Living cost support — England
From 2018 a maximum loan of £8,700
will be available to students living away
from home. This is dependent on
household income.
Living cost support — Wales
From 2018 a living cost support package
of £9,000 will be available. This is made
up of a bursary and student loan with the
amount of each dependent on
household income.
Living cost support — Northern Ireland
Care experienced students
If you are under 26 at the start of your
course and have been in the care of a
local authority, your total funding (up to
£8,1000) will be paid as a bursary. You
cannot apply for a student loan for living
costs in addition to the bursary.
From 2018 a maximum loan of £4,840
will be available to students living away
from home. Additionally a maximum
maintenance grant of £3,475 is available.
The levels of loan and bursary are
dependent on household income.
Non-standard fees International students
Some of our non-UCAS undergraduate
courses may not be eligible for full or
even partial SAAS funding. They may
also have non-standard tuition fees due
to the nature and delivery method of the
course. See our website at www.qmu.
ac.uk/study-here/fees-and-funding/ for
further details. If you live outwith the EU you are likely to
be regarded as an international student
and therefore will be asked to pay the
international tuition fee rate. Tuition fees
will vary according to your course.
Further details are available on our
website at www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/
fees-and-funding
Students from England, Northern Ireland
and Wales Students from the European Union
Tuition fees
Students ordinarily resident in England,
Northern Ireland and Wales studying on
a full-time degree course are liable to pay
a tuition fee for each year for their
studies. Students can opt to delay
payment of these fees by taking out a
fee loan, repayable after graduation, from
their local funding body. Students from
Wales may also be entitled to have part
of their fees paid for them by the Welsh
Assembly.
QMU bursaries
A bursary package is available for
students from England, Wales and
Northern Ireland, dependent on
household income. For further
information please see page165.
Tuition fees
Previously EU students have had the cost
of their tuition fees met by the Scottish
Government. At the point of publication
there is no information on whether this
arrangement will continue for students
starting their studies in 20/21. Updates
will be posted on the QMU website.
Living cost support
Students resident in the EU are not
normally able to apply for living cost
support from SAAS. You may, however,
be entitled to apply for the equivalent
living cost support from your own
country’s funding body and bring this
with you for your studies in Scotland.
This is often referred to as ‘Portability of
Student Support’. EU citizens that have
been resident in the UK for some time
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may be entitled to living cost support but
the rules are complex and you should
enquire with SAAS directly.
Students with a disability
You may be eligible to claim the Disabled
Students’ Allowance (DSA) to assist with
the additional expenses of equipment or
individual support that may arise during
your studies. This allowance is not
income assessed. Applications for DSA
must be supported by appropriate
evidence and countersigned by a
Disability Adviser at QMU.
If you consider that you may be eligible
for DSA support, please contact a
Disability Adviser at disabilityadvisers@
qmu.ac.uk. It is helpful to get in touch as
soon as you know that you have a place
on your chosen course so that your DSA
application process can begin prior to
your start date.
Part-time students
If you are a Scottish resident and
studying part-time, you may be eligible
for assistance with your fees. You should
apply through SAAS for a part-time fee
grant which will cover much, but not all,
of your tuition fees. There is no living cost
support available to part-time students.