Overview
If you are a RUK student - if your normal home address is in England, Wales or Northern Ireland - there is money available to help fund your education.
- What help is there?
- Our bursaries are the best in the UK for students from the lowest household incomes.
- You can use the bursary for either tuition fees or living costs.
- You do not need to apply for this bursary.
- You will also be eligible for the usual government student loans and grants.
- You do not have to pay back a bursary or a grant.
There is no change to the way you apply for government funding
Government loans and grants will still come from the funding bodies in your own country, for example Student Finance England. These loans and grants can be used to study anywhere in the UK.
Applications can be made online through your relevant funding body.
What you will receive is dependent on your household income. Tuition fee loans are available to help pay the cost of your tuition fees.
There are also grants and loans to help you pay your living costs.
Maintenance grants are non-repayable - you do not need to pay them back.
University of Edinburgh funding
From 2012-2013, we have introduced a new bursary scheme - the Edinburgh RUK Bursary - which many of you will be eligible to receive.
You will be able to use your bursary to either contribute towards your tuition fees or towards your general living costs while at Edinburgh.
If you come from a low income background this could result in you receiving an Edinburgh RUK Bursary of up to £28,000 for a four year degree.
You do not need to apply for the RUK bursary, but will be automatically considered by information you provide about household income to your funding body.
You will also be eligible to apply for our existing Access Bursary, our Accommodation Bursary and the Edinburgh UNITE Accommodation Bursary. You can apply for these awards online on our website.
- RUK
- Rest of UK (RUK) domiciled students refers to students who usually live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
How much could I receive?
The funding that is available is, in part, means-tested. When you apply to your funding body, they will assess your ‘Residual Household Income’ to determine what level of funding you are eligible for.
‘Residual Household Income’ is your household income before tax, minus allowances.
As a general guide, the allowances are:
- £1,130 for each financially dependent child.
- Any pension schemes and superannuation payments eligible for tax relief.
This is only a short summary of Residual Household Income, there are other facts that may be taken into account.
Funding guide
For more information, read our Funding Guide for new Undergraduate Students who usually live in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2012-2013.
Next steps
Follow the further guidance provided for students in your country.
This article was published on Feb 29, 2012