Petitioner: Rebecca Jeynes
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
24 April 2017
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to widen the Student Awards Agency for Scotland’s (SAAS) eligibility criteria to include post-graduate degree funding for individuals who have studied an undergraduate degree in Scotland but are ordinarily resident in the UK.
Summary:
15 June 2017: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the National Union of Students Scotland, the Student Awards Agency Scotland and Universities Scotland. Link to the Official Report 15 June 2017
9 November 2017: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that there is no support for the action called for in the petition. Link to Official Report 9 November 2017
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