Funding your studies
SAAS applications for funding for 2025/2026 are now open
There are options available to help with course fees and the cost of study depending on your course and fee status.
If applying for funding support from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland or your Local Education Authority, you need to apply before each year of study – not just the first year. If repeating a year, you may be eligible for an additional year of support from SAAS.
If you are coming to study in Scotland but normally live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, you will apply to your relevant local education authority.
Apply to your relevant local education authority:
If you are an Irish or UK national who is ordinarily resident in the Republic of Ireland on the relevant date and you are moving to Scotland to study in the academic year 2026/2027, visit the SAAS EU Tuition Fee Loan page for information on your eligibility for funding and how to apply. For living costs, please apply to your relevant local education authority.
Funding for full-time undergraduate students
If you are an undergraduate student studying at GCU, we have provided information to help with any Funding queries.
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If you are an postgraduate student studying at GCU, we have provided information to help with any Funding queries.
Learn more arrow_forwardFunding for part-time students
More information is available on what funding support there is for part-time students.
Learn more arrow_forwardFunding for nursing and paramedic students
Information on what support is available for Nursing and Paramedic students.
Learn more arrow_forwardEducational trusts and charities
Trusts, charities and scholarships can provide financial help with tuition fees and study costs such as books and travel expenses. In some cases, you may get help with living costs.
Some trusts and charities are local and depend on specific criteria, for example, where you were born, went to school or live now. Others depend on such factors as your surname or parents' occupations. Others are more general or focus on the subject you are studying.