As a student you will have two main costs to meet: tuition fees and living costs.  You will be eligible to apply for student loans and means-assessed exemption from tuition fees throughout the total five years of studying. You will need to carefully discuss and plan financing your studies, as training to become an architect takes a minimum of seven years in total, and many students accumulate considerable debt. Consider organising holiday employment early or even taking a year out to save in advance.

There are many organisations and bodies dedicated to assisting you. At the bottom of the page is a pdf list of available resources for your information. 

The RIBA Education Department is responsible for administering a number of trust funds supporting undergraduate students, specialist postgraduate study, architectural researchers and related educational projects. For information on the various programmes, please visit our Prizes, Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Further Information

Further helpful information on student finance for prospective students, their parents and mature students entering or returning to education is given on the UCAS| website and the UK Government's student finance webpages|.