Higher Education Students
Higher Education is courses of study which are at Higher National Certificate level or above (that is Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 7 or above).
They can be taken at college or at university and include:
- an undergraduate honours degree;
- an undergraduate ordinary degree; or
- a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND)
Most full-time Higher Education students do not have to pay for the cost of their course. The Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) will pay the tuition fees for eligible students studying at publicly funded institutions in Scotland.
Funding support for living costs usually comes as a loan, with a number of means-tested grants for specific groups of students. It is administered by SAAS and you can get more information from the SAAS website at www.saas.gov.uk .