Fees and Funding - Tuition Fees

What are tuition fees?

Tuition fees are the payments you will make to UHI North, West and Hebrides to enrol and complete your course. Tuition fees are due to be paid in full at the time a student enrols on a course and are due for all courses run by UHI North, West and Hebrides

Please check the cost of the course with UHI North, West and Hebrides and ensure you have funding in place before accepting a place. This information is designed to help you source funding that may be available to pay your tuition fees.

It is the student’s responsibility to accurately advise the College as to who will be paying their fees (and provide appropriate documentary evidence as required) at the time of enrolment. By default, the individual who signs the enrolment form or enrols online will be the person charged the fees unless the College is satisfied that the fees will be paid by a third party.

Fees are due to be paid in full at the time of enrolment. Students should ensure that they have funds available to pay these fees on the day they enrol. Listed below, are possible sources of funding that may be available to help towards the cost of tuition fees.

If you are looking to study at Higher Education level, please see the University of the Highlands and Islands, Higher Education Fee Policy.

Full-time courses

SAAS Funding – Full time HNC/HND & Degree Courses

Full-time Higher Education Scottish or EU domiciled students may be eligible for their tuition fees to be paid by SAAS. Students should apply for funding at the earliest opportunity by visiting SAAS. Students need to ensure that they have their SAAS funding in place before they enrol on the course. Failure to obtain SAAS funding will result in the student having to pay the fees.

Students classed as rest of UK or International should check the University of the Highlands and Islands website for details of funding.

Full time - NC/SVQ Level 1-3 or equivalent

Full-time Further Education Scottish or EU domiciled students may be eligible to have their fees waived if they satisfy the eligibility criteria, please contact the Finance Department at UHI North, West and Hebrides to check.

Part-time courses

SAAS Part-time fee grants - Part-time HNC, HND, Degree, SVQ 3 and SVQ 4 Courses

Students may qualify for funding to cover some or all of their part-time HNC, HND, Degree, SVQ 3 and SVQ 4 Course. Students should visit SAAS to establish if they are eligible and to apply.

FE Part-time fee waiver - Part-time NC, NQ, SVQ or City & Guilds

A Fee Waiver or funding could be available to help with payment of course fees, depending on your personal circumstances.

You can apply for your fee waiver by completing the online application in your student hub account. Please see our Fee waiver guidance to see if you are eligible.

To apply for your Further Education Fee Waiver you must first have:

Accepted your unconditional offer of a place on the course
Received an e-mail with your login and password for UHI Records

You can also read our guides for help with Accessing the Student Hub Guide or Uploading Documents to Your Student Funding Application.

If you have any questions or require further information please contact your local college centre, call us on 01847 889000 or email us.

Fee waiver information

A Fee Waiver or funding could be available to help with payment of course fees, depending on your personal circumstances.

You can apply for your fee waiver by completing the online application in your student hub account. Please see our Fee waiver guidance to see if you are eligible.

To apply for your Further Education Fee Waiver you must first have:

Accepted your unconditional offer of a place on the course
Received an e-mail with your login and password for UHI Records

You can also read our guides for help with Accessing the Student Hub Guide or Uploading Documents to Your Student Funding Application.

If you have any questions or require further information please contact your local college centre, or call us on 01847 889000

Payment options

Instalments

Students may take advantage of paying their course fees in instalments. These must be set up by standing order and failure to pay an instalment will result in the student having to settle the remainder of the debt in full within 14 days. Please contact the Finance Department to arrange.

Accepted Payment Methods:

Internet banking: Royal Bank of Scotland, Thurso Sort Code: 83-27-23, Account Number: 00667383, quoting your Student Number and Course you are paying for.
Most major credit/debit card (except American Express)
Cheque – made payable to “UHI North, West and Hebrides”

Non-payment of Fees

In all cases where fees are not paid either on enrolment or within 14 days of an invoice being sent, (unless finance is notified of any problems and has placed the account on hold) the College will not process the results for the student and they may be asked to stop attending classes until the debt is paid in full or a payment plan is agreed. If the student has left the course, we will seek to recover the outstanding debt via our Debt Collection Agency.

Fee Waiver

Please see our fee waiver section for more eligibility information. If you are eligible, please complete the online fee waiver application through the Student Hub, if you have any questions, please get in touch with the Finance Department.

Employer/Sponsor

If a student is sponsored by a third party, a letter confirming such sponsorship or a purchase order must be given at enrolment to ensure the sponsor is invoiced for the fees. If the sponsor fails to pay the fees the student will be liable.

Refunds

Students may be entitled to a refund in some circumstances. Please check with the Finance Department.

Contact information

UHI North, West and Hebrides

Finance Department T1.11

Ormlie Road, Thurso, Caithness KW14 7EE

accountsreceivable.nwh@uhi.ac.uk

Other resources

University of the Highlands & Islands

SAAS - Student Awards Agency Scotland