Student Finance

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Unsure how UCAS Clearing works? Watch the below to find out what you need to do & how to apply:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmnbD1hgmU&t=10s

Don’t forget Clearing is open until the 20th October 2025.

DISTANCE LEARNING UPDATE:

Changes have been made to higher education grants for distance learning students

The Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, Deputy Rob Ward, has signed an Amendment order allowing students studying through distance learning to be eligible for maintenance grants and a higher tuition grant from September 2025, equal to what campus-based students receive.

This follows the Ministerial order signed in February 2025 to remove long term care and hypothec benefits from students’ income assessment. Both changes have now taken effect following the signing of the Amendment order.

The key changes are:

1. Distance learning students can get up to £9,138 to help with living costs
2. The maximum tuition grant will increase from £7,400 to £9,535
3. Grants remain means-tested and depend on household income – the same income thresholds apply to both distance and campus students
4. For distance learners, grants will be adjusted based on how many credits they study (study intensity)
5. Grants for distance learning are only available for degree courses that are regulated in the British Islands

Deputy Ward said: ‘These changes will ensure young people studying for their degrees off-campus are entitled to the same maintenance and tuition grants as their campus-based peers. This will level the playing field and further open higher education as a viable path for more young people in Jersey to pursue. This further contributes towards our strategic priority to increase the provision of lifelong learning and skills development.’

The website will be updated shortly to reflect the changes.

If you have any questions please contact Student Finance directly on: 01534 449450 or email: [email protected]

An update on how the new Student Credit Policy will work:

A person has graduated from a 4-year degree before the 1st of April 2025. - They can claim up to 36 months of student credits for this degree.

A person has graduated from a 4-year degree before the 1st of April 2025. They decide to enrol on a postgraduate degree after the 1st of April of 2025. - They can claim up to 36 months of student credits for the degree that they completed before the 1st of March 2025 and up to an additional 24 months for their postgraduate degree. A new Student Credit form will need to be completed for this

A person is studying during the 1st of April of 2025. Original SC application was input at 36 months form shows an end date that exceeds 36 months. - They can claim up to 60 months of student credits (minus any months that they have already claimed before the policy change for any previous periods of full-time education). As long as their end date on original form shows their end date is longer than 36 months no new Student Credit form needs to be completed this will be actioned automatically by the contributions team

A person starts a new degree after the 1st of April 2025 - They can claim up to 60 months of student credits (minus any months that they have already claimed before the policy change for any previous periods of full-time education).