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Scholarships and Bursaries Access Bursary Scheme
Applying for a place at The University of
Edinburgh?  Concerned about how to finance
university study?  Then apply for an Access
Bursary by clicking on this link
www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/bursaries/ For
information about scholarships available at
Glasgow University click on this link
www.gla.ac.uk/studying/scholarships   Carnegie
Trust Fee Assistance and scholarships are
available from the Carnegie Trust for the
Universities of Scotland.  For more information
click on this link www.carnegie-trust.org
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Student Funding and Support The Student Awards
Agency for Scotland is part of the Scottish
Executive and is responsible to Scottish
Ministers. Their purpose is to deal with
financial support and give advice to eligible
Scottish students in higher education throughout
the United Kingdom, together with certain related
roles in connection with student loans, hardship
funds and educational endowments. Click here to
find out more - www.saas.gov.uk
 
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Scottish Colleges
Aberdeen College Angus College,
Arbroath Anniesland College, Glasgow Ayr
College Banff Buchan College, Fraserburgh Bell
College, Hamilton Borders College,
Galashiels Cardonald College, Glasgow Clackmannan
College, Alloa Clydebank College Cumbernauld
College Dumfries Galloway College Dundee
College Telford College, Edinburgh Elmwood
College, Cupar Falkirk College Fife College,
Kirkcaldy Glenrothes College Inverness College
James Watt College, Greenock Jewel Esk Valley
College, Dalkeith John Wheatley College,
Glasgow Kilmarnock College Langside College,
Glasgow Lauder College, Dunfermline Lews Castle
College, Stornoway Moray College,
Elgin Motherwell College North Glasgow
College Perth College Reid Kerr College,
Paisley Shetland College, Lerwick South
Lanarkshire College, East Kilbride Stevenson
College, Edinburgh Stow College, Glasgow Telford
College, Edinburgh West Lothian College, Bathgate
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Specialist Colleges Barony College,
Dumfries Central College Of Commerce,
Glasgow Edinburgh College of Art Glasgow College
Of Building Printing Glasgow College Of Food
Technology Glasgow College Of Nautical
Studies Glasgow School of Art North Atlantic
Fisheries College, Shetland Northern College of
Education, Aberdeen Dundee Oatridge
Agricultural College, Broxburn Scottish
Agricultural College, Ayr
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