Joint Fees and Student Support Advisory Group (JFSSAG)

The group will advise Planning and Resource Allocation Committee (PRAC) and Education Committee and the Conference of Colleges on the following matters:

1. The principles that should govern the setting of course fees and provision of student support;
2. Policy over the provision of student support, including fee waivers, bursaries and scholarships;
3. The structure and level of fees charged for programmes of study, to include:
   • Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, and Postgraduate Research fees, and the relationship between them;
   • Home and Overseas fees, and the relationship between them;
   • Policy over fee liability, including the length of time for which fees are levied;
4. The structure and level of other university and college fees and charges to students or other candidates for examinations (but not charges for accommodation or food), including:
   • fees for visiting and recognised students and for matriculated non-award students;
   • continuation charges for PGR programmes;
   • fees levied on candidates for examinations;
5. Policy over fees payable by non-matriculated students studying for certificates and diplomas, and for non-award bearing courses;
6. The annual programme for the setting and publication of fee schedules.