Application for postgraduate funding for full-time students

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1 Who should fill in this form? This form is for full-time postgraduate students undertaking an eligible postgraduate diploma course in the UK only. If you are planning on studying a postgraduate course outside the UK, please contact us on for an application form. Those taking a full-time Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) or a Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture leading to exemption from RIBA part II exams, should apply online at Do not fill in this form unless the course you plan to do is an eligible course. For a full list of eligible courses please visit our website Instructions for filling in the form Please fill in this form using BLACK INK. You must give us a valid National Insurance number, if you have one. If you do not have a National Insurance number and you are intending on working in the UK, please contact Job Centre Plus on to arrange one. If you are not planning to work you can leave this blank. You must sign the declaration on page 7 of this form. You must give us a copy of your offer letter: please do not send your application to us until you receive an offer letter. If you have been living in Scotland for less than one year, you must fill in Annex 1 at the back of this form. You do not need to fill in Annex 1 if you are an EU national (other than a UK national). Please read the important notes and Data Protection statement below. If you have any questions about this application please contact us before sending it to us. Please call our helpline on or us at saas_4@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Important notes You must apply to us as early as possible to make sure that we pay your tuition fees to your university on time. The final closing date is 31 March 2016 for courses in Scotland and 30 June 2015 for courses outwith Scotland. You may be able to apply for extra support if you have a disability or learning difficulty. Further information is available on our website at or you can contact the disability advisor at your university. The Scottish Ministers give discretionary funds to Scottish publicly-funded institutions for students with financial difficulties. Your institution is responsible for deciding who gets help and how much; you should apply straight to them. If you cannot get support or any other funding to help pay for the course, you may be able to apply for a Professional Career Development Loan (PCDL). The Government manages PCDLs through a partnership with a number of high-street banks. They can support courses in a wide range of vocational areas that generally last for no more than two years. For more information phone If you withdraw from your course you may not be eligible to receive a loan to pay your tuition fees from us. Please let us know immediately if you decide to withdraw. Data Protection Statement Data Protection Act 1988 and fraud prevention This Agency has a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and to this end will use and share that information with other organisations for the purposes of ensuring you remain eligible for support. We will also use the information you have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud and will also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes. We may request information from other organisations for the purpose of ensuring that you remain eligible for support and that the level of support awarded is correct. You should read the SAAS privacy statement and note on fraud on our website Page 1 of 11

2 Section A What support are you claiming? Place a cross (x) in the boxes below to tell us what support you want for session (put a cross in all that apply). Funding Do you want to claim this funding? A.1 Tuition-fee loan A.2 Living-cost loan Section B Your personal details Your personal numbers B.1 Have you previously applied for an award from us (including a fees-only award)? B.2 If you answered to question A.1, please give your SAAS reference number Use the eight digit number on your letter of award B.3 National Insurance number (you must enter this) Name B.4 Title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Other (please specify) B.5 Last name B.6 First name/s Name at birth, if different from above B.7 Last name B.8 First name/s Birth details B.9 Date of Birth D D / M M / Y Y Y Y If you have a UK birth certificate, in which district was it issued? (you must enter this) B.10 B.11 Are you? Male Female Full postal address of your normal home (not your term-time address) B.12 House number or name B.13 Postcode (UK only) B.14 Rest of address including the street, town and country Contact information B.15 Home phone number (including the area code) B.16 Mobile phone number address You should now fill in section C. Page 2 of 11

