University Tuition Fees In Edinburgh & Scotland

The situation is complex, depending on where you live now, whether you’re an undergraduate or postgraduate, and your family’s income. You may be able to apply for various loans and grants that could help with both tuition fees and living costs.

Undergraduates:

Eligible Scottish domiciled and EU students studying in Scotland are entitled to free tuition. Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) will pay tuition fees straight to your institution.

Currently students must pay a sum of around £2,000 when they graduate but the future of this endowment is currently under discussion.

If you are not a Scottish domiciled student studying in Scotland you should apply to your Local Education Authority for help with your fees.

You may not be entitled to tuition fees if you are repeating any period of study or have done a course of higher education before.

Sometimes an institution may charge fees that are different from the standard rates. If you are not sure about the fees that your institution will charge, you should check with them before you accept the place they have offered you.

International students receive no state subsidy, so tuition fees are much higher.

Postgraduates:

All students are liable for fees although many scholarship and assistantship schemes can also provide funding, such as AHRC and ESRC research councils. UK and EU Postgraduate students who spend less than 16 hours per week on course mandated lectures or seminars can also claim unemployment benefit and housing benefit, if they can prove they are available to work 40 hours per week (irrespective of enrolment status as full-time or part-time). But this is not common, except when students are finishing off their thesis. Further information is provided by the British Council.