Funding
As a student you will need to find out in advance what your course will cost and what finance may be available to you. The College is happy to advise on what funding support and options are available and you can contact the Registry & Admissions Office on 00(+44)1471 888 304 or by email.
Undergraduate
Students resident in Scotland should apply for financial assistance to the Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS). Students from any other EU and non-EU countries should contact their local education authorities. In certain circumstances students from other EU countries and elsewhere may be eligible for financial assistance from SAAS and should contact the agency to check their eligibility.
The main support for living costs for most students on full-time undergraduate courses is through a Student Loan. For further information on eligibility and to apply online for a student loan go to the SAAS website.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is registered in some Canadian provinces and students from these provinces may be eligible for loans from their government. Please contact the Registry & Admissions Office at the College for further information.
If financial assistance is not available from the SAAS, local education authorities or any other sources, applications may be made to the College's scholarship fund. Applications for a scholarship may be submitted at any time subject to ratification once a student has been awarded an unconditional place to study at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.
UHI also offers a Gaelic Bursaries Scheme jointly funded by the Highland Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Argyll and Bute Council. Bursaries are awarded to students about to enter, or who have already started their first year of study on one of the Gaelic medium degrees. For further information click here.
For more information on the SAAS application process and other funds available including disability allowance and child care funds you can download the student funding information guide here.
Postgraduate
Information on The Post Graduate Students' Allowance Scheme is available on the SAAS website.
The Scottish Government also produce a booklet each year, Helping you Meet the Cost of Living ' Postgraduate Students.
PFG (Part-time Fee Grant)
Students resident in Scotland may be eligible for help with course funding through the
part-time fee grant (PFG),a scheme operated by SAAS (Students Award Agency for Scotland) with up to £500 available to students studying modules worth 40 credit points or above, in an academic year. More information is available at www.student-support-saas.gov.uk
Distance Learning & Short Courses
ILA Scotland
ILA Scotland is a Scottish Government Scheme for anyone aged 16 or over and living in Scotland. The money is not a loan so you do not have to pay any of it back. The money is paid directly to the College. For more information on ILA Scotland, please call 0808 100 1090 or visit the website.
PFG (Part-time Fee Grant)
Students resident in Scotland may be eligible for help with course funding through the
part-time fee grant (PFG),a scheme operated by SAAS (Students Award Agency for Scotland) with up to £500 available to students studying modules worth 40 credit points or above, in an academic year. More information is available at www.student-support-saas.gov.uk
ILA200
From 2009/10 if you earn £22, 000 a year or less, or are on benefits, you can apply for a learner account that will give you £200 a year towards a wide range of courses at all levels.
Clì Gàidhlig
Clì Gàidhlig is piloting a package of grant support for new users who wish to learn Gaelic to offer support towards direct expenses incurred in the following areas; childcare, travel, accommodation, added costs incurred because of mobility/disability problems. For further information and an application form click here.
Organisations such as Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Comunn na Gàidhlig and the Catherine McCaig Trust also offer grants and bursaries for students wishing to go on to use and teach the language. Please click here.