Current Fees

Undergraduate Home Students

You are considered a home student if you have been resident in the UK or EU (or Switzerland) for at least three years when you commence your studies.

For the 2009/10 academic year (1 August 2009 - 31 July 2010) home student fees are:

£115 per 10 credits.

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Undergraduate International Students

You are considered an international student if you have not been resident in the UK or EU (or Switzerland) for at least three years when you commence your studies.

For the 2009/10 academic year (1 August 2009 - 31 July 2010) international student fees are:

£378 per 10 credits.

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Postgraduate Students

Fees for our part-time postgraduate diploma (leading to an MA) are:

£1,130 (per year) for home (UK/EU) students.

£3,573 (per year) for international students.

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Financial Assistance

Fee Waivers (for those in receipt of benefits)

Students who meet the Fee Waiver criteria, listed below, will have their fees covered for all undergraduate courses. However, fee waivers are NOT available for students who:

• Already have a first degree
• Are under 18 at time of application
• Have not been resident in the UK or EU for at least three years

To be eligible for a fee waiver, students must fulfil at least one of the following criteria:

• Be in receipt of Income Support
• Be in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance
• Be in receipt of Housing Benefit
• Be in receipt of Council Tax Benefit
• Be able to show that the income of their family is below the threshold for receiving Income Support
• Be able to show that the sole income of their family is DSS benefits
• Be in receipt of Working Tax Credit

When applying for a fee-waiver you will be required to send evidence (photocopy) of current benefit/s received.

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Fee Grant / Course Grant

UK resident part-time undergraduate students studying at least 50% (60 credits a year) of an equivalent full-time course are entitled to receive a Fee/Course Grant, depending on your household income. Fee and Course grants do not need to be repaid.

There are three different rates of fee grant depending on how intensive you wish your course of study to be. For example, if you study at a rate equivalent to 75% (90 credits a year) of a full-time course, you could qualify for a higher fee grant than a student studying at a rate equivalent to 50% (60 credits a year) of a full-time course. The table below sets out the maximum fee grant that you could get:

Intensity Of Course	Credits per year	Maximum Fee Grant
50%-59%	60 - 70	£635
60%-74%	80	£765
75% or more	90+	£955

Students who already have a degree cannot normally apply for this support.

Full information is available via the Student Finance Wales page.

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Financial help for disabled students (Disabled Student Allowance - DSA)

If you have an impairment, health condition (including a mental health condition) or specific learning difficulty like dyslexia, you may be entitled to claim extra financial help as a student. This is paid on top of anything you get through the standard student finance package.

More information is available via the student support webpage at the University of Wales, Lampeter.

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Other forms of Funding/Assistance

Other forms of funding may be available in your area and it is advisable to contact your Local Education Authority (LEA) (or equivalent in Scotland and Northern Ireland) who will be able to advise you. Additionally, students may wish to contact their voluntary organisation, employer or the Council for Voluntary Services (CVS) to enquire about assistance with funding.

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Refunds (try risk free for one month)

If you decide, for whatever reason, not to continue with your programme of study you will receive a full refund of any fees paid, if you let us know and return any course materials and/or library books within one month of your start date.

After a month you may be eligible for a partial refund, please contact the department for more information.

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