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Studying Full-Time
If you are applying for a Full-time Further Education course, most Scottish students will not have to pay tuition fees. The College will waive the fees of any student entitled to support under the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Fee Waiver Grant Policy when studying on an eligible course. Once you have accepted your unconditional course offer you will be invited by email to complete a Student Funding Application Form Online to assess your eligibility for bursary funding. -
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Studying Part-Time
If you are studying a Part-time Further Education course, fees are payable at time of enrolment unless you have applied for and have been granted funding by another source or have provided evidence and been confirmed as a fee waiver.
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Studying Full-time
For a Higher Education Course fees are payable at the time of enrolment unless you have applied to the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) to have your tuition fees funded. -
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Studying Part-time
If you are studying a Part-time Higher Education course, fees are payable at the time of enrolment unless you have applied for and have been granted funding by another source or have provided evidence and been confirmed as eligible for a fee waiver.
It is your responsibility as the student to ensure that all funding applications are completed fully and to ensure that your funding is confirmed so that your fees will be paid where eligible.
If you are unsure if you are eligible for funding or how your tuition fees will be paid, you can explore the Student Information Scotland website which offers a budgeting tool, funding checker and other resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please see details of our course fees. Please note that this is the fee to be paid only if you are paying your own tuition fees. You can check funding options using the Student Information Scotland website and entering your details into the funding checker.
You need to log in to your SAAS portal to check the status and value of the awarded tuition fees. If this is showing as 0.00 under tuition fees submit an enquiry via your SAAS Account asking for your tuition fees to be added to your award. If the award letter shows your tuition fee value is included, please send a copy to coursefees@fife.ac.uk. Once SAAS confirm your award with the College your invoice will be cancelled. Please note SAAS are an external funding body and Finance are unable to assist with your SAAS account, you will need to contact SAAS directly.
The College will update your student record once confirmation is received from SAAS, you will then be issued with an invoice for your tuition fees. Please refer to our finance details on how to pay and the instalment options available.
If you are unable to pay your tuition fees, please contact coursefees@fife.ac.uk as soon as possible.
Please refer to the College residency requirements for further information and answers to any questions that you may have.
You need to provide evidence of your fee waiver to the College for this to be updated and applied to your record. Evidence should be issued to the SIS team via email Registry-Enrolments@fife.ac.uk.
Once confirmed and your record is updated the Finance team will cancel your invoice. Please note that the invoice will remain outstanding until you action this. This should be done as soon as possible to prevent next steps regarding outstanding tuition fees.
You need to provide evidence from your employer that confirms they will cover your tuition fees. You must provide either a Purchase Order or a signed College employer mandate form as soon as possible to coursefees@fife.ac.uk. Once received the Finance team can cancel your invoice and invoice your employer. Please note that the invoice will remain outstanding until you action this
Self-Financing Students - Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the College offers payment plans to help support students spread the cost of their tuition fees. When your invoice is issued a document with full details will be attached. You can find the details here .
No, all overseas students are required to pay their fees in full prior to the course start date. Your application will be held by the Admissions team until Finance receive payment in full.
No, as per the College Refund Policy where a student withdraws prior to the end of their course they remain liable for the full fee. This information is included within the enrolment process to make all students aware and further information is available within the Learner Guide and Refund Policy on the College website.
If in doubt please contact coursefees@fife.ac.uk to clarify any outstanding fees that may still be due if you proceed with withdrawal from your course.
If you cannot continue with your course in the current academic year, then you should discuss with your lecturer who can arrange withdrawal from your course, you would need to re-apply when you wish to return. Finance will not deferany payments that have been made to another academic year. If any refund is due then this would be arranged in line with the College Refund Policy.
Any course issues should be discussed with your Lecturer in the first instance and if this does not resolve the dispute then a formal complaint can be raised via the College website.
Only the Finance team can approve a refund or cancellation of fees dependent on the circumstances.
A refund can only be approved by the Head of Finance where an official complaint is upheld.
You will be contacted regarding payment of your fees by various methods, these will include SMS, email and official College Reminder Letters.
Reminder Letters will be issued monthly with each letter being an escalation of the previous letter and if payments are not brought up to date this can lead to withdrawal from your course.
If you are withdrawn for non-payment of fees, you will be:
Excluded on the College system preventing access to College materials
Unable to enrol on a new course until the outstanding debt is cleared
Payment will be required in advance of enrolment to any new course where you are self-financing