Academic years

The regulations define the academic year as a 12-month period beginning on either 1 September, 1 January, 1 April or 1 July. The date depends on when the course started.

Date course started	Academic year
Between 1 August and 31 December	1 September to 31 August
Between 1 January and 31 March	1 January to 31 December
Between 1 April and 30 June	1 April to 31 March
Between 1 July and 31 July	1 July to 30 June

 

We will not make payments to students beyond the end of the academic year. If a student's course starts on 12 October 2020 and ends on 8 October 2021, we'll pay any funding in the academic year the course starts in. For this example, we'll complete payments by 31 August.