Accommodation Award
2020 entry
Please note that in order to gain access to the application form for this scholarship, your course application must be submitted by 11.59pm BST on Thursday 14 May. See "How to apply" below for further details.
Prospective students can apply for financial support towards their University or private accommodation costs. A number of awards are available of £1,500 per annum for the course duration; selection is based on financial need.
Eligible applicants must have a gross annual household income of under £40,000 or a below average household income in their country of residence, and articulate a need for support through a personal financial statement (further details below).
Further details of the accommodation provided by the University can be found on the accommodation website.
The award will be paid towards University accommodation fees in the first instance; students transferring to privately owned accommodation (including privately owned properties let through the University) will receive the award as a maintenance payment.
Eligibility
Geographical criteria
No restrictions
Domicile for fee status
No restrictions
Level of study
Postgraduate taught or postgraduate research.
Year of entry
Entrants in 2020
Subjects
No restrictions
Schools
No restrictions
Additional criteria
Applicants from outside the UK should refer to the "How to apply" section below for more information on household income.
As part of the application you will be asked to upload the following documents:
Financial Statement: A written personal financial statement describing any history of financial need (such as free school meals/fees), your current financial circumstances (written context of declared household income), any changes to your income (known changes such as job loss), and how a scholarship will assist your learning.
This should include relevant information such as:
- Details of your personal financial situation
- Household members earning and those not earning income
- Any expected changes to this income after you start your intended course
- Whether you have been in receipt of any financial support such as benefits
- Any previous needs based scholarships/bursaries you have held
- Any extenuating circumstances such as carer, dependants, disability, refugee
- Where self-employed details of wages and drawings are required
- Any other information that will help us understand why you need funding
Household Income: Evidence of the income you have stated in your scholarship application as "total household income". Provide all relevant forms of income for the current or most recent full year: employment, wage, salary statements (most recent three months), tax certificates or returns, confirmation letters from department of work and pensions, letters from local government, FAFSA, Council Tax statement, Tax credits, PIP, DLA, dividends, pension, annuity. Where evidence is not available please provide bank statements or e-statements (most recent three months) to show receipt of income. Documents must be PDF or similar small file size format and in English.
It is extremely important that you provide complete and accurate information when applying for funding. Your course and funding application are not linked, and applying for funding in no way impedes your course application.
What does it cover?
Duration of award
Annually for the full tuition fee-paying duration of the student's programme. Please note this does not include study abroad, study not at the University of St Andrews, continuation periods or extension periods.
Value of award (per year)
£1,500 towards university accommodation
Or
£1,500 towards private accommodation costs paid as monthly maintenance
Number of awards available
Details to follow shortly.
How to apply
This scholarship is available for application through the Scholarships and Funding catalogue.
- If you have applied for a Postgraduate Taught programme (e.g. MSc, MLitt, MRes, PG Certificate, PG Diploma, Conversion Diploma), you should apply for the Accommodation Award - Postgraduate Taught. You can apply for scholarships and funding by logging into My Application after you have applied for a Postgraduate Taught programme. You should wait until the next working day after submission before attempting to access My Application.
- If you have applied for a Postgraduate Research programme (e.g. PhD, MPhil, MFA), you should apply for the Accommodation Award - Postgraduate Research. After applying for your research course you will receive an email within 1 to 4 working days with instructions on how to access the Scholarships and Funding catalogue.
- If you are a current student at St Andrews, you can access Scholarships and Funding through MySaint. However, you should wait until after you have applied for your intended postgraduate programme before doing so, to ensure that the scholarship application is linked to that course.
We recommend using the funding financial profile to help calculate your household income before you apply for any needs-based scholarships. You can find the funding financial profile in My Application, Scholarships and Funding, "Create my funding financial profile".
Information for non-UK applicants
Household income will be assessed on below average country-specific income rates. When entering your income details in the scholarship application form, please convert your local currency to Pounds Sterling (GBP) and indicate the exchange rate you have used in the relevant question in the scholarship application form.
Scholarship application deadline
18 May 2020
At what stage of my course application can I apply?
Please apply for the award after you have submitted your application for a place at St Andrews. You do not need to wait until you have received an offer of a place before applying for the award.
When will I hear if my application has been successful?
The outcome of your scholarship application will be available on "View my applications" in Scholarships and Funding by mid June 2020.