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Directgov - Part of the Directgov website offering students information on costs, fees and help from the Government.
UCAS - The UK central organisation through which applications are processed for entry to higher education courses at universities and colleges.
Student Loans Company - The Government-owned Student Loans Company administers student financial support to eligible students in higher education in the United Kingdom.
Student Awards Agency for Scotland - The Student Awards Agency for Scotland deals with financial support and gives advice to eligible Scottish students in higher education throughout the United Kingdom.
Uniaid - Charity that helps with student finance

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Universities and colleges in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different fee structures to England. Check out the latest for 2009/10.

Fees of up to �3,225.
If you normally live in Wales and study at a higher education institution in Wales, you will be entitled to a non-means tested grant of up to �1,940 (regardless of family income).
Every full-time higher education student, regardless of where you come from in the UK, will be considered for a means-tested Welsh bursary of a minimum of �310 a year. You will only get this if you're getting the maximum Assembly Learning Grant or equivalent (up to �2,906)�and have signed the 'consent to share' section of the student finance application form.

Scotland has a flat fee of �2000 up until 2009/10 (typical degree courses last for four years).
If you are a full time student studying in Scotland you do not have to pay fees as they are paid by the Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS).
If you are not eligible for fee support and you are staying in Scotland, you will pay a flat fee of �1,225. If you are going to the rest of the UK you will have to pay your own fees including the increased fee levels.
If you are studying in Scotland and coming from elsewhere in the UK, your annual fee will increase to �1,775, unless you are doing medicine when the fee will be �2,875. This can be paid back after you graduate through a student loan.
Those from low-income backgrounds may also be eligible for a bursary, under the Young Student's Bursary scheme. This is worth up to a maximum of �2,575.

You can apply to SAAS for a loan to cover the cost of fees at institutions in the rest of the UK;
Your loan is not assessed on your family's income, unlike loans for UK students;
You will repay your loan after you finish your course and start earning over �15,000 a year;