How much money you need

You may need to prepare financial evidence that holds enough money to cover your tuition fees and the required level of living costs.

Your financial documents must show you have enough money to cover your:

  • Tuition Fees  (unpaid fees as listed on your CAS) 

AND

  • Living Costs for your programme duration  (a monthly set amount of £1136. Only up to a 9-month maximum of £10224)

(1) CAS tuition fees: This would usually show your full tuition fees if you are a new student on a programme that's less than a year. Otherwise, it will be your first year of tuition fees for a longer programme. If you are a continuing student and returning to study, the tuition fee charge may be based on the next academic year. 

(2) Required living costs for your programme:  £1,136 per month is required for the programme duration, only up to the maximum 9-month amount of £10,224. If your programme is 9 months or longer, you must show the maximum living cost amount of £10,224.

Each financial document must be in the specified format for its type, regardless of whether you're self-funding, using scholarships, educational/student loans, or a combination. Different types of financial documents can be combined if all meet the financial requirements.

How to calculate your tuition fees and living costs 

  1. Continuing students need to know the required tuition fees for the next academic year of study.
  2. Add the tuition fee charge amount to the total needed for your required living costs (see table below).

1. Find out your required fees for the next year of study

Your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) will show your tuition fees.

What is a CAS?

Find your tuition fees

You will need to show that you have enough money for:

  • 1st year of tuition fees if you are a new or current student planning to study for at least 1 year

or

  • full tuition fees if you are on a programme shorter than 1 year (for example, you're a study abroad student coming to Edinburgh for 1 semester)

Current students will also need to show that they have enough money to cover any remaining unpaid fees.

If you have paid money towards your fees for next year, this should show up in your CAS. If you can't see this in your CAS, contact us to update it.

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2. Add this amount to the total needed for your required living costs

You must show £1,136 for each month or any part of a month you will be studying in the UK, up to a maximum of 9 months (1 academic year).

For example, this means that:

  • if you study for 6 months and 1 week, you will need to show 7 months of living costs (£7,952)
  • if you study for multiple years, you will need to show 9 months of living costs (£10,224)
Length of course (up to 9 months maximum)Total required living costs in addition to the course fee
1 month£1,136
2 months£2,272
3 months£3,408
4 months£4,544
5 months£5,680
6 months£6,816
7 months£7,952
8 months£9,088
9 months (maximum amount required)£10,224

If you are staying in University accommodation

If you are staying in University of Edinburgh accommodation and have paid for all or some of it, then you can take this away from the living costs amount. You may deduct up to a maximum of £1,483 from the living costs total. 

If you have paid money towards your University of Edinburgh accommodation for next year, this should show up in your CAS. If you can't see this in your CAS, contact us to update it.

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What to do if...

What kind of funds can I use to prove I have enough money?

There are only three ways you can prove you have enough money to apply for your visa application, namely: 

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