School of Law

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I fund my law degree? Is there any financial assistance available? 

A: Depending on where you are resident, financial assistance may be available to help you undertake your studies.  The Students Loans Company offer loans and grants for studying and living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, providing you meet their residency criteria.  See the Student Loans Company website for further details: https://www.slc.co.uk/

Many of our students fund themselves with Career Development Loans available through a number of banks. Students may also qualify for support from other sources and information can be found on the relevant pages of the Registry website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/registry/finance/.   It may also be worthwhile consulting the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland (if you are of Scottish birth or extraction, or have had at least two years' secondary education in Scotland). Two publications may provide further guidance: The Directory of Grant-Making Trusts, published by The Charity Aid Foundation, and the Grants Register published by Macmillan Press.  Both are available for consultation in the University Library and in public reference libraries.

Please note that for US applicants, the University of Glasgow is one of few UK universities to offer a dedicated Federal Aid Support Officer.