(Dis)entitlement

As if cutting the basic grant, intensifying means-testing and slashing fees grants/bursaries were not enough, Merv Wellington went further and hacked into bursary entitlement (tenure as distinct from eligibility).

Under the STB all bursars were entitled to two courses of study as well as for a masters course. This meant that students could receive a bursary for a "conjoint" course (eg BA/LLB or BA/BSc) as well as a masters degree.

But under the TAG the entitlement for the TSG and the TFG has been cut to two courses or five years, whichever is the lesser. The effect of this is that assistance for conjoint courses is out.