International

These pages offer advice on how to identify funding to support yourself and pay for your course fees during your studies.  For information about the fees that you can expect to pay, see the individual course pages.

Funding

One of the conditions of gaining a place on your course and obtaining your student visa will be your ability to cover your fees and living expenses for the duration of the course. If you think you are going to need financial assistance to help you complete your course, it is important to start looking into this as far in advance as possible.

You are strongly advised not to travel to the UK to begin a course of study without making sure you have enough money to cover all your academic fees and living expenses. It is unlikely that you will be able to make arrangements for financial support once you have left your own country; and the immigration authorities will not allow you to enter the UK unless you have sufficient evidence to show that you can cover the costs of your proposed study.

Scholarships for study at the IOE

Please visit our scholarships page for information on a range of funding opportunities.

Other sources of funding

A good starting point is your own Ministry of Education as they may have details of scholarship opportunities for study abroad, and will be able to advise you on your own government's conditions for such awards.

Visit Education UK, the British Council's site. The home page offers a link to a database of scholarships as well as information on courses at all levels, how much it costs to study, and British life and culture. There is also an on-line budget planner which will help you to ensure you have the finances to study in the UK.

Useful organisations

There are a number of other organisations that you may find useful.

  • UKCISA is the UK Council for International Student Affairs. It provides information and advice to international students in the UK or planning to come.
  • British Council is the UK's official organisation for education and cultural relations.
  • UK Visas is a UK government website that provides advice on applying for a UK visa.
  • UK Student Life provides help and information about studying, working or travelling in the UK, as well as information about British culture and life.
  • International Students House have a scholarship programme to give students from the developing world an opportunity to study in London.  To find out more about the scholarships offered please visit http://www.ish.org.uk/welfare/Scholarships+Overview.  International Students House also offers student accommodation 365 days a year, located in one of the safest areas of central London, and is a social centre for students.
  • Prospects offers comprehensive information on graduate and postgraduate study related topics including funding.
  • Hotcourses offers a detailed guide to everything you need when planning and organising your student finances, including a database of funding opportunities (click on the 'Funding' tab from the home page).