The guides below for 2025-26 include information on some of the financial support available to those studying further and higher education courses. They are updated versions of previously published information by Senedd Research.
The updated guides contain information on the increase in support available to eligible part-time and full-time undergraduate students from Wales. They also include a range of other grants and allowances being increased, such as the maximum support for postgraduate masters and postgraduate doctoral study. More information on these increases is detailed on the Welsh Government website.
Updated information is also provided for further education students as more students may be eligible for the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) due to increasing income thresholds, as well as an increase in the support available through the Welsh Government Learning Grant for Further Education.
This guide provides information on the different types of financial support available for full- or part-time further education courses in Wales from September 2025.
Further education often means education from the ages of 16 to 18, although adults can also participate. It is usually provided in local colleges and sixth forms.
This guide provides information on financial support available to eligible students planning to study a full-time or part-time undergraduate higher education course in 2025. This guide is relevant to students who are ordinarily resident in Wales.
This guide is intended to help postgraduate learners understand what financial support might be available to help them to study a higher education course.
Article by Dr. Thomas Morris, Senedd Research, Welsh Parliament.
