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Tuition Fees

• 2006/07
• 2007/08
• 2008/09 - now available!

Please contact the Income Office for further information about paying your fees.

Location: Ground Floor, Senate House
Opening Hours: Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 17.00 hrs
Telephone: 0117 9546372
Fax: 0117 9255584
Email: student-fees@bristol.ac.uk
Postal Address: Income Office, Finance Department, Senate House,
Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TH

Fee Descriptions

Modes of Attendance

• Full-time

• Part-time/Half-time

All other students.  Fees are usually charged pro rata to the full-time equivalent.

Fees Status

The Government's regulations on fees "permit institutions to recoup the the full cost of their provision for 'overseas' students studying part-time as well as for those studying full-time.  The Regulations provide the statutory framework for institutions to determine the fees status of students.  Each case should be considered on its own merits."

Undergraduate Students

• Home/EU

• Sponsored

• Channel Islands/Isle of Man

• Overseas

All other students.

Postgraduate

• Home/EU

Residents of the United Kingdom or of another member country of the European Union as for undergraduate students.

• Overseas

All other students, including residents of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Definition of Home/Overseas Fee Status

Regulations Governing Home/Overseas Fee Classification

These definitions are a summary of what is set out in definitive form in The Education (Fees and Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.  (These Regulations took effect from 31^st March 2006 and revoked the previous Regulations of 1997.)

If you fit into one of the following categories, the University will charge you “home” tuition fees.  If you do not fit into one of the following categories, the University will charge you “overseas” tuition fees.

Some words and phrases have meanings specific to the Regulations; these are shown in italics, and explained at the end of the document.

Categories leading to "home" tuition fee status:

1. United Kingdom(UK) Residents with Settled Status

By the 1^st September preceding the start of your course, you have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years, apart from temporary absences,

and     you are settled in the UK by the 1^st September before your degree course starts,

and     the main purpose for your residence in the UK has not been to receive full-time education during any part of the three-year period.

Note:   If you are granted settled status after the 1^st September, you will not become eligible for home fee status, but will have to continue to pay overseas fees for the whole duration of your course of study.

2. UK Residents with Refugee Status

You have been recognised as a refugee by the UK Government and have remained ordinarily resident in the UK since then,

or        you are the spouse or civil partner or child of such a person.

Note:   If you, or your parent or spouse or civil partner, are recognised as a refugee after the start of your degree course, you may be entitled to pay home fees from the next ‘fees due’ date (normally the beginning of the next academic year).

3. UK Residents with HP, DL, ELE or ELR Status

You have applied for asylum and have not been granted refugee status, but you have been granted one of the following by the UK Government:

Humanitarian Protection (HP),
Discretionary Leave (DL),
Exceptional Leave to Enter or Remain (ELE/ELR),

and      you have remained ordinarily resident in the UK since being granted that status,

or         you are the spouse or civil partner or child of such a person.

Note:    If you, or your parent or spouse or civil partner, are granted HP or DL or ELE/ELR after the start of your degree course, you may be entitled to pay home fees from the next ‘fees due’ date (normally the beginning of the next academic year).

4. European Union (EU) Nationals and their Children

You are the national of an EU country, or the relevant family member of an EU national,

and       by the 1^st September preceding the start of your course, you have been ordinarily resident in the  European Economic Area (EEA) and/or Switzerland for three years,

and       the main purpose for your residence in the EEA and/or Switzerland has not been to receive full-time education during any part of the three-year period.

5. Migrant and Self-Employed Workers in the UK

You are an EEA national or a Swiss national resident in the UK as a migrant worker, or you are the relevant family member of such a person,

and      you have been ordinarily resident in the EEA and/or Switzerland for three years before the 1^st September preceding the start of your degree course.

Note:    if you are a UK citizen who has been working in another EEA country or Switzerland for all or part of the three-year period, and you have returned to the UK and started work before the start of your degree course, and you are ordinarily resident on the 1^st September preceding the start of your degree course, you might be eligible to pay home fees as a migrant worker.  In addition your relevant family members might be eligible.

Note:   All the definitions in this category are complex and for more information you are advised to consult the UKCOSA Guidance Note, “EEA Students”, available from http://www.ukcosa.org.uk/pages/guidenote.htm

6. Temporary Employment outside the UK, EU, EEA or Switzerland

You fit in category 1, but you have not been ordinarily resident in the UK continuously for three years, only because you, or your spouse or civil partner, or your parent(s) were temporarily employed abroad for all or part of the three-year period.

or        You fit in category 4, but you have not been ordinarily resident in the EU, EEA or Switzerland continuously for three years, only because you, or your spouse or civil partner, or your parent(s) were temporarily employed abroad for all or part of the three-year period.

or        You fit in category 5, but you have not been ordinarily resident in the EU, EEA or Switzerland continuously for three years, only because you, or your spouse or civil partner, or your parent(s) were temporarily employed abroad for all or part of the three-year period.

Explanation of words and phrases in italics

• United Kingdom (UK) -  includes England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.  (NB Students from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man who are in receipt of an award from their island authority are treated differently as there is an agreement between the island authorities and UK higher education authorities.)
• 1^st September - the Regulations refer to “the first day of the first academic year of the course” when calculating the start of the three-year period. The Regulations define this “first day” as the 1^st September if you are joining a degree course which starts at the beginning of the University’s academic year in October.  If you are joining a course at a different time of year, a different “first day” might apply to you: it will be either 1^st September, 1^st January or 1^st April – whichever is the nearest to the start of your course.
• Ordinarily resident - you are ordinarily resident in the UK if you have habitually, normally and lawfully resided in the UK from choice.  Temporary absences from the UK are permitted.
• Settled - you are settled if the length of your stay in the UK is not limited by UK immigration control, i.e. if you have either the right of abode or  Indefinite Leave to Enter or Remain (ILE/ILR) in the UK.
• Relevant family member – this category includes child, (including step-child and adopted child) if aged under 21 or dependent, parent, step-parent, spouse and civil partner, other direct descendant (in some cases), other direct ascendant (in some cases).
• European Union (EU) countries are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK.
• European Economic Area (EEA) includes all EU countries, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
• Migrant worker - someone who is a national of the EEA or Switzerland and who has taken up work since moving to the UK.  This category can also include self-employed workers and frontier workers.  All the definitions in this category are complex, and some people will not be treated as migrant workers.   For more information, you are advised to consult the UKCOSA Guidance Note, “EEA Students”, available from http://www.ukcosa.org.uk/pages/guidenote.htm
• Temporarily employed outside the residence area - the residence must be for the purpose of employment, but there is no set definition of “temporary”, which means that different institutions might come to different decisions. The University may take into account, among other things, the nature of the employment; the terms of any contract or employer’s letter; the period of time spent abroad; the time spent in this country; and whether a residence has been maintained in the UK.

Disclaimer: This information is provided in good faith to help you decide whether you might be a home or overseas fee-payer.  Errors and omissions excepted.  It is believed to be accurate at the time of printing (September 2006).  For a definitive guide, you should consult the guidance notes provided by UKCOSA, The Council for International Education, at http://www.ukcosa.org.uk/pages/guidenote.htm, in particular the guidance note entitled “Tuition Fees: Will I Pay the Home or Overseas Rate?”.

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