A full time qualifying course or an apprenticeship (level 2-7) with a  UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man university / college / apprentice learning provider.

Courses which qualify must be full time or part time with a Disabled Students' Allowance.

• Postgraduate degree (for example PHD, MBA, MSc, PGCE, MPhil, M.ED, M.ST, LL.M)
• Undergraduate degree (for example BA, BSc, BEd, BN)
• Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
  

  - Business & Technical Education Council (BTEC). The following BTEC courses qualify: 
  - Higher National Diploma (HND) 
  - Higher National Certificate (HNC)

• National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) levels 4 and 5
• Foundation Degree - FDA (art based) or FDSc (science based) and/or subsequent one year full honours degree course
• Pre-registration or First Level Nursing and Midwifery Diploma
• Intermediate Apprentice (Level 2) Apply in branch only
• Advanced Apprentice (Level 3) Apply in branch only
• Higher Apprentice (Level 4) Apply in branch only
• Degree Apprentice (Levels 5-7) Apply in branch only
• A foundation year which is an integral part of one of the courses listed above. We will need to see written proof of this, for example a letter from the college or university.

Courses that don't qualify

• Access and conversion courses
• Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE) unless part of a formal Apprentice qualification
• Non-apprenticeship standard City and Guilds and RSA courses
• GCE A Levels or AS courses or Scottish Highers
• BTEC National Awards (other than HND/HNC) unless part of an Apprenticeship qualification
• General National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) Levels 1-3 – unless part of an Apprenticeship qualification
• SQA Awards, GCSEs
• Traineeships / Apprenticeship Access Courses
• Part-time (except students receiving Disabled Student Allowance)