Medicine A100 fees and scholarships

• Home (Scotland/EU) fee status

  For the first three years of the A100 programme, which take place at St Andrews, you may be eligible to apply to SAAS for payment of tuition fees.

  You may also be eligible to apply for a means-tested maintenance loan, bursary and supplementary grants as applicable. (EU students are only eligible for tuition fee support.)

  For years four, five and six, tuition fees will depend on which partner medical school you continue on to.

  Scottish medical schools

  • Year 4 – you may be eligible to apply to SAAS for payment of tuition fees. You may also be eligible to apply for means-tested maintenance loan, bursary and supplementary grants as applicable (EU students are only eligible for tuition fee support.)
  • Years 5 and 6 – Department of Health pays tuition fees (see more information below). You may also be eligible to apply for a means-tested NHS bursary or supplementary grant, or a non means-tested loan as applicable.

  English medical schools

  • Year 4 – you may be eligible to apply to SAAS for a repayable tuition fee loan up to the level set by the English partner medical school. You may also be eligible to apply for means-tested maintenance loan, bursary and supplementary grants as applicable.
  • Years 5 and 6 – Department of Health pays tuition fees (see more information below). You may also be eligible to apply for a means-tested NHS bursary or supplementary grant, or a non means-tested loan as applicable.

  Check the University of Manchester and Barts and the London websites for annual fees.

  Although the Department of Health pays for fees in years 5 and 6, Scottish domiciled students should apply to SAAS for support as they administer the arrangement for the Department of Health. EU students are only eligible for tuition fee support and should contact the NHS Bursary Unit in England for information. Check the NHS Student Bursaries website for up-to-date detail.

• RUK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) fee status

  Tuition fees for 2018-2019 (overseas fee status): £30,080

  The Scottish Government has introduced a mandatory new national levy for overseas medical students for each year of study to cover the costs of NHS clinical teaching, which is reflected in the tuition fee. Fees may increase annually during the course of your study by up to 5% or up to the amount of the levy.

  A100 entrants should check the University of Manchester website for annual fees for overseas students.

• Overseas fee status

  Tuition fees for 2018-2019 (overseas fee status): £30,080

  The Scottish Government has introduced a mandatory new national levy for overseas medical students for each year of study to cover the costs of NHS clinical teaching, which is reflected in the tuition fee. Fees may increase annually during the course of your study by up to 5% or up to the amount of the levy.

  A100 entrants should check the University of Manchester website for annual fees for overseas students.