Money Matters

2012/2013 Tuition Fees

Students from Northern Ireland

From 2012 Queen's University Belfast will charge £3,465 to students who normally live in Northern Ireland on full time undergraduate programmes. Students will not have to pay upfront for tuition.

Students studying here will be able to apply for a loan for tuition for the full amount of the course costs, a living cost loan and a non-repayable living cost grant.

• Living Cost Loan
  
  Up to £3,750 is available for students living away from home and you won't have to start paying it back until after you graduate, and only then once you're earning over £15,795 a year.
  
  
• Living Cost Grant
  
  A living cost grant of up to £3,475 may also be available depending on your household income, and it doesn't have to be repaid. For more information see www.studentfinanceni.co.uk
  
  
• Queen's Institutional Bursary
  
  An Institutional Bursary is available from Queen's depending on your household income.
  For more details visit http://go.qub.ac.uk/InstitutionalBursary
  

Undergraduate Scholarships

Undergraduate Scholarships are available for 2012

Students from England, Scotland and Wales

From 2012 Queen's University Belfast will charge £9,000 to students who normally live in England, Scotland and Wales (GB students) on full-time undergraduate programmes. Students will not have to pay upfront for tuition.

GB students who applied in the 2010-2011 admissions cycle for deferred entry commencing in September 2012 and who are now holding confirmed places on this basis, will be charged fees equivalent to those applicable to students from Northern Ireland for the duration of their course. Such students will not be eligible for consideration for any scholarships that are available to GB students who are paying higher fees than those from Northern Ireland.

Students from England

Students from England studying in Northern Ireland will be able to apply for a tuition fee loan for the full amount of the course costs, a living cost loan and a non-repayable living cost grant.

• Living Cost Loan
  
  Up to £5,500 is available for students living away from home and you won't have to start paying it back until after you graduate, and only then once you're earning over £21,000 a year.
  
  
• Living Cost Grant
  
  A living cost grant of up to £3,250 may also be available depending on your household income, and it doesn't have to be repaid. For more information see www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk

 Students from Scotland

Grant and loan levels for students from Scotland starting university courses in Northern Ireland in 2012 can be found at www.saas.gov.uk

Students from Wales

Grant and loan levels for students from Wales starting university courses in Northern Ireland in 2012 can be found at www.studentfinancewales.co.uk 

Undergraduate Scholarships

Undergraduate Scholarships are available for students from Scotland, England and Wales.

Students from the Republic of Ireland and other non-UK EU countries

From 2012 Queen's University Belfast will charge £3,465 to students who normally live in the Republic of Ireland or other non-UK EU countries on full time undergraduate programmes. Students will not have to pay upfront for tuition.

EU students can apply to the Student Finance Services European Team (Tel 0141 243 3570) for a loan of up to £3,465 to cover the tuition fee.

In this section you'll also find information on Tuition Fees, Accommodation Costs, general student Living Costs, support available from Government Grants and Sports Bursaries.  There is also useful information relating to Student Financial Support i.e. contacts, within Queen's and outside Queen's.