Funding for your Course
This section will give you information on how to pay tuition fees for your course or what statutory funding is available to you. If you would like to know more about any additional funds you may be able to apply to, please visit the funds section of this website.
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Full time Undergraduates
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Full/part time Postgraduates
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Part time undergraduate
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Nursing and Midwifery
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Need to repeat the year?
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FINANCE OFFICE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
- Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS; Scottish students)
- Student Finance NI (Northern Irish students)
- Student Finance Wales (Welsh students)
- Student Finance England (English students)
- Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS; Scottish students)
- Part time fee grant (formerly ILA500 and available through SAAS)
- Renfrewshire Educational Trust: £3,000 towards a 1 year full time taught Masters - closed March 31st
- Carnegie Cameron Taught Postgraduate Bursary
- The National Postgraduate Committee: Providing advice and links to other organisations that may help
- Prospects
- Wellcome Trusts
- Professional Career Development Loans
- UWS Fee Waiver Scheme
- UWS Graduate Voucher Scheme
Full Time undergraduates
Full time undergraduate courses are funded by either one of the following authorities:
To qualify for assistance you must be eligible under the criteria set out by each of the above authorities. These criteria may relate to residency, previous study etc. You can use the links above to find out what you're entitled to.
You must apply for your student support annually and should do this as early as possible to avoid any delay in accessing your funding. You can usually apply for your next year of funding before the final exams finish.
Full/part time Postgraduates
Funding at postgraduate level is very different than undergraduate funding. Not all postgraduate courses are funded. SAAS will provide a limited number of funded places to some taught PG courses and you should check with your school to find out if you are elligible for one of the funded places.
There are other organisations that can help identify funding sources, or even offer grants. You may find these links useful:
- Government Fee Waiver Scheme
- ILA200
- Part time fee grant (formerly ILA500 and available through SAAS)
- UWS Fee Waiver Scheme
The SAAS website explains more about what courses are supported. It should be noted that PGDE or PGDipCE are treated differently than other postgraduate courses.
Part time undergraduate
There are various funding methods for part time undergraduate students and care should be taken to ensure you choose the best one for you. These schemes include:
The Lifelong Learning Academy provide an easy to understand list of the various schemes and we are happy to help you choose the one that's right for you.
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
These course are different to other full time courses and as a result have different funding rules, despite this the Funding for Nursing and Midwifery courses is administered by SAAS. The SAAS website details the financial support available and how you can apply.
Need to repeat the year?
If you have failed all or part of the academic year, we can provide help with the following:
- advising if you have grounds for Repeat Year Funding Appeals
- advising on how you can pay for further attempts at the year and what support is available
- helping you budget if you have the added expense of paying tuition fees
Advisers on all campuses are happy to help and will advise you of the best way to continue your studies. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information or assistance.
We're happy to help you understand the funding opportunities available to you
We'll also help you compare funding packages so you can choose the best method of study to suit you.
If your still struggling we can also help you through the application process.
Contact us to arrange an appointment with an adviser.