


However, the SFC doesn’t actually fund individual students – instead it makes the funding available to the Scottish universities, and these in turn offer SFC-funded places via the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS). The SFC has invested £1.9 billion into Scotland’s universities and HE institutions, and is responsible for helping many postgraduate students achieve their dreams of studying a postgrad program in Scotland. The universities funded by the SFC are:Ībertay University, Edinburgh Napier University, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow School of Art, Heriot-Watt University, Open University in Scotland, Queen Margaret University, Robert Gordon University, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, SRUC, University of Aberdeen, University of Dundee, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews, University of Stirling, University of Strathclyde, University of the Highlands and Islands, University of the West of Scotland.

Its funding currently contributes to Scotland's 19 universities and 26 colleges. The SFC doesn't fund individual students as their funding goes directly to colleges and universities. The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is the national, strategic body responsible for funding teaching and learning provision in Scotland's colleges and universities. It is advisable to check with the individual universities in the UK and Europe for up-to-date information on tuition fees for all postgraduate programs. Meanwhile, UK students studying their postgraduate course at a European university are also likely to incur higher tuition fees than their EU counterparts. Discover a range of funded scholarships, bursaries towards study costs, tuition fee reductions and discounts, and loyalty rewards that help keep the cost of studying in one of the UK's most affordable cities within reach.PLEASE NOTE: As a result of Brexit, from Autumn 2021 postgraduate students from the European Union studying at a UK university will be charged the same tuition fees as international students.
