Student Handbook - Moodle Book

 YEAR ABROAD FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS

The following arrangements apply to students undertaking the Year Abroad in 2012-13. Students should be aware that funding arrangements are subject to review on a yearly basis and the information in this section may change by the time you come to undertake your Year Abroad.

The amount of funding that you receive will depend on your tuition fee status AND in on the country or countries in which you will be undertaking your Year Abroad Placement.

Students who qualify for HOME fee status (this includes UK students, EU students, students who are permanently settled in the UK or who have refugee status) AND who will be on a study or work placement (including British Council Language Assistantship) within the European Union and/or Switzerland for a minimum of 24 weeks (this can include split placements) will receive:

-  A tuition fee waiver. No fees will be payable to Queen Mary or to your host institution (if studying under the ERASMUS scheme) for the academic year 2012-13.

-  A small ERASMUS grant

Students who qualify for HOME fee status who will be working or studying within the European Union and/or Switzerland for less than 24 weeks will receive:

-  A small ERASMUS grant

-  You or your funding authority will be required to pay half rate tuition fees to Queen Mary for the academic year 2012-13. If studying under the ERASMUS scheme, you will not be required to pay any fees to your host institution.

Students who qualify for OVERSEAS fee status who will be working or studying within the European Union and/or Switzerland will receive:

-  A small ERASMUS grant

-  You or your funding authority will be required to pay half rate tuition fees to Queen Mary for the academic year 2012-13. If studying under the ERASMUS scheme, you will not be required to pay any fees to your host institution.

All students who will be working or studying outside the European Union or Switzerland (Latin America or Canada) will be required to pay half rate tuition fees to Queen Mary for the academic year 2012-13. You will also not be eligible to receive an ERASMUS grant.

If you are going to spend the year studying independently at a university (i.e. not on an ERASMUS study placement), then you may be liable to fees at that institution as well as Queen Mary. In these cases, the College will reimburse your fees for studying abroad up to a limit of half of the home tuition fee for that year. Please note that if this does not fully cover the actual fees charged by the overseas institution, you must be prepared to meet any higher cost yourself.

The College is not able to reimburse any fees for part-time modules undertaken by students spending their year abroad on work placements.