Student fees
and funding
The types of financial
support available to
you will vary according
to where you live, what
you are intending to
study, your family
circumstances and
whether you have
previously received
funding as a student.
In addition to the financial support
highlighted on these pages, many
students will also supplement their
income via part-time employment during
their studies.
While every effort has been made to
ensure the accuracy of the information in
this section, due to printing deadlines, it
is important that you confirm the
up-to-date financial support
arrangements with your relevant funding
body (see below).The following figures
relate to 2019 entry for Scottish students
and 2018 entry for students from
England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
There may be changes to student
funding arrangements for 2020 and so it
is important that you check our website
and that of your funding body for
additional information. If you have any
questions, please contact the Student
Funding Adviser.
Funding bodies
All UK students apply to the funding
body where they are resident. The
funding bodies are listed below.
Student Awards Agency for Scotland
(SAAS)
w: www.saas.gov.uk
Student Finance England
w: www.gov.uk/student-finance
Student Finance Northern Ireland
w: www.studentfinanceni.co.ukStudent
Student Finance Wales
w: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
Students from Scotland
Tuition fees
Students ordinarily resident in Scotland
have their tuition fees paid for them. You
must apply each year to the Student
Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) to
have your fees paid. Your entitlement to
tuition fee and bursary support may be
affected if you have already undertaken
degree level studies and you should
consult with SAAS for further guidance.
Living costs
For all courses (other than Nursing
degrees) you will be entitled to living cost
support from SAAS in the form of a loan
and, depending on household income,
also a bursary. For young students
(typically those under the age of 25 and
not self-supporting) the non-repayable
Young Students’ Bursary is worth up to
£2,000 per year depending on
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household income. Students with a
household income of less than £21,000
per annum will receive the full bursary
and a student loan of £5,625 per year
giving a total income of £7,625. Those
with a household income of £34,000 per
annum or more will not receive a bursary
but can apply for a loan of £4,750 per
year.
There is no difference between the
funding available to a student living at
home and those living away from home.
You must apply to SAAS each year for
living cost support.
There are separate systems of financial
support for mature and independent
students. Please see the SAAS website.
Students studying Nursing
Any student from Scotland studying on
our Nursing degree can apply to SAAS
for a non-repayable bursary of £10,000
per annum (a lower rate applies in the
shorter final year of the course). These
are the new rates for 2020/21.This
bursary is non-means-tested, meaning
that all students who apply for the
bursary will receive the same amount
regardless of household income. The
University will apply to have your tuition
fees paid by the Scottish Health
Department once you have started your
course. See the SAAS website for any
further changes to funding for 2020/21.
Your entitlement to tuition fee and
bursary support may be affected if you
have already undertaken degree level
studies and you should consult with
SAAS for further guidance. Nursing
students are not entitled to apply for a
Student Loan.