higher education students from the EU starting their studies from academic year 2021-22 will no longer have the costs of their tuition fees met by the Scottish Government . ‘ Home fee ’ status for these students will come to end , and they will be classified as international students for the purposes of tuition fees . Any additional support available to EU students will be shown on our website at :
www . qmu . ac . uk / brexit-guidance-for-eu-students /
https :// www . qmu . ac . uk / study-here / fees-and-funding /
https :// www . qmu . ac . uk / study-here / fees-and-funding / scholarships-for-newstudents /
Future arrangements for Irish students from academic year 2021-22 under the Common Travel Area are subject to on-going discussions with the Scottish , UK and Irish Governments .
PhD Studentships
There are a number of PhD studentships available at QMU . For more information visit : www . qmu . ac . uk / study-here / postgraduate-research-study / graduateschool-and-doctoral-research /
Research funding
England and Wales domiciled students can access a doctoral loan from their funding authorities of up to £ 25,700 to support research degrees at doctoral level . For further information , please see : www . gov . uk / doctoral-loan for England and www . studentfinancewales . co . uk for Wales .
The most important sources of funding for postgraduate research students in the UK are the research councils . These bodies are government-funded agencies engaged in the support of research in different disciplines and postgraduate funding is just one part of a broad range of responsibilities . A full list of postgraduate funding opportunities is available at www . prospects . ac . uk . Details of research degree funding sources can be found on our website at :
www . qmu . ac . uk / study-here / postgraduate-research-study / graduateschool-and-doctoral-research
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Student Funding Adviser
The University offers a funding advice service that exists to provide information and guidance for all students regarding the funding available to them .
Postgraduate students who find themselves in financial difficulty can apply for help through the Discretionary Fund administered by QMU or the International Hardship Fund . There may also be help available from the Childcare Fund for students who are parents and have registered childcare costs , depending on household income . Details and information on how to make an application are available from Student Services . Criteria include having exhausted all other available sources of income , financial hardship and unexpected exceptional circumstances . Priority is given to students with disabilities , lone parents , students with short-term medical difficulties and families on low income .
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Student Funding Adviser T : 0131 474 0000 E : studentfunding @ qmu . ac . uk W : www . qmu . ac . uk / study-here / fees-and-funding /