Tuition Fees 2012/13 (for undergraduate courses)
EU students usually pay the 'Home' rate of fees. For EU students starting in 2012/13, you can find tuition fee costs for students starting in 2012/13 at Tuition Fees 2012/13. EU students are usually entitled to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to cover the cost of Tuition Fees from Student Finance EU Team. EU students should also be able to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan if they wish to study part-time
Tuition Fees for 2013/14 will be published here shortly
Tuition fee loan
Am I eligible? | All EU undergraduate (UG) students are eligible to apply for this assistance |
How much? | The cost of the course for the year, each year. In 2012/13 Leeds Trinity will be charging tuition fees of £8,000 for undergraduate honours courses. These figures will rise slightly each year |
How is it paid? | It is paid directly from the Student Loans Company to Leeds Trinity |
Do I have to pay it back? | Yes it is a loan and must be repaid |
Applying for the tuition fee loan
How do I apply? | The application process for 2012/13 for EU students is still to be confirmed. Latest information will be available at Directgov |
When can I apply? | The application cycle is expected to open in April 2012 |
When and how do I repay the loan?
When do I repay the loan? | The loan is repaid from the April after you have graduated or left your course. You repay when you are earning over £21,000 per year. If your income drops below £21,000 you stop making repayments. After 30 years, any amount not yet repaid will be written off (i.e. you will no longer need to repay it). No loans will be collected until after April 2016 |
How much do I repay? | You repay 9% of the amount you earn over £21,000. E.g. if you earn £25,000 you will repay £30 a month |
How do I make repayments | Repayments are normally collected through the PAYE system (deducted from your wages) if you are in England. If you leave England you will be contacted by the Student Loans Company about making repayments |
What rate of interest am I charged? | Whilst you are studying and up until the April after you graduate or leave your course interest is applied at Retail Price Index (RPI + 3%) From the April after you graduate or leave your course interest is applied at RPI to RPI + 3% on a sliding scale depending on what your income is between £21,000 and £41,000 If you are earning over £41,000 the interest is applied at RPI + 3% If your income is below £21,000 interest is applied at the rate of inflation |
Postgraduate Tuition Fees
There are no tuition fee loans available for postgraduate study, unless you are studying a PGCE or SCITT course. Information on funding postgraduate study can be found at postgraduate study (non-PGCE)
Living Costs
EU students are not entitled to support for living costs from the government (e.g. the loan and grant that you may hear ‘home’ undergraduate students talk about).
If you are an EU national, you have been living in the UK and Islands for the 3 years (and the purpose of those 3 years was NOT for education) before the start of your course (and before this you were resident in the European Economic Area and Switzerland), and will be living in the UK and Islands at the start of your course (e.g. 1st September 2012) you may be eligible for the same package of support as ‘home’ students. If you think this applies to you, you should contact studentfinance@leedstrinity.ac.uk for advice.
You may be eligible for funding from your home country and you should start by contacting your own Ministry of Education or Department of Education to see if you qualify.
Training Bursaries
PGCE / SCITT students may be eligible for a non-repayable Training Bursary of up to £20,000 depending on what subject you are studying and what degree you already hold.
Can't find what you're looking for or think there is something wrong on or with the finance pages? Contact studentfinance@leedstrinity.ac.uk