Undergraduate Tuition Fee Grants - Application Form

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Introduction


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To apply for a Carnegie Education Fund (CEF) Undergraduate Tuition Fee Grant, please complete this online form, before submitting it the page numbers at the top right will take you to the different sections of the form. You can view the section name by hovering your mouse over the page number.

The fields marked with a * are mandatory, and you will only be able to submit this form once they have been fill in.

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Supporting evidence - As part of the application evidence will be requested at key points in the form. Depending on how you answer the questions, you may be asked to upload the following:
  • Photo ID - this will need to be an an image or scan of your passport or driver's license. If you are an asylum seeker you will need to provide images of your Application Registration Card (ARC).
  • Confirmation of your course place - for students entering their first year of study this should be the acceptance letter issued by the university confirming that you have received an unconditional offer of a place on your course. If you are partway through your degree you will need to supply evidence confirmation that you have passed the previous year and are progressing, such as a transcript of your results or a letter/email from a tutor or lecturer. If you are applying for a repeat year you will need to upload confirmation (such as a letter or email from the university) confirming that you are being permitted to resit and a transcript for the previous year. All of the above should show your full name, the course title, the academic year or date and where possible the tuition fee amount due. If you are applying after the start of the academic year instead of the above you should provide evidence of your active student status, such as a certificate of enrolment or matriculation, a status letter or a screenshot of your student profile confirming you have enrolled.
    • Proof of applicant eligibility - If applying on the basis of secondary schooling/college education, please upload a scan or image of ONE of the following documents; 
        • Summary of Attainment page of your Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) transcript, 
        • Secondary school attendance record, 
        • A National, Intermediate, Higher or HND qualification certificate, or 
        • A letter from your school or college confirming the dates of your attendance. 
      If you are applying on the basis of a substantial connection to Scotland, you must contact us to confirm your eligibility before proceeding with your application.
      • SAAS Award Notice letter (if you are eligible for the student living costs loan) - If you have yet to apply to SAAS for your loan or are still waiting to hear back you should not submit an application to us as we will be unable to process it without a current SAAS Award Notice. 
      Please note: Student Loans Company letters are not acceptable.
      If you are not eligible to apply for the student living costs loan, you will need to provide a copy of your most recent P60 (or equivalent document for the tax year just ended) OR pay slips for the last three months OR (if unemployed) last three Universal Credit statements for:
        • Yourself and your partner/spouse (if applicable) if you are over 25
        • Yourself and your parents or guardian if you are 25 and under
      If you are applying due to needing to repeat the previous year you will also need to provide a copy of your results for the failed year - this may be a transcript or an image/screenshot of your student profile listing your grades.

      Supporting evidence documents can be uploaded as JPEG, JPG, TIF, PDF, DOC or DOCX files. If you don’t have a scanner, you can take photos on your mobile phone instead but please ensure the document can be easily read! The maximum file size for each document is 5MB.
       
      Referee
      At the end of the form, you will be asked to provide the name and email address of a referee who is willing to provide a reference on your behalf. We will contact your referee directly once you have submitted this online form. The referee cannot be a family member, friend or fellow student and should preferably be someone who is familiar with your academic abilities and/or aspirations (such as a former or current teacher, tutor or lecturer). For those applicants returning to education after a period in employment we would accept a manager/employer as their referee.
       
      This online form must be submitted by the closing date of 1st December 2026, 5pm. After it is submitted you will receive an email acknowledgement. Please note that once submitted, a form can no longer be edited or changed. We cannot process applications that have been saved but not submitted.

      If you experience any technical difficulties during the online application process, contact us by email: Grants@carnegie-trust.org

      Applicant details



      Please enter your personal details



      eg. If you prefer using another first name or a diminutive.




      eg. If you changed your name by deed poll.





      Acceptable file formats are PDF, JPEG, TIF, PNG. If you do not hold a passport or driver’s license, please contact us at: Grants@carnegie-trust.org

      Applicant contact details

      Contact details


      This is your student email address at university- if you have not started a course yet this won't be available to you but you can always share it with later once you start your course.


      We may send you a text message with regard to your application.

      Please include the @ symbol.

      Permanent address
      This is you main place of residence. Eg. Your parental home, if you are under 25 or your own home if you are over 25 and independent.





      Term Time address
      Term time address is temporary accommodation during the academic year Eg. Halls of residence/shared flats etc.






      Eligibility for support

      Eligibility


      Acceptable evidence would be one of the following: a scan or image of your SQA Summary of Attainment or a Higher or HND certificate or a letter or email from your former school/college confirming your period of attendance. Acceptable file formats are PDF, JPEG, GIF, PNG’.

      Please indicate when you came to live in Scotland if you were not born here, or if you were born here and moved away for a time.



      Nationality & Immigration status

      If you have more than one, list all the countries you are a citizen of.

      Please upload images showing the front and rear of the Application Registration Card (ARC) issued to you by the Home Office

      Acceptable file formats are PDF, JPEG, TIF, PNG.

      Acceptable file formats are PDF, JPEG, TIF, PNG.


      Acceptable file formats are PDF, JPEG, TIF, PNG.

