2013 Funding: Scottish Students

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Tuition charge & support

Scotland iconThe tuition charge for one year of undergraduate study for students from Scotland studying for their first degree from 2013 will be dependent upon a student's household income. Significant reductions are available to students from the lowest income households. Information for prospective students who have studied at undergraduate level before is available on our site for those with previous study.

Household Income

Fee in first year

Fee after first year

£0 - £16,000

£3,500

£6,000

£16,001 - £20,000

£7,000

£7,000

£20,001 - £25,000

£8,000

£8,000

£25,001 +

£9,000

£9,000

Students from Scotland will be able to access a loan for the full amount of their tuition charge from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland. You do not need to pay this cost upfront.

Living costs & support

The University estimates that basic term time living costs for students in 2013/14 will be £7,900. The University has generous bursaries available to cover some of the costs associated with living in Oxford, and also enable students to take take advantage of the many opportunities Oxford has to offer. The bandings below are the annual bursaries available dependent upon household income before tax.

Household income

Bursary

Additional start-up bursary 
(Year 1 only)

£16,000 or less

£3,300

£1,000


£500
additional
start-up bursary
for all students

£16,001 -  £20,000

£3,000

£20,001 -  £25,000

£2,500

£25,001 -  £30,000

£2,000

£30,001 -  £35,000

£1,500

£35,001 -  £40,000

£1,000

£40,001 -  £42,611

£500

£42,612 and above

£0 £0

Students should be financially assessed in their funding application to the Student Awards Agency for Scotland; the University uses the household income figure which is calculated in this assessment to allocate its own funding.

Students from Scotland will also be entitled to support for living costs from the Scottish Parliament. All students will be able to access a basic maintenance loan of at least £4,500, with additional support (an increased level of maintenance loan, and a non-repayable Young Students' Bursary) being based on household income:

Household Income

Maintenance loan

Young Students' Bursary

£0 - £16,999

£5,500

£1,750

£17,000 - £23,999

£5,500

£1,000

£24,000 - £33,999

£5,500

£500

£34,000 +

£4,500

£0

In order to access more than the basic level of maintenance loan, students should be financially assessed in their funding application to the Student Awards Agency for Scotland; the University uses the household income figure which is calculated in this assessment to allocate its own funding.

Scholarships

There are a limited number of undergraduate scholarships available to UK students. For more information including details on eligibility and how to apply please select from the list below.

Moritz-Heyman Scholarship

Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarship

Palgrave Brown UK Scholarship

Lloyds Bursary

Repayments

Students from Scotland who take out maintenance and tuition loans whilst at University will be expected to start repaying this cost once they have left University and have started earning £15,795. Read more about repayments.