Tuition Fees - Continuing Full-time Students
The student eligibility and entitlement information we will cover is based on our current understanding and some policy details could change based on final domicile-specific regulations coming into force.
This page explains the tuition fee support available to continuing full-time students. The amount they can get doesn’t depend on their household income.
It’s usually paid to their university or college in three instalments – 25% in the first term, 25% in the second term and 50% in the third term.
The following information is for:
- Students who started a course on or after 1 August 2018
- Students who started a course between 1 September 2012 and 1 August 2018
Students who started a course on or after 1 August 2018
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Maximum Tuition Fee Loan available |
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Studying at a public university or college in Wales |
£9,000 |
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Studying at a public university or college in Scotland or Northern Ireland |
£9,250 |
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Studying at a private university or college in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland |
£6,165 |
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Studying at a registered provider in England |
£9,250 |
Studying overseas, work placements and Erasmus+ or Turing scheme
The following tuition fee rates are based on the student studying at a regulated university or college in England, Wales or Scotland.
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Maximum tuition fee that can be charged |
Tuition Fee available |
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On Erasmus+ or Turing scheme and either studying abroad or on a work placement abroad |
£1,385 |
£1,385 |
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Studying abroad with less than 10 weeks at your Welsh, English or Scottish university/college |
£1,385 |
£1,385 |
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On a work placement year of a sandwich course with less than 10 weeks at your Welsh, English or Scottish university/college |
£1,850 |
£1,850 |
Students who started their course between 1 September 2012 and 1 August 201 8
Support available in 2021/22
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Maximum you can be charged |
Tuition Fee Loan available |
Fee Grant available |
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Studying at a public university or college in Wales |
£9,000 |
£4,605 |
£4,395 |
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Studying at a public university or college in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland |
£9,250 |
£4,855 |
£4,395 |
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Studying an approved course at a non-regulated university or college in the UK |
No restrictions |
£6,165 |
No Fee Grant available |
Students should speak to their university or college if they’re not sure how much they’ll be charge.
Studying overseas, work placements & ERASMUS+ or Turing scheme
The following tuition fee rates are based on the student:
- studying at a publicly funded university/college in England, Wales or Scotland;
- having started their course on or after 1 September 2012; and
- applying through Student Finance Wales (or Student Finance Services if they’re an EU student).
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Students studying at a university or college in: |
On ERASMUS+ or Turing scheme and: · studying abroad · on a work placement abroad |
Studying abroad with less than 10 weeks at your university or college |
On a work placement year of a sandwich course with less than 10 weeks at your university or college |
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Wales |
£1,350 Tuition Fee Loan £675 Fee Grant £675 |
£1,350 Tuition Fee Loan £675 Fee Grant £675 |
£1,800 Tuition Fee Loan £900 Fee Grant £900 |
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England |
£1,385 Tuition Fee Loan £710 Fee Grant £675 |
£1,385 Tuition Fee Loan £710 Fee Grant £675 |
£1,850 Tuition Fee Loan £950 Fee Grant £900 |
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Scotland |
£1,385 Tuition Fee Loan £710 Fee Grant £675 |
£4,625 Tuition Fee Loan £2,355 Fee Grant £2,270 |
£4,625 Tuition Fee Loan £2,355 Fee Grant £2,270 |
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Northern Ireland |
N/A |
£4,625 Tuition Fee Loan £2,355 Fee Grant £2,270 |
£4,625 Tuition Fee Loan £2,355 Fee Grant £2,270 |
Students should speak to their university or college if they’re not sure how much they’ll be charged .