      Education to date

      Secondary education
      Add your secondary education in this section. If you attended more than one secondary school, use the 'Add another school' button below to create an additional entry. You can add up to 3 secondary schools



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      Further education
      If you are currently undertaking, and/or undertook a further education course in the past, please list the name of the course provider (e.g. college), dates attended, and the course title, qualifications, and grades. List all courses even if you did not complete the course, or left with no qualifications. You can use the 'Add another college' button if you did more than one course. You can add up to 3 courses.



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      Previous university courses

      List any university courses you have been enrolled on in the past, even if you did not complete. If you attended different courses, you can add more entries by clicking the Add another university button. You can add up to 3 courses.


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      If you already have a degree, please check info about 2nd Degrees on the Trust's website


      If you have already graduated from university with a degree level qualification please contact us at: 
      Grants@carnegie-trust.org
       to check your eligibility

      Employment history

      Employment details
      Give details of your employment history, relevant to this application and starting with your current or most recent post.




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      Personal background and circumstances

      Personal background
      When assessing applications, we seek to support individuals from a low income background whose educational opportunities may have been affected by a number of factors beyond their control. Please check any of the options below that best describe your upbringing and your current circumstances . You should then explain your background and circumstances in the personal statement section.



      Occupation


      State your parents' or guardian's occupation, and your own occupation and partner/spouse's occupation, if applicable. If retired or unemployed list the previous occupation and date retirement/unemployment began.




      Reasons for applying



      Course Details


      Please provide the full course title as it appears on your UCAS or university acceptance letter

      Eg. BSc, BA, LLB, MSci, MA, etc.

      If you are studying at UHI, please select the college you are attending from the college list.



      This needs to show your full name, university, course title, course start date or the academic year and confirm that you hold an unconditional offer. If you are partway through your course please attach evidence, such as a transcript, that shows you are progressing to the next stage of your course. If you are repeating a year, the document uploaded must confirm that the university is allowing you to repeat. Acceptable file formats are JPEG, TIF, PDF, DOC or DOCX.


      Please use format YYYY (e.g. 2026)



      Acceptable file formats are JEG, TIF, PDF, DOC or DOCX.



      Currency £, no decimal

      Full-time students
      SAAS funding information and outcomes (full-time students)




      Eg. Student Finance England, Student Finance Northern Ireland, U.S. Federal Loan etc.











      In order to be considered eligible the Trust requires applicants to have applied for and taken up, the full student loan amount available to them before applying.

      Currency £, no decimal

      A PDF copy of this letter can be downloaded through your SAAS online account.



      Part-time, distance learning and work based students
      SAAS funding information (Part-time, distance learning and work based students)



      A PDF copy of this letter can be downloaded through your SAAS online account






      You will need to forward evidence confirming the outcome of the SAAS's decision before a decision on your application can be made

      Finances

      Household income
      Grants are awarded on basis of financial need. To help us assess your circumstances, enter details of the household income and expenditure at your permanent residence. If you live away from home during term time, you will also need to enter your expenditure details further down under Expenditure at term-time address.

      Please enter number with 2 decimal places without the £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)


      If you are under 25, you will need to provide details of your parents' or guardians' income. This is the gross annual income before tax for the last tax year. Enter £0 if there is no income to report.


      If you are married, in a civil partnership or co-habiting with a partner, you will need to provide details of their annual income before tax. This is the gross annual income before tax for the last tax year. Enter £0 if there is no income to report.

      Your income includes any salary, pensions or interest received but not your student loan. This is your gross annual income before tax for the last tax year. Enter £0 if you have no income

      Enter £0 if you have no student loan. If you receive a loan from an organisation other than SAAS, enter the loan amount (for example, Student Finance England, Wales or NI, Stafford Loan etc.)

      Enter £0 if you do not receive any financial contribution from a parent or guardian.

      If you receive any benefits, tax credits, universal credits etc. state the amount here.

      £
      Household expenditure at permanent address
      Please enter number with 2 decimal places without the £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)

      Enter £0 if you do not pay any rent.

      Enter £0 if you do not have a mortgage.

      Enter £0 if you do not pay any council tax.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.
      Household

      Do not include finacially independent house/flatmates. If you have no dependents in your household please input ‘No dependents'.

      Personal expenditure
      Please enter number with 2 decimal places without the £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)

      This includes costs such as study materials, books, copying and printing etc. Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.
      Other addresses


      Please enter number with 2 decimal places without the £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)

      Enter £0 if you do not pay any rent.

      Enter £0 if you do not pay any council tax.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

      Referee

      Referee's details
      Your referee should preferably be someone familiar with your academic background. For example, you could use the same person who acted as a referee for your UCAS application, if you applied through UCAS. If you are returning to education after working, you can provide the contact details of a line manager. Your referee cannot be a family member, friend or fellow student. You must check with your referee first that they are willing to provide a reference before sending their details!






      Declaration and undertakings

      Declaration
      Please read the following statements and confirm you have read and understood them.






      This information will be used by The Carnegie Education Fund to administer the award, to confirm continuing eligibility for fee support grants, and as part of the general monitoring of the impact of its funding support.  Reports on the Scheme will only use personal data in anonymised or aggregated form.
      Communications from the Carnegie Education Fund
      We will be in contact with you by e-mail/phone/post in the course of processing your application and, if successful, as part of the administration of the award.  Please indicate below whether you agree, in addition, to be contacted by The Carnegie Education Fund about its other activities, funding opportunities, and latest news.  (You can withdraw from receiving such information at any time by contacting admin@carnegie-trust.org.)

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