Overseas Students: EU Nationals

(asked on 21st May 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to support the attendance of EU students at UK universities after the UK leaves the EU.


Answered by
Chris Skidmore Portrait
Chris Skidmore
This question was answered on 24th May 2019

EU students and staff make an important contribution to our universities and it is testament to our system that so many students from abroad choose to come and study here.

I know that students, staff and providers are concerned about what EU exit means for study and collaboration opportunities. To help give certainty, in July 2018, we announced guarantees on student finance for EU nationals. These guarantees are not altered if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

EU nationals who start a course in England in the 2019/20 academic year or before will continue to be eligible for ‘home fee’ status and student finance support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course, provided they meet the residency requirement. We recognise how important it is that students and institutions have information on eligibility for student support before applications for courses open.

Applications for courses starting in academic year 2020/21 do not open until September 2019. We will provide sufficient notice for prospective EU students on fee arrangements ahead of the 2020/2021 academic year and subsequent years in the future.

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