The Scottish Government committed to a £7000 minimum income for the poorest students, legislation on fairer access, work to investigate an entitlement to financial support for further education students, and improvements for part-time students too.
Prior to May's election tens of thousands of students worked across Scotland to sign-up candidates to NUS Scotland's Reclaim Your Voice campaign, with now over 85% of parliament signed up to improve students support, protect places and rule out tuition fees.
NUS Scotland will now look ahead to next week's spending review and work with the Scottish Government on the detail of these proposals.
Robin Parker, NUS Scotland President, said: "Students across Scotland will be delighted that the Scottish Government has placed such a clear priority on improving student support and making access to education fairer. We worked incredibly hard at the last election to highlight the need for better financial support for the poorest students, and protecting opportunities. The Scottish Government has clearly listened to the voice of hundreds of thousands of students in Scotland.
"A £7000 minimum income is great news, looking closely at an entitlement to financial help for further education students is very welcome and progress on support for part-time study and protecting places are also exactly the right priorities.
"Crucially, legislation to ensure fairer access to higher education is excellent and something that should boost not only fairness but also boost our economy too.
"As always the detail of these proposals will be very important. We will now work with the Scottish Government to deliver these plans in the best possible way for students in Scotland.
"If our priorities in these areas are met then we could see a huge step forward for education in Scotland.
"We will now look ahead to next week's budget and spending review. Students will want to see that financial support, and education in general, is given the money it needs in Scotland so that we can invest to ensure education at all levels is open to people from all backgrounds."