Report 01/15

Student support funding for higher education institutions 2001-02

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Report - Executive summary and background
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Part 1 - Minimum allocation of Hardship and Bursary Funds 2001-02
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Part 2a - Revised initial allocations of Opportunity Bursaries 2001-02
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Part 2b - Education Action Zones
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Part 3 - Access Bursaries and Hardship Fund: guidance 2001-02
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Part 4 - Summary report on the use of Access Funds in 1999-2000
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Part 4 (appendix 1) - 1999-2000 Access Fund monitoring return
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Part 5 - Monitoring return 2000-01 (partial only)
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Part 6 - Monitoring return 2001-02
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Contents

• Executive summary
• Background
• Part 1 Minimum allocation of Hardship and Bursary Funds 2001-02
• Part 2 Revised initial allocations of Opportunity Bursaries 2001
• Part 3 Hardship and Bursary Fund guidance
  • Introduction
  • Section 1 Essential information for administrators
  • Section 2 Hardship Fund guidance
  • Section 3 Guidance on Fee Waivers for part-time students
  • Section 4 Financial conditions and auditing requirements
  • Section 5 Frequently asked questions
  • Annex A Definition of registered and accredited childcare
  • Annex B Form of words for students to give their Benefits Office
  • Annex C Residency requirements
  • Annex D Dance and Drama Awards (connected institutions)
  • Annex E Advice on issuing and recovering short-term loans
• Part 4 Report on use of Access Funds 1999-2000
  • Appendix 1 1999-2000 Access Fund monitoring return
• Part 5 Monitoring return 2000-01
• Part 6 Monitoring return 2001-02

Executive summary

Purpose

1. This publication provides information about the allocation of funds for student support to higher education institutions in 2001-02, and requests monitoring information on their use.

Key points

2. This document supersedes all previous guidance. It includes:

• background information on student support funding for 2001-02
• the Department of Education and Employment's guidance to institutions for 2001-02
• minimum allocations for Hardship and Bursary funding (Part 1)
• monitoring information required from institutions by 7 November 2002.

Action required

3. We require final monitoring information by 7 November 2001 on the use of 2000-01 student support funding, and by 7 November 2002 on the use of 2001-02 student support funding.