Post Graduate Study Financial Support

Summary

The requester asked for statistics on postgraduate students with 2.2 or lower undergraduate degrees receiving tuition fee support since 2020. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture withheld the specific data because the number of individuals is less than five, making them identifiable.

Key Facts

• The request covered postgraduate financial support for tuition fees excluding student loans.
• The data was requested for individuals with an undergraduate degree classification of 2.2 or lower.
• The time period specified was from 2020 onwards.
• The number of individuals matching the criteria is less than five.
• Disclosure was refused to prevent the identification of these individuals.

Data Disclosed

• 2020
• 2.2
• less than five
• 2025-12-18
• 2026-01-19
• 5181521

Exemptions Cited

• s25(b)(i)&(ii) – Absolutely exempt personal information
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018 Article 5
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018 Article 6

Original Request

Please provide the number of individuals and the subjects studied at post graduate level who have received financial support for tuition fees (Excluding student loan), but whose undergraduate degree classification was a 2.2 or lower, since 2020.