UCAS Application Fee Waived for Students from Disadvantaged Background
- Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-13375
That the Parliament welcomes the announcement by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) that the application fee to higher education will be waived for those who have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years; further understands that this will be available from September 2024, for the September 2025 intake, and believes that this will have a particularly positive impact on those from a deprived background.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Alasdair Allan, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury, Kenneth Gibson, Ruth Maguire, Liam McArthur, Carol Mochan, Paul O'Kane, Ash Regan, Emma Roddick, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Martin Whitfield, Elena Whitham, Brian Whittle