University tuition fees
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.
