Yeah if you are getting a non means tested bursary you cannot get a student loan, however if your bursary is means tested and you are on a degree course you qualify for a student loan - you cant claim for tuition fees but you can get the student loan for maintenance. Been looking into this a lot as I am looking to apply this sept to start in Sept 09 my 2 main choices are bangor and chester - one does a means tested bursary and the other does a non means tested - been trying to figure out which one I will be better on financially - makes me go cross eyed trying to figure it all out especially when they take my partners income into consideration - I will get next to nothing but I know that we will struggle without my wage coming in as I have a lot of outstanding debt from when I left my ex husband!!! I'm sure I will cope, I have been waiting years to be able to do this and since leaving my violent and controlling marriage I am finally free to live my dream and if it means I am skint then so be it!!