3 Section C Your residence eligibility You only need to fill in this section if you are applying to us for the first time or you are applying to us after a break in study of one year or more. Personal details C.1 Country of birth UK Other (give details) C.2 Nationality British Other (give details) C.3 Country you normally live in Scotland England N. Ireland Wales Other Cross (x) one box only If Other please tell us which country you normally live in Relevant date C.4 Please say which period your course begins in 1 Aug 31 Dec Jan 31 Mar 2016 The start date of the period you chose in question C4 is your relevant date. Later questions will refer to it. Ordinary resident C.5 Have you been ordinarily resident in the UK continuously for three years immediately before your relevant date given in C.4? If, go to C.7 If got to C.6 C.6 If you answered to question C.5, in which country or countries have you been living for the three years before your relevant date given in C.4? C.7 Have you been, or will you be, ordinarily resident in Scotland on your relevant date given in C.4? Cross (x) one box only C.8 Will you be or were you living in Scotland for at least 12 months immediately before the relevant date? If you answer no, please fill in Annex 1 at the back of this form. Cross (x) one box only C.9 If you are, or were, under 25 on your relevant date given in C.4, what is your parents address on that date? C.10 If you are, or were, under 25 on your relevant date given in C.4, have either of your parents been living outside the UK at any time during the three years before this? C.11 If you answered to question C.10, in which country or countries outside the UK have your parents been living for the three years before your relevant date given in C.4? Do I need to send in documents about my residence If you are not a UK national or a national of another EU member state, you must send us a copy of any documents you have from the Home Office that confirm your status in the UK. For example, your UK Residence Permit (UKRP), your entry clearance visa, your Application Registration Card (ARC), or your Home Office letter. If you have been ordinarily resident in Scotland for less than 1 year prior to the relevant date please fill in Annex 1 at the back of this form. You do not need to fill in Annex 1 if you are an EU national (other than a UK national). You should now fill in section D. Page 3 of 11

4 Section D Your education and employment You only need to fill in this section if you are applying to us for the first time or you are applying to us after a break in study. Education details D.1 In which country was the last school you went to? D.2 The year you left this school Scotland Other (give details) Y Y Y Y D.3 Have you been in full-time or part-time education at any time since leaving school? D.4 If you answered to question D.3 please give us details of any college or university where you have been a student since leaving school. Name of college or university and town Dates Course title Full-time or part-time From To Who provided your funding Qualifications gained You should include any extra details on a separate piece of paper and attach it to this form. Cross () this box if you are continuing on a separate sheet D.5 Have you undertaken a postgraduate course before, with or without help from public funds? If you answer please make sure that you enter the details in the table above, if you don t we will not be ale to process your application. Employment and unemployment details D.6 Have you been employed or unemployed at any time over the past five years before your relevant date given in C.4? Name of your employer or write unemployed Dates Job title Town where you lived From To You should include any extra details on a separate piece of paper and attach it to this form. Cross () this box if you are continuing on a separate sheet You should now fill in section E. Page 4 of 11

5 Section E Institution and course details College or University details Full name of the college or university you will E.1 be studying at in session (You must enter this) Course details E.2 Full qualification level and title of your course (You must enter this) E.3 When will you /did you start this course? D D / M M / Y Y Y Y E.4 How many years in total does your course take to complete? E.5 Which year of this course are you going into? 1 st 2 nd E.6 When will you finish your course? M M / Y Y Y Y E.7 Are you repeating any period of study this year? You should now fill in section F. Page 5 of 11

6 Section F Tuition-fee loan request to pay tuition fees for academic year Tuition Fee Loan amount I want to apply for a student loan to pay my tuition fees for academic year The amount I want to apply for is: F.1 The full amount that I m eligible for ( 3,400 for full-time study) Or F.2 The lesser amount of (write in the amount) IMPORTANT You must give us two loan contacts (section H) and sign the loan declaration (section I) in order for us to assess your eligibility for the tuition-fee loan. If you are also applying for the living-cost loan, you should now fill in section G. If you are not applying for living-cost loan, you should now fill in section H. Page 6 of 11

