Finance

It is important to make sure that you sort out your finances before you enrol on a course.  There are various types of funding available depending on what type and level of course that you are interested in.

The next few pages outline some of the main financial implications of coming to college, whether as a full-time or part-time student.

For those thinking of becoming full-time Students, this page will give you information on:

• Bursaries and Educational Maintenance Allowances (EMAs)
• Student loans
• Supplementary grants
• Financial differences between Further Education courses (NQ/NC/GSVQ Intermediate; 1 or 2 / Access level courses) and Higher Education courses (HNC/HND/BA/BSc).
  

For those thinking of becoming part-time students, this page will give you information on:

• Fee waivers
• Study and staying on benefits
  

We have tried to include as much information on this page as possible so that you are able to make an informed decision when thinking about applying to college.  If you still have questions once you have read the funding information please contact our friendly Information & Guidance Team on info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk, or call on 01463 273000, Textphone for those who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech impairments - 01463 273180 or by dropping in to the Longman Campus, Longman Road, Inverness – Monday to Friday - during office hours.

Asking questions now about funding your course will mean fewer problems later.

• finance for full-time courses
• studying and staying on benefits
• finance for part-time studies
• fee waivers
• discretionary and childcare funds.