{"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/247185.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":247185,"attributes":{"action":"Ensure Welsh students on designated courses receive equal tuition fee support and transitional help","background":"Welsh students on specifically designated courses can receive less tuition fee support than eligible students elsewhere in the UK, who can access loans covering the full course fee. My son, Ethan, is studying at University Campus of Football Business (UCFB) Manchester. For 2026/27, his Welsh tuition fee loan is capped at £6,525, leaving a £3,265 annual shortfall. The Welsh Government confirms this is deliberate policy and has no plans for a further review. This creates an unfair financial barrier to higher education for Welsh students.","additional_details":"Wales is failing Welsh students with a funding system that leaves them thousands of pounds worse off than eligible students elsewhere in the UK.\r\n\r\nUCFB has obtained specific course designation through Medr, yet Welsh students receive lower tuition fee loans. \r\n\r\nForcing students to fund large shortfalls risks discouraging young Welsh people from attending university. Wales could lose future graduates, skilled professionals and talent it desperately needs.\r\n\r\nWe demand a review, support for affected students and fair tuition fee funding for Welsh students.","state":"open","signature_count":12,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2026-11-02T12:24:46.168Z","updated_at":"2026-11-13T12:36:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-11-13T11:00:30.092Z","closed_at":"2027-05-13T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-11-02T12:36:20.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":null,"submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":"Martin Emery","rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"education","name":"Education"}],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"England","code":"GB-ENG","signature_count":6},{"name":"Scotland","code":"GB-SCT","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wales","code":"GB-WLS","signature_count":5}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"id":"W09000060","name":"Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg","signature_count":3},{"id":"W09000061","name":"Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[]}}}