7 Section G Living-cost loan application form for academic year You only need to fill in this section if you answered yes to question A.2 on page 2. You must provide bank details if you are applying for a living-cost loan. Living-cost loan amount I want to apply for a living-cost loan for academic year The amount I want to apply for is: G.1 The full amount that I m eligible for ( 4,500) Or G.2 The lesser amount of (write in the amount) Your age at the start of your course G.3 Will you be aged at the start of your course? If you answered yes to question G.3 please answer questions G.4 and G.5 below. G.4 After completing the course, do you plan to work? Working outside the UK G.5 After completing the course, do you plan to work outside the UK? Bank or building society details G.6 Sort code - - G.7 Account number IMPORTANT You must give us two loan contacts (section H) and sign the loan declaration (section I) in order for us to assess your eligibility for the tuition-fee loan. You should now fill in section H. Page 7 of 11

8 Section H Loan contacts for the tuition fee loan and/or living-cost loan for academic year IMPORTANT You must give us the names and addresses of two contacts, one of whom should normally be a relative, partner, next of kin or guardian. Your loan contacts MUST NOT LIVE at the SAME address. If you have just given us two loan contacts that live at the same address, you must enter a different loan contact now before sending us your form. If you don t do this, we will have to contact you for a new loan contact. This will delay us processing your application form. The Student Loans Company (SLC) will use this information if they lose contact with you. We will not contact the people you mention or ask them for a reference or to act as guarantors for the loan. You should have permission to use their names before you fill in the form. First loan contact (relative or guardian) Last name H.1 H.2 First name H.3 Relationship to you Mother Father x Husband or partner x Wife or partner Sister x Brother x Other Cross (x) one box only H.4 If other please say H.5 House number or name H.6 Postcode (UK only) H.7 Rest of address including street, town and country H.8 Phone number (including the code) Second loan contact Last name H.9 H.10 H.11 H.12 H.13 First name House number or name Postcode Rest of address including street, town and country H.14 Phone number (including the code) Working outside the UK After completing the course do you plan to work H.15 outside the UK? Term-time address (only fill this in if it is different from your home address at A12 to A14) H.16 House number or name H.17 Postcode H.18 Rest of address including street town & country H.19 Do you want the Student Loans Company to send correspondence to this address rather than your home address? You should now fill in section I. Page 8 of 11

9 Section I Declaration and undertaking (all students must sign this) If you are applying for the tuition-fee loan and/or the living-cost loan, you must sign this declaration. Student Declaration This loan is made by the Scottish Ministers under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, its regulations and any amendments to them. As far as I know, the information I have given on this form is complete and accurate. I will tell the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) immediately if my circumstances change in any way that might affect this application for support. I agree to repay any amounts that are lent to me, together with interest and any penalties and charges that apply, in line with the relevant legislation as amended from time to time. In the event that I leave the United Kingdom, I will tell SAAS and the Student Loans Company (SLC) and provide them with my new and any subsequent contact details until my loan, together with interest and any penalties and charges that apply, is fully repaid. I agree that any action for repayment and/or in respect of or in connection with my loan(s) and/or all and any interest, penalties and chares which apply, will be brought in the ordinary civil courts and shall be governed by the general rule of civil procedure. I understand that if I give you false information, do not give you complete information or by my conduct otherwise show myself to be unfit to receive a loan, it may be determined that I am no longer eligible for a loan and I may be prosecuted. I agree that my application for a loan and my loans(s) shall be governed by the law that applies to the place of my address as stated in this form (or, if my address is outside the United Kingdom, the law of Scotland). I agree that the courts of the part of the United Kingdom in which my home address stated in this application form is situated (or the English, Scottish and rthern Irish courts where my address is outside the United Kingdom) shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to hear any action or proceedings in respect of or in connection with my loans(s). I will submit to the jurisdiction of those courts, provided that this shall not limit the Scottish Ministers rights to take proceedings against me in another court of competent action. I give permission for SAAS and the SLC to confirm my National Insurance number and relevant information with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). If I do not know my National Insurance number, or if the DWP cannot confirm the number I give SAAS, I give the DWP permission to trace my number and give it to SAAS and the SLC. I give permission for SAAS and the SLC to share information with each other about my loan award from SAAS. I.1 Your signature You must sign here Date D D / M M / Y Y Y Y We may prosecute you if you give false information Sending your form to us Please send your correctly filled-in application form (including Annex 1 if applicable), offer letter and any relevant documents to: The Student Awards Agency for Scotland Saughton House Broomhouse Drive Edinburgh EH11 3UT Please make sure you use the correct postage, if you do not there is likely to be a delay with processing your application. We will not accept a faxed copy of your application form. You should now fill in Annex A (if this applies to you) Page 9 of 11

