For many years now, british schools and universities have been luring hundreds of thousands of foreign students. A lot of them manage to come over and fund their studies on their own, while others may enjoy a financial help.

The British government and the decentralized administrations of Scotland, Wales and North Ireland, as well as other British organizations, offer a wide variety of scholarships and other kinds of financial assistance, in order to help the foreign students who wish to study in the UK.

Read more about all other sources of funding at school, undergraduate and postgraduate level to study in the UK

School Level

			Charles de Gaulle bursaries If you’re aged 17-19 and have a good level of French (UK students) or English (French students) you could spend four weeks in France or the UK working on a project that you have designed yourself….
			Lefevre Trust The Lefevre Trust offers exchange visit bursaries for young people aged 13-18 who wish to undertake an exchange with a UK partner..

Undergraduate

			Tuition fees for undergraduates From September 2006, and since the devolution of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, tuition fees in the UK are now at variable rates, with a maximum of £3000 for each year of study. Download our document for EU students to find out more about the new funding system…
			EducationUk - Funding for undergraduate studies visit our EducationUK website for first-hand information about undergraduate scholarships or funding
			EducationUk Scholarships database the British Council's scholarships database for all types of studies, including undergraduate studies

Postgraduate
You will probably need to apply for extra funding for your postgraduate course or research and there are several organisations that may be able to help with tuition fee costs and/or living expenses

			Entente Cordiale Scholarships This scheme is aimed at ambitious French students undertaking a year of postgraduate study or research in a British university. If you wish to contribute to the relationship between the UK and France, and shape your future an Entente Cordiale scholarship could be for you
			EducationUk - Funding for postgraduate studies visit our EducationUK website for first-hand information about postgraduate scholarships or funding
			EducationUk Scholarships database You can do a search in our database to find out which universities offer small scholarships and bursaries in your postgraduate discipline

Scholarships for research purposes
The UK offers a wide range of research opportunities which are respected and recognised throughout the world, but it is not always easy to find funding to cover the duration of your research.

			Education Uk - Funding in Research Most students combine funding from different sources, such as the ones mentioned on the Education UK website
			Alliance programme The Alliance programmes gives young French and British researchers the opportunity to work together on a project of mutual interest. Travel and subsistence grants are awarded annually to the most promising projects