Tuition fees and scholarships for EU nationals
EU Scholarship
Due to the UK leaving the European Union, changes have been made to the tuition fees that EU, EEA and Swiss nationals pay to study in the UK. This page contains information about the fee changes and our EU Scholarship.
If, after reading the information, you have further questions, please get in touch with us.
New EU students starting in 2025/26
Following the UK's exit from the European Union, if you're an EU, EEA or Swiss national, starting a course at a UK University, you will no longer be eligible for the same fees as UK students. You'll pay the same fees as an international student.
At the University of Portsmouth an EU Scholarship will be applied to your fees reducing them to the same amount as UK students. To be eligible for an EU Scholarship you need to be an EU, EEA or Swiss national and resident. This means the tuition fee will be £9,535 for Undergraduate courses in the 2025/26 academic year (please see course pages for Master's and Postgraduate research course fees). All fees are subject to annual increases, please refer to your relevant course page for next year's fees.
The scholarship will apply to new undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students for the following intakes: September and January 2025/26.
You won't be eligible for undergraduate, postgraduate or advanced learner financial support or loans from Student Finance England. But you may be able to apply for other forms of financial support.
Existing EU students continuing a course into 2024/25
If you're an eligible EU student assessed as a 'Home' or 'EU' fee-payer in the academic year 2024/25 or earlier, you’ll pay the same tuition fees as Home students throughout your course.
What if I am part of the EU Settlement Scheme?
Guidance regarding eligibility of EU students for 'Home' fee status for courses beginning from 2023/24 academic year can be found on the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) website.
Current information suggests if you are an an EU, EEA or Swiss national and have been granted 'settled' status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you'll generally be eligible for home fee status, tuition fee and maintenance support if you have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands for at least 3 years. For more details on eligibility and what support is available visit the Studying in the UK: guidance for EU students pages on the Gov.uk website.
If you already meet the conditions to be classed as a UK student for fees and funding purposes, you won’t receive the scholarship. You’ll pay the same fees as UK students.
- The scholarship is only available to students who join us in January 2025, September 2025 and January 2026.
- You must be an EU, EEA or Swiss national and have been resident in the EU, EEA or Switzerland for a minimum of 3 years to be eligible for this scholarship. If you already meet the conditions to be classed as a UK student for tuition fees, you won't receive this scholarship.
- The scholarship is available to on-campus full-time and part-time students studying an undergraduate, postgraduate taught or postgraduate research degree.
- The scholarship is also available to students on a study abroad programme bringing tuition fees in line with UK students (£4,625 for one term, £9,250 for the full 2024/25 academic year).
- The scholarship will take the form of a tuition fee reduction, resulting in the actual fee you pay being the equivalent to the fee of a UK student in the same academic year, effective at the time of registration and applied for the length of your course.
- The scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship, discount or fee offer, apart from the Alumni discount.
- The discounted fee will be stated on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS). This is the final document you receive when you have an unconditional offer to study at the University of Portsmouth and have paid your deposit.
- The scholarship is available to part-time distance learning students studying a postgraduate research degree.
Tuition fee deposits
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss national starting a course at a UK university, you will need to pay a tuition fee deposit unless you are confirmed as 'Home' fee status.
If you are a recipient of an educational loan from your government, this can meet the deposit requirement by emailing the evidence to feeenquiries@port.ac.uk.
Find information about deposits and any other exemptions on our ‘Tuition fees for international students’ page.
Exemptions (including Republic of Ireland)
The changes in student fees and funding will not affect you if you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss national benefitting from Citizens’ Rights under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, EEA EFTA Separation Agreement or Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement respectively.
The changes will also not affect you if you're an Irish national living in the UK or Ireland. Your right to study and access benefits and services will be preserved on a reciprocal basis for UK and Irish nationals under the Common Travel Area arrangement.
In general, you’ll continue to be required to meet the same criteria as UK nationals to be eligible for UK fees and funding.
Get in touch
- If you have any questions about your immigration status please contact global@port.ac.uk
- For queries about tuition fee status please contact feeassessment@port.ac.uk
- For applicants with confirmed ‘Home’ (UK) fees status, if you have queries about your eligibility for student support funding, please contact the Student Finance Centre: studentfinance@port.ac.uk