10 Annex 1 If you have been living in Scotland for less than 12 months before 1 August 2015, you must give us the details we ask for below. WE DO NOT need you to fill in the details below, if you are a non-uk EU NATIONAL. If you do not answer all the questions below, we will have to send the form back to you. This will delay us processing your application. 1. First and last name Date of birth D D / M M / Y Y Y Y 2. Nationality (if dual nationality, give us both, for example, British and Irish 3. What date did you/ will you become ordinarily resident/move permanently to Scotland? D D / M M / Y Y Y Y 4. What is your reason(s) for coming to Scotland? 5. Have you previously lived in Scotland? 6. If you answered to question 5, please give us the details, as asked for in the table below, of all the address (past and present) that you have lived at in Scotland Address in Scotland From Dates To 7. Did you come to Scotland alone, with family or with friends, please specify? 8. If you came with your parents, please give us details, in the table below, of all their periods of employment, self-employment and unemployment in Scotland Name of employer or write unemployed or self-employed From Dates To Job title 9. Does any other member of your family live with you at the same address in Scotland? 10. If you answered to question 9, please tell us who? 11. Do you or your parents/spouse/partner/civil partner own the house in Scotland where you live? 12. If you answered to question 11, please answer questions 13 and 14, if you answered please answer question Who owns the house in Scotland where you live? 14. When was the house in Scotland where you live, purchased? 15. Do you or your parents/ spouse/partner/civil partner rent out the house in Scotland where you live? 16. If you answered to question 15, please answer questions 17 and 18, if you answered please answer question Whose name is on the tenancy/lease agreement? 18. When did you move into this property? D D / M M / Y Y Y Y 19. Does a friend or another member of your family, (for example, your aunt, uncle, brother or sister) own or rent the house in Scotland where you live? 20. If you answered to question 19, please answer questions 21 and What relationship to you is the person that owns or rents the house? (e.g. aunt, sister, friend etc) 22. When did they move into, this house? D D / M M / Y Y Y Y Page 10 of 11

11 Annex 1 (continued) 23. Do you plan to stay at the address that you have given as your permanent address on your application form for the duration of your course? 24. If you answered to question 23 please tell us why? 25. What address will you be living at during the Christmas, Easter and Summer vacations? 26. If you are married, in a civil partnership or live with a partner, does your husband, wife, civil partner or partner live with you in Scotland? 27. If you answered to question 26, please give us details, in the table below, of all their periods of employment, self-employment and unemployment in Scotland. If you answered please go to question 28. Name of employer or write unemployed or self-employed From Dates To Job title 28. If you answered to question 26, please tell us where your husband, wife, civil partner or partner will be living while you study? 29. What nationality is your husband, wife, partner or civil partner? 30. If you are still dependent on your parents, what nationality is your father/step father? 31. If you are still dependent on your parents, what nationality is your mother/step mother? 32. Are any other members of your family, for example, a parent or sibling, at college or university? 33. If you answered to question 32, please give us details, as requested, in the table below: Name of college or university Dates course title Full time or part time From To UK or other EU public award making body Family relationship to you 34. Please give us any other information, on a separate piece of paper, that you think might be helpful that we have not already asked for. Declaration (you must sign this) To the best of my knowledge and belief, the details I have given are complete and accurate. I agree to give you any further information you may ask for. I understand that if I give you false information or do not give you complete information, you may prosecute me and withdraw the support. I agree to repay any amount I have received, or that is paid on my behalf, which is more than the award due to me. Signature:.. Date:.. Page 11 of 11