Educational loans

Student Administration will confirm US loan student details with the Income Section of the Finance department.

Once your US loan has been converted to pound sterling (GBP), it may not fully cover the instament due. If this occurs then you must pay the instalment shortfall by the instalment date.

Instalment dates are set to match loan disbursement dates. As an example, students starting in autumn with a certified US loan would have the following instalment dates:

US loan checklist

To guarantee that your loan(s) are processed timely and ready for disbursement in the new academic session, please see the US loan checklist to confirm all steps in the process are completed or underway.

US loan checklist

If you are a Canadian, Nordic, Scandinavian, or Latin American student then you must send us confirmation of your external funding.

This confirmation of your funding must include details about the funding amounts and payment dates. We will invoice you directly and set up an instalment plan based on your funding payment dates.

Send confirmation of your funding to:

• finance.helpline@ed.ac.uk

If you are a student with an award from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man then you must send us proof of your funding.

We will invoice your funder directly for the amount of fees they have agreed to pay. If your award does not cover your full student fees then you will be invoiced for the balance and you will have to pay the remaining fees.

Send confirmation of your funding to:

• fees@ed.ac.uk

If you have an eductional bank loan then you must send us a copy of the loan agreement detailing the amount of funding and payment.

The loan payment dates must be the standard instalment dates per the Direct Debit timetable. An instalment plan will be set up on this basis.

Send confirmation of your funding to:

• finance.helpline@ed.ac.uk

Instalment amounts and dates (includes Direct Debit timetable)

If you have an NHS bursary then you must send us proof of your funding.

We will invoice the NHS directly for the amount of fees they have agreed to pay. If your award does not cover your full student fees then you will be invoiced for the balance and you will have to pay the remaining fees.

Send confirmation of your funding to:

• fees@ed.ac.uk

Career Development Loans can cover tuition fees, living costs, travel and other study costs normally up to a maximum of 80% of the full cost.

If you are a CDL student and you are due to pay the minimum 20% or more (as your contribution) of the fees, then you must do so in advance or at matriculation.

Once we have received your proof of funding, we will set up an instalment plan for you based on the CDL payment schedule.

You must provide a copy of your loan agreement detailing the amount of funding and the payment dates to:

• finance.helpline@ed.ac.uk

The University of Edinburgh scholarship provides finding support of between £520 and £7,250. We may offer this scholarship to England, Wales and Northern Ireland domiciled undergraduate students who are eligible.

If you receive this funding then you can contribute it towards your tuition fee costs or towards your general living costs while at the University. If you put this funding towards your tuition fees then your instalment dates for payment are set in accordance with the disbursement dates.

The University of Edinburgh Scholarship

Scholarship instalment dates

 Where the financial support is less than the student fees invoice amount the instalment shortfall must be paid by other means by the instalment date. You may be able to request an RUK instalment plan. We will not automatically provide this plan to scholarship recipients.

You must send a request for an RUK instalment plan to:

• finance.helpline@ed.ac.uk