Advice and references for international students

Overseas students who are in the UK will be interviewed, if eligible for entry to one of our courses, and finance discussed when attending for interviews. Others should take the opportunity of discussing funding with the nearest British Council office, British High Commission or should approach their own Ministry of Education. Useful websites include:

 

Study Abroad

Country by country list of grants for studying in over 100 countries worldwide, including Britain. Published by UNESCO and available either through UNESCO or their distributing agents worldwide: UNESCO Publishing, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352, Paris 07 SP, France. Website: http://publishing.unesco.org. Copies of these similar guides may be available in academic, reference and public libraries, as well as many British Council Offices.

Guidance notes for students

UKCOSA guidance notes are intended for international students. They provide brief, easy to understand explanations of the issues and topics students most often ask about. They are available to students on the UKCOSA website www.ukcosa.org.uk and through subscribing to British Council Offices overseas.

Commonwealth Universities Yearbook

Detailed guide to 500 Universities of the Commonwealth. Appendices include a short description of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan and addresses of Commonwealth Scholarship agencies worldwide. Available from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (Publications Sales), John Foster House, 36 Gordon Square, London WC1 H 0PF. Tel: +44 (0)20 7380 6700. Website: www.acu.ac.uk