Higher education in United Kingdom

Each year, thousands of international students come to UK for getting higher study. There are a large number of degree courses available. These range from medicine, law, accountancy and architecture to the arts, media, humanities, science and business.

Studying for a UK qualification is a sound, long-term investment. There is great value in living and studying here. You can use it to improve your English, get a job and make new friends and contacts.

At first, check whether you can apply for a special scholarship on one of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office schemes. If that is not possible, you can find out more about where you can go to apply for loans, grants and other schemes to help you take the course you have picked.

If you are an undergraduate, there are huge numbers of courses you can choose from. Or you might prefer to study for a UK degree in your own country. Postgraduates can also choose a course from the many on offer.

Half the joy of studying is the chance to meet and mix with fellow students. So here you can find out about student life, how much it costs and whether you will be able to work to support yourself.

To be eligible for a grant covering some part of their tuition fees, students have to live in UK for three years or more as a resident. This rule also applies for a low-priced student loan to help cover other costs.

Working in UK:

You can easily find out about part-time jobs by consulting notice boards around campus, looking in local newspapers and jobcentres, or going along to your college or university careers office. Many universities have their own job centres which put up part-time and holiday vacancies.

Your university or college careers service can also provide you with information and advice about employment, training and further study, and help you with job-hunting and making applications.

If you are a foreign national - a person from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) - studying and working while you're in the UK, you'll be required to hold a UK identity card as part of the National Identity Scheme (NIS) from 25 November 2008.

Scholarship Facilities:

To process the visa you need to submit Passport, paper of IELTS / TOFEL Academic paper, Offer letter, Paper of tuition fee and paper of sponsor. Then need to face the interview. Then you can get the visa.

Some addresses of institutions in UK that provide scholarship for the foreign students:

Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship plan (CSFP): this plan provides at least 400 scholarships every year for the welfare of the brilliant students of the Commonwealth countries. Most of these scholarship are provides for post graduated degree or on other thesis.

British Sivaning Scholarship: about 2000(two thousand) students are given this scholarship every year.

This scholarship is given for fulltime post graduate degree or full time research. Sometimes this scholarship is given for three months or six months duration short technical course.

Technical Co-operation Training (TCT): Though it is not a scholarship Programme, every year minimum 4000(four thousand) new awards are given from this. Within 45 years candidates can apply for these awards. They are given written and viva admission. Training is given on various subjects. Course duration is about three months to three years.

DFID Shared Scholarship (DFID SSS): This award is given for Post Graduate and Under Graduate course. This scholarship carries on full expenditure of education, ticket, Maintenance and thesis expenditure.