Fee Waivers

With the support of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr), we are offering a fee waiver scheme (subject to availability) to support part-time undergraduate students who would not otherwise have access to higher education. Eligible students will have their course fees paid by Medr.

To be eligible for a fee waiver you:

• must not study more than 20 credits in this academic year
• must be living in Wales, classed as a ‘Home’ student
• must meet one of the following conditions:

A. You or your immediate family ¹ is in receipt of:

• Universal Credit or its predecessors ²
• Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Employment and Support Allowance

OR

B. You are in receipt of:

• Carers Allowance or Carers Credit
• Disability related benefit
• Bereavement Benefit ³

OR

C. You meet one of the following criteria:

• Students from an area of socio-economic deprivation
• Students from an area of low participation in higher education
• Care leavers or care experienced students
• Students with disabilities
• Students from ethnic minority backgrounds
• LGBTQ+ students
• Students who are refugees or asylum seekers
• Students with caring responsibilities
• Those studying through the medium of Welsh

Please complete the application form and return it (with supporting evidence if applicable) to tuitionfees@cardiffmet.ac.uk – title the email as ‘F W APP’ with the Cardiff Met Student ID – e.g., F W APP 20999999.

1. For the purpose of the criterion the definition of ‘family’ is as follows: married, civil partnership or unmarried couple, or married or unmarried couple, or couple in a civil partnership with dependent children, or lone parent with dependent children.
2. Housing benefit, Income support, Income-based Jobseekers Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit, where these still apply.
3. Information on the benefits which are listed above and the definitions of terms used in these benefits are available on the DWP website.