Self-taught undergraduate students cannot apply for national student loans. First, explain the concept of full-time. Full-time refers to an all-weather teaching system, which is the abbreviation of "full-time education". It refers to the academic qualifications obtained by the unified college entrance examination organized by the state in June (originally in July), and was admitted to colleges and universities through provincial-level recruitment. Ordinary colleges and universities, private colleges (with unified recruitment qualifications), military colleges, art colleges and adult education are all included. After about two months of enrollment, students can find their status on the higher education website. If you can't find your student status, you are not a full-time student in an ordinary university. Therefore, self-taught students are not included and cannot apply for national student loans. What is the object, scope and scale of the national student loan? A: The national student loan is applicable to the tuition, accommodation and living expenses of full-time undergraduates, junior college students (including vocational college students), graduate students and second-degree students in ordinary colleges and universities in People's Republic of China (PRC) (excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province Province). In order to make the work of government student loans for students from poor families go smoothly, 1999 has been piloted in eight cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Wuhan, Shenyang, Xi and Nanjing. Since September 1 2000, the national student loan has been fully implemented nationwide, and all colleges and universities can apply for the national student loan. On February 7, 2002, with the consent of the State Council, the People's Bank of China, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance issued the Notice on Issues Related to Effectively Promoting the Work of National Student Loan, and the national student loan implemented the measures of "four determinations" and "three evaluations" to ensure that students with financial difficulties from families got loans in time.