The University Of Aberdeen has significant funding for eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students who commence their study in September 2007. Please see
www.abdn.ac.uk/sras/undergraduate/bursaries_scholarships.shtml (University Of Aberdeen Undergraduate) or
www.abdn.ac.uk/sras/postgraduate/bursaries.shtml (University Of Aberdeen Postgraduate) for more details.
Founded in 1495, the University of Aberdeen is the fifth oldest university in the UK. It has a student population of over 14,000 and a large international community of students drawn from 120 different countries. The University Of Aberdeen has an excellent reputation for teaching quality and research, and, over the years, has had four Nobel Prize winners.
Big enough for the big city experience, cosmopolitan Aberdeen is a student-friendly place, still small enough to make it easy to find your way around and make friends.
What's on Offer
Aberdeen University's three colleges: Arts and Social Sciences, Life Sciences and Medicine, and Physical Sciences offer over 590 first degree programmes in the areas of Arts and Divinity, Education, Medicine and Medical Sciences, Social Sciences and Law, and Science and Engineering. The University Of Aberdeen emphasis on choice and flexibility provides students with the chance to mix, match and switch subjects as their interests and talents develop, and numerous international connections with universities affords students the opportunity to study abroad as part of their degree.
The University Of Aberdeen has a beautiful central campus where ancient buildings sit side by side with modern facilities. The university library is one of the largest and best-equipped in Scotland, and the very best learning resources are on offer to support studies, including the 6th most important museum collection in the country.
£240 million is currently being invested into new facilities and resources for students to ensure that the student experience at Aberdeen is incomparable. This includes a flagship library for the 21st century and a brand new sports complex.
Student support services rank with the best in the UK. Aberdeen University has an extensive support network in place to help students with any needs they may have from people who can provide friendly and expert guidance.
Entertainment
Social and sporting facilities are outstanding. The University Of Aberdeen has first-class sporting facilities on-campus, and over 150 societies to join. The University has also opened a fantastic new student centre, The Hub, which houses recreational facilities as well as drop-in centres.
Students describe the city as having an unrivalled social scene, which caters for all tastes in arts, culture, sport and entertainment. At night Aberdeen really lights up with a thriving nightlife, yet minutes from the city centre is the stunning coast and countryside of one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland.
Accommodation
A place in university or privately-owned halls is guaranteed to all new Aberdeen University students who apply before a certain date. Halls of residence, all either on-campus or nearby, offer traditional single study bedrooms or self-catering flats. There is a wide range of university and university-administered property or private housing available in the city. Catered halls cost from £90.00 per week (including two meals a day, seven days a week), self-catered from £55.00 per week.
Fees and Funding
Please refer to the Funding by Institution section.
