Student Awards �Agency Scotland

FUNDING AWARENESS

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• An Executive Agency of the Scottish Government
• Provide support, information and funding for all eligible �students studying throughout the UK
• Assess and process over 195,000 �applications each year

Who we are and what we do

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• Ordinarily resident in the UK for three years; and

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• Ordinarily resident in Scotland at start of course; and

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• Settled in the UK, or been granted leave to enter or remain accordingly which has not expired

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If you do not have settled status or leave to enter/remain, you may still be eligible if your family member does.

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Residence Eligibility

• Higher National Certificate (HNC)
• Higher National Diploma (HND)
• Degree
• Nursing/Midwifery/Paramedic Science degree
• Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

Course Eligibility �Full Time

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Your fees are paid if you study in Scotland. How much we will pay your college or university are �shown below:

• HNC, HND or equivalent − £1,285
• Degree or PGDE − £1,820
• HNC, HND or degree at a designated private college or university − £1,205

Tuition Fees�Study in Scotland

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A fee loan of up to £9,250 is available to students studying �at a publicly funded college or university in the rest of the UK

Tuition Fees �Study in the rest of the UK

Fees paid in each year of your course

How long will I be funded? �Learner Journey

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Funding available if you complete an HN level course and then study a degree

One additional year of funding �if you need to repeat a year or change course

• Gross income
• Parents or parent’s partner
• Partner or spouse
• Student income

Household Income

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Young Students �(under 25 at start of course)

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Independent Students �(25 or older, married or self supporting)

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• Fees paid in each year of your course
• First payment is a double payment
• Payment schedule will be on your Award Notice

Payments

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• The Student Loans �Company (SLC) pay �and collect your loan
• You will not have to start repaying your loan until the April after you graduate or leave your course
• The SLC will expect you to repay 9% �of your annual income over £27,660 
• Your employer will take your repayments from your salary and these will show on your pay statement
• Interest linked to inflation

Repayment of Loan

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Example 1:

Earn £28,000 a year

and repay around £3.00 a month

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Example 2:

Earn £35,000 a year

and repay £56.00 a month

• Higher Education Courses (levels 7-10 of SCQF)
• Personal gross income £25,000 a year or less
• Help towards tuition fees costs
• Disabled Students’ Allowance
• No living cost support

Part-time Fee Grant

• Occupational therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Radiography
• Podiatry
• Speech/language/�therapy

Allied Health Professions

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Funding

Tuition fees paid

Bursary & loan

Placement expenses

• Orthoptics
• Dietetics
• Prosthetics
• Orthotics

• Tuition fees paid
• NHS bursary of £10,000 per year
• Placement expenses

Nursing, Midwifery �& Paramedic Science

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Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• Be studying a full time undergraduate course
• Have been looked after �by a Local Authority in �the UK, before you �turned 18

Care Experienced Students �Funding package:

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Funding

• Tuition Fees & Care Experienced Student Bursary (CESB) of £9,000
• Accommodation Grant
• Payment options

• An estranged student is someone who �no longer has contact with their parents or legal guardians due to a permanent breakdown in their relationship (isolated instances for contact will be considered on a case-by-case basis). 
• Estranged students are eligible to receive a non-income assessed support package in the form of a £1,000 Estranged Student Bursary and living cost loan £8,000.
• To be eligible for the Estranged Student Bursary, you must be under 25 at the start of your course

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Estranged Students

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• Disabled Students’ Allowance
• Lone parents and those with dependents
• Discretionary funds
• University bursaries and scholarships

Other Funding

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From April

every year, as soon as you know the course you want to study.

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Apply by 30th of June

to ensure you get your funding in time for the start of your course.

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Do not wait for exam results

if you don’t get on the course you want, you can easily change or cancel your

application through your SAAS Account.

How and when to apply

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Going to college or university can be a very exciting

time, but many students do find the transition stressful.

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Professional and confidential support for your �mental health is available within your university �or college you can contact student or learner �services or your student association.

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We have a dedicated section �on our website to provide

Health and Wellbeing support.

Extra Support

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Would you like to find out �how much money you may �be entitled to?

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Check out the new Student Information Scotland website �and use the Budget and �Funding Calculators.

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www.studentinformation.gov.scot

Are you wondering how much money

you will need for college or university?

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If you need to contact SAAS, there are a number of ways you can do this.

If you’ve already made an application, you can use the Submit Enquiry button

on your online account. Webchat is also available on:

Contact us

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• Postgraduate Diploma/Masters
• Tuition Fee Loan up to £7,000
• Living Cost Loan up to £4,500
• Disabled Students’ Allowance
• Exceptions – MSc Educational Psychology �at the University of Dundee

Full-time Postgraduate

• Tuition Fee Loan up to £7,000
• Disabled Students’ Allowance

Part-time Postgraduate