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Author	zellisgoatbond
Comment	\[Note: I'm looking at this from an undergraduate perspective - the situation regarding postgraduate funding differs quite a bit\]. In Scottish universities, there are broadly speaking 3 different fee categories: * Scottish/EU * Rest of the UK * Non-EU Scottish/EU students still have tuition fees, but at a relatively low amount (about £1,800 a year). However students pay no direct part in these fees - instead, the Scottish government pays these fees to the university itself. On the other hand, students from the rest of the UK, and outside the EU, pay higher fees (around £6,000 a year for the rest of the UK, and around £18,000-20,000 a year for Non-EU students). In most cases, students take out loans in order to pay these fees. However, access to these will depend on the country in question (e.g it's not too difficult to get them if you're from the US, but if you're from China you will probably pay for it upfront). Spaces for Scottish/EU students are capped by the Scottish government, while spaces for other students are uncapped. It's sometimes said that universities reject Scottish students to 'replace them' with students paying higher fees, but this is broadly speaking inaccurate - in many cases, universities reach the cap set by the Scottish government, so they quite simply can't accept any more Scottish/EU students. These places either go to a Scottish/EU student, or go unfilled. TL;DR the government allocates a certain number of spaces specifically for Scottish/EU students. Universities can add as many spaces for other types of students as they wish.
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\[Note: I'm looking at this from an undergraduate perspective - the situation regarding postgraduate funding differs quite a bit\].

In Scottish universities, there are broadly speaking 3 different fee categories:

* Scottish/EU
* Rest of the UK
* Non-EU

Scottish/EU students still have tuition fees, but at a relatively low amount (about £1,800 a year). However students pay no direct part in these fees - instead, the Scottish government pays these fees to the university itself.

On the other hand, students from the rest of the UK, and outside the EU, pay higher fees (around £6,000 a year for the rest of the UK, and around £18,000-20,000 a year for Non-EU students). In most cases, students take out loans in order to pay these fees. However, access to these will depend on the country in question (e.g it's not too difficult to get them if you're from the US, but if you're from China you will probably pay for it upfront).

Spaces for Scottish/EU students are capped by the Scottish government, while spaces for other students are uncapped. It's sometimes said that universities reject Scottish students to 'replace them' with students paying higher fees, but this is broadly speaking inaccurate - in many cases, universities reach the cap set by the Scottish government, so they quite simply can't accept any more Scottish/EU students. These places either go to a Scottish/EU student, or go unfilled.



TL;DR the government allocates a certain number of spaces specifically for Scottish/EU students. Universities can add as many spaces for other types of students as they wish.