SCOTS STUDENT STUDYING IN SCOTLAND What do I have to pay? Eligible Scottish domiciled students studying full-time in Scotland are not required to pay tuition fees if studying for a first degree or equivalent. Can I get financial help? Means-tested loans are available based on household income. The maximum amount available is £5,570 a year if you are living away from home; and £4,585 if you are living at home. If your household income is over approx. £61,000 a year you will receive the minimum of £620 if you are living at home or £940 if you are living elsewhere. Bursary support up to £2,640 is also available for young people from low income families (an additional loan of up to £810 is also available to this group). If you are eligible for the Independent Students' Bursary, you can get up to £1,000 a year which replaces part of the student loan, again this is dependant upon household income. Find all the details at Student Awards Agency for Scotland More about money at Student Loans Company | SCOTS STUDENT STUDYING IN ENGLAND What do I have to pay? Same as Scots Student Studying in Northern Ireland. Can I get financial help? Means tested student loans are available based on household income. The maximum available if you study in London is £6,690, and elsewhere £5,570. The Students' Outside Scotland Bursary (SOSB) of up to £2,150 is available to young and mature students from low income families (an additional loan of up to £810 is also available to this group). SOSB replaces part of the student loan. Find all the details at Student Awards Agency for Scotland More about money at Student Loans Company | SCOTS STUDENT STUDYING IN WALES What do I have to pay? Same as Scots Student Studying in Northern Ireland Can I get financial help? Same as Scots Student Studying in Northern Ireland. Find all the details at Student Awards Agency for Scotland More about money at Student Loans Company |
SCOTS STUDENT STUDYING IN NORTHERN IRELAND What do I have to pay? Eligible Scottish domiciled students wishing to study outwith Scotland, at an institution elsewhere in the UK, are entitled to a non income-assessed loan of up to £9,000 a year towards the cost of their tuition fees. Can I get financial help? Means tested student loans are available. The maximum available is £5,570 a year. The Students' Outside Scotland Bursary (SOSB) of up to £2,150 is available to young and mature students from low income families (an additional loan of up to £810 is also available to this group). SOSB replaces part of the student loan. Find details at Student Awards Agency for Scotland More about money at Student Loans Company | SCOTS STUDENT STUDYING IN EU OUTSIDE BRITAIN What do I have to pay? Students are not normally funded who are taking their entire course at a foreign institution. However, if they are taking a course in the UK and have to study on a compulsory basis at an educational institution outside the UK, or choose to take a voluntary period of study abroad as part of an ERASMUS or similar exchange, funding is available. Find details at Student Awards Agency for Scotland | WELSH STUDENT STUDYING IN SCOTLAND What do I have to pay? You can get a tuition fee loan of up to £3,465 per year. Also a fee grant which will pay the balance of your tuition fees up to a maximum of £9,000. Can I get financial help? An Assembly Learning Grant (ALG) up to £5,000 is available. The full amount is payable to those with household incomes of up to £18,370; partial grants are available to those with household incomes of up to £50,020. Maintenance Loans of up to £4,745 are available if you live away from home and study outside London. More information at Student Finance Wales |
NORTHERN IRELAND STUDENT STUDYING IN SCOTLAND What do I have to pay? The max fee level for a degree course is £9,000 per annum. Each institution is responsible for setting it’s own rate, you should contact the institution to establish the cost of the course you wish to attend. You will be able to apply for a tuition fee loan to cover these costs. Can I get financial help? The maximum student loan available is £4,840. Maintenance grants up to a maximum of £3,475 may be available dependant on household income. The full amount of £3,475 is available to those with household incomes up to £19,203 or less and partial grants to those with household incomes up to £41,065. More information at Student Finance Northern Ireland | ENGLISH STUDENT STUDYING IN SCOTLAND What do I have to pay? Same as Northern Ireland Student Studying in Scotland. Can I get financial help? A Maintenance Grant of up to £3,250 is available; the maximum amount is payable to those with household incomes of up to £25,000, partial grants are available to those with a household income of up to £42,600. Maintenance loans of up to £5,500 are also available but are affected by any help you get through the Maintenance Grant. Students may also be able to get a bursary, scholarship or award direct from their university or college. The national Scholarship Programme helps students with a family income of £25,000 or less. More information at Student Finance website | EU STUDENT STUDYING IN SCOTLAND What do I have to pay? Eligible EU students are not required to pay tuition fees whilst studying in Scotland. They are not however eligible to apply for maintenance support. |