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On 23 June 2016 the UK electorate voted in a national referendum to leave the European Union.
At this moment, there is no immediate, material change for our EU staff, current EU students, potential EU students and EU-funded programmes.
More information relating to working and studying at UWS post-Brexit (i.e travel arrangements in and around the EU and the EU settlement scheme) can be found in our UWS and Europe page.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that EU students, studying full time for their first degree and enrolling in the 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21 academic sessions, will be eligible to have their tuition fees paid by the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) for their full period of study. Students will be admitted as Scottish/EU fee status students, will retain that status for the duration of their studies, and are eligible for tuition fee support from SAAS.
Please visit the SAAS website for more information:
SAAS Funding for EU Nationals 2019-20 (pdf)
There is no change to your status as a direct result of the 2016 EU Referendum vote on leaving the EU as long as:
The Scottish Government has confirmed, following the referendum, that "there has been no change in current funding arrangements and that eligible EU students already studying in Scotland or commencing their studies in the coming months will continue to benefit from free tuition and, for those who meet the residency requirement, associated living cost support."
This above advice also holds true for students with dual nationality, i.e. domiciled outside the EU but holding an EU passport.
Scottish and EU students will continue to be able to take part in the Erasmus programme until the end of the current cycle in 2020. This means staff and students can complete mobility periods, and receive funding, through the Erasmus+ programme until December 2020.
There is not yet agreement on the UK’s relationship with Erasmus from 2021, but we will be working with the government to ensure this is clear as soon as possible.
If you are a current UWS student and are studying, or planning to study with an Erasmus+ partner institution, your immigration status in your host country has not changed as a result of the 2016 EU referendum and you will continue to be eligible for your Erasmus+ grant funding.
If you are currently an Erasmus+ student at UWS, your immigration status in the UK has not changed as a result of the 2016 EU referendum and you will continue to be eligible for your Erasmus+ grant funding.