e-mail b.lewis@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary (read on-line)

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Report: summary and background
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Annex A    Final allocations for Hardship/Bursary and administrative funding 2002-03
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Annex B    Guidance notes: electronic monitoring return
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Annex C    Sample monitoring return 2001-02
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Annex D    HEFCE allocation method for Hardship/Bursary funding 2002-03
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Executive summary

Purpose

1.    This publication supplements HEFCE 02/12 'Student support funding for higher education institutions 2002-03'. It sets out:

  • final allocations for Hardship/Bursary funding and administrative costs for 2002-03 (Annex A), including administrative costs funding
  • guidance notes for completion of the electronic monitoring return (Annex B)
  • sample 2001-02 monitoring return (Annex C)
  • allocation method for Hardship/Bursary funding (Annex D).

Key points

2.    The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has made available a total of £91,115,500 for student support funding in 2002-03. We allocate this on behalf of the DfES.

Action required

3.    Institutions are reminded that we require final monitoring information by 6 November 2002 on the use of 2001-02 student support funding. Please e-mail completed returns as attachments, to accessmonitoring@hefce.ac.uk.