Course eligibility

Short courses can be based on one or more modules of your existing designated higher education courses.

The main criteria for eligible short courses are:

• they must be delivered by a provider based in England
• they must carry 30 or 40 credits
• they can be up to 12 months long, with no minimum duration
• they can be ‘in attendance’ courses, distance learning courses or have a mixture of attendance methods
• the maximum tuition fee loan available for a 30 credit short course is £2,310
• the maximum tuition fee loan available for a 40 credit short course is £3,080
• the latest date a short course can start is 31 July 2025
• short courses must end within the trial period (on or before 31 August 2025)
• short courses must consist of structured learning undertaken in the UK and cannot include any period of work placement or study abroad
• ‘learning in the workplace’ where a student is undertaking structured learning in the workplace may form part or all of a short course