
Funding for summer opportunities
Find out more about funded opportunities to go abroad in summer 2021
Researching the cost of studying or working abroad is a vital step in planning your international experience. While we strive to ensure that we have opportunities to suit all budgets, knowing more about the costs involved allows you to save the money you need to make the most of your time abroad.
Tuition fees for those spending one or two semesters abroad are usually paid to the University of Aberdeen as normal, though the exact method of payment will depend on your fee status (see table below). No tuition fees would be due to your host university for those on study exchange.
Exact tuition fee arrangements will depend on when students commenced their degree.
Students commencing their degree in 2021/22 onwards
STUDY EXCHANGE | Single semester | Full academic year |
---|---|---|
Scottish (SAAS-funded) | Full fee paid by SAAS | Full fee paid by SAAS |
Scottish (self-funded) | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
Rest of UK | Full fee paid by student | 15% of fee paid by student (£1380 for 2021/22) |
International / EU | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
TRAINEESHIPS | Single semester | Full academic year |
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Scottish (SAAS-funded) | Full fee paid by SAAS | 50% fee paid by SAAS 50% fee waiver |
Scottish (self-funded) | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
Rest of UK | Full fee paid by student | 15% of fee paid by student (£1380 for 2021/22) |
International / EU | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
Students commencing their degree in 2020/21
STUDY EXCHANGE | Single semester | Full academic year |
---|---|---|
Scottish/EU (SAAS-funded) | Full fee paid by SAAS | Full fee paid by SAAS |
Scottish/EU (self-funded) | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
Rest of UK | Full fee paid by student | Fee waiver** |
International / EU | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
TRAINEESHIPS | Single semester | Full academic year |
---|---|---|
Scottish/EU (SAAS-funded) | Full fee paid by SAAS | 50% fee paid by SAAS 50% fee waiver |
Scottish/EU (self-funded) | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
Rest of UK | Full fee paid by student | Fee waiver** |
International | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
Students commencing their degree in 2019/20 or earlier
STUDY EXCHANGE | Single semester | Full academic year |
---|---|---|
Scottish/EU (SAAS-funded) | Full fee paid by SAAS | Full fee paid by SAAS |
Scottish/EU (self-funded) | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
Rest of UK | Full fee paid by student | Fee waiver** |
International | Full fee paid by student | Fee waiver** |
TRAINEESHIPS | Single semester | Full academic year |
---|---|---|
Scottish/EU (SAAS-funded) | Full fee paid by SAAS | 50% fee paid by SAAS 50% fee waiver |
Scottish/EU (self-funded) | Full fee paid by student | Full fee paid by student |
Rest of UK | Full fee paid by student | Fee waiver** |
International | Full fee paid by student | Fee waiver** |
**Fee waiver – this is based on eligibility for a final-year fee waiver: available to RUK students who commenced their degree in 2020/21 or earlier; and International students who commenced their degree in 2019/20 or earlier. For these students, the final-year fee waiver is switched to the year abroad. Please note that the fee waiver can only be applied once.
Tuition fees will be unaffected for students undertaking summer or graduate opportunities.
Students going abroad for a semester or year should continue to be eligible for maintenance grants and loans as normal, ie SAAS, Student Finance, etc. If you are unsure, check with your funding provider.
If the period abroad is a compulsory part of your programme, you may be able to claim the cost of return flights and medical insurance, even if you do not usually qualify for a maintenance grant - check with your funding provider for details.
The funding available depends on where you are going and what you are doing. We have outlined the main funding opportunities below.
Where there is no funding available, you should assume that an opportunity is self-funded, ie that you have to pay for it yourself.
Study exchange can be funded under the UK Government's new Turing Scheme. While we update this information in our webpages, please see the Turing Scheme website for Grant Rates for 2021/22.
Participation in the Erasmus Programme automatically qualifies students for funding. The level of funding available to each student depends on the duration, host country and whether study or traineeship is being undertaken.
|
Receiving country |
Amount per month |
Group 1Programme Countries with higher living costs |
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, Norway |
€420 EUR |
Group 2Programme Countries with medium living costs |
Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Netherlands, Malta, Portugal |
€370 EUR |
Group 3Programme Countries with lower living costs |
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey |
€370 EUR |
Up to £1,000 available towards participation in an eligible summer school activity. See the Santander Bursaries section for more information
Students going abroad during their degrees should budget for the following additional costs:
This is in addition to costs that you would usually budget for if you were in Aberdeen, such as:
Check out this useful Go Abroad budget calculator from the Digipass Project to help you with your financial planning.