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Four Year Degrees

Undergraduate Honours degrees in Scotland are typically four years’ long as opposed to three. You can choose to:

• Start in Year 1: ºÃÉ«tv for four years. Successful students could then graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree after three years of study, or a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours after four years of study.

• Direct entry into Year 2: Students taking suitable A Levels are encouraged to apply for direct entry to Year 2 of an undergraduate degree. Successful students could then graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree after two years of study, or a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours after three years of study.

Abertay RUK Scholarships

Abertay rUK Scholarships are specially designed to support undergraduate students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Find out if you're eligible for an Abertay rUK Scholarship, which could help you save up to a year's tuition fees and/or give you an extra £1000/year. This means you'd study for four years and only pay for three.

Find out more about the Abertay rUK Scholarship for Business students.

Find out more about the Abertay rUK Scholarship for Science and Social Science students.

Find out more about the Abertay rUK Scholarship for Games Computing Cyber students.

Tuition Fees

Undergraduate tuition fee rates can be found here.  

Tuition Fee Loans

If you live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, you can apply for a tuition fee loan to cover the cost of your tuition fees. Apply via the Student Finance Organisation that covers where you live:

The Tuition Fee Loan is not income-assessed, so you can usually borrow up to £9,250.  This will cover your tuition fees in full and is paid directly to the University.

Living Costs

The good news is that weekly household costs in Scotland are roughly 20% lower than London, and  as a whole. 

A survey found that  The survey included single people and couples, and covered subjects like the cost of accommodation and grocery shopping.

Funding Living Costs 

There are Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries to help support your studies.

The Student Bursary Fund

The Student Bursary Fund is open to new undergraduate students from England, Northern Ireland and Wales (also known as rUK). To apply, your household income needs to be less than £34,000 per annum (as assessed by ) and does not need to be repaid. 

Visit the rUK Bursary page for full details.

ABERTAY RUK BURSARY

^{*These figures are indicative only and may change.}

Student Loans & Grants

Depending on your circumstances, you can also apply for student loans or grants. For English students this includes . Welsh and Northern Irish students can apply for a Maintenance Grant via  or . These are paid into your bank account every year in three instalments, one payment per term.  

How much you can borrow depends on the year of your course, where you live, your household income, your age and whether you claim welfare benefits. There is extra financial help available if you have a disability, a partner on a low income or dependent children. 

How repaying a Student Loan works

You only start to make repayments on your student loan when you start earning over a certain amount known as 'the threshold'. This amount is before tax and other deductions. You will pay 9%* of the amount you earn over that threshold.

The threshold is different depending on which repayment plan you are on, so find out about 

But if your salary falls below that amount, or you stop working, the repayments stop automatically. For the full details, check . 

* This amount may change, and is outside our control. Always check  for full details.

When to Apply for Funding

We recommend that you apply for funding as soon as you apply for your course. 

You apply for all funding at the same time: student loans, grants, bursaries and tuition fees. It takes at least six weeks to process your application so the earlier the better. The GOV.UK site tells you all about . 

If you want to ensure your funding is in place before you start University, we suggest you apply before 30 June.  You don’t need a confirmed place, just use your preferred choice and update it if necessary.

Submitting your application as early as possible means your finances will be sorted before you start. If your application is later than 30 June, your money may be too. And you don't want to start your course worrying about money. 

Applying early enough also means that your first tuition fee funding instalment is ready for release as soon as you are registered for University.

Budgeting

We have a useful page of sites about budgeting and discounts for students. 

We're here to help

For advice on funding, email advisory@abertay.ac.uk or phone 01382 308833. Phone and video appointments available.