Architectural Association School of Architecture

• Foundation: (New students) £20,352
• Undergraduate Years 1 to 5 : (New and Continuing students) £20,352

Please note: All Undergraduate and Graduate students are required to pay an additional £95 AA Membership and Student Forum fee per year. This amount will be added to the Term 1 tuition fees.

Fees for the 2017/18 academic year will be announced in January 2017.

• MA/MSc (New students, full Programme) £ 24,927
• MArch - 16 months (New students, full Programme) £ 34,608
• MFA (New students, full Programme) £ 33,866
• Taught MPhil - 20 Months (New students, full programme) £ 41,545
• PhD/MPhil (New students) £ 24,927

Please note: All Undergraduate and Graduate students are required to pay an additional £95 AA Membership and Student Forum fee per year. This amount will be added to the Term 1 tuition fees.

Fees for the 2017/18 academic year will be announced in January 2017.

Once the deposit has been received the remainder of the fees are payable in advance or on an annual or termly basis. Applicants who have been offered a place before July 2016 will be given the opportunity to pay the full fees for the academic year and take advantage of a discount of 3%* over the total fee for one academic year. Applicants will receive more information, in writing, from the accounts department regarding this matter nearer the time.

The Term 1 fee payment is due before you register on Monday 18 September 2017. Prior to registration you will receive a fee statement which will show the amount to be paid, and the payment deadlines. Please make sure you inform us of any change of address so the fee account can be sent to the correct address.

The Term 2 fee payment will be due in January 2018. You will be sent a reminder fee statement in December 2017 regarding the amount due and the payment deadline.

The Term 3 fee payment will be due in April 2018. You will receive a reminder fee statement. Please note students studying on a 12 month course should have a £0 balance, as the deposit will count towards this final payment. If you made the payment of your fees by bank transfer, you should expect some bank charges and that these bank charges might be reflected in a Term 3 account. (These charges are made by the bank once the money gets to London. The AA does not take any commission from it).

*Fees and discounts are subject to review annually.

The AA offers Scholarships to new students entering First, Second and Fourth Year of the Undergraduate School, who demonstrate exceptional promise and financial need.

AA Scholarships cover up to two terms (66%) of the fees and are awarded for three academic years for First Year students, and two academic years for Second and Fourth Year students. Applicants are eligible regardless of age, nationality or background.

To apply for a scholarship, applicants must complete the online application form and submit a portfolio by the early application deadline. Applications received after this date, but before the late application deadline, will be considered for financial assistance at the discretion of the school.

Applicants whose work is considered to be of scholarship standard will be asked, after an entry interview, to complete a scholarship application form, provide financial information and submit a portfolio for the scholarship committee. Full details regarding this process will be sent with the official offer letter.

Continuation of all scholarships is subject to continued progress in the school during the defined scholarship period. Please be aware that the scholarship is not awarded in cash, the amount will be credited directly to your fee account. Students in receipt of a scholarship are not eligible to apply for a bursary.

The AA offers bursaries to new Foundation students who demonstrate exceptional promise and financial need. A bursary for foundation will cover up to one term (33%) of the fees. Applicants are eligible regardless of age, nationality or background.

To apply for a bursary, applicants must complete the online application form and submit a portfolio by the early application deadline. Applications received after this date, but before the late application deadline, will be considered for financial assistance at the discretion of the school.

Applicants whose work is considered to be of bursary standard will be asked, after an entry interview, to complete a bursary application form, provide financial information and submit a portfolio for the bursary committee. Full details regarding this process will be sent with the official offer letter.

Please be aware that the bursary will be awarded for one academic year only. The bursary is not awarded in cash, the amount will be credited directly to your fee account.

The AA offers bursaries for new graduate applicants, who demonstrate exceptional promise and financial need. Awards range from one to one-and-a-half terms, covering a proportion of student fees for the year.

Applicants are eligible to apply for a bursary regardless of age, nationality or background. The AA Graduate Bursary Committee, bases its decision on a combination of outstanding merit, financial need and recommendation from the AA Graduate School Programme Director/s.

To apply for a bursary, applicants must complete the online application form and submit a portfolio (if applicable) by the early application deadline. Please be aware that in order to be eligible to apply for a bursary, applicants who require an English language examination must have booked and passed one of the approved examinations listed by 27 January 2017.

Applicants who receive an offer will be asked to complete a bursary application form and provide financial information for the bursary committee. Full details regarding the application process will be sent after you receive your official offer letter.

Bursaries are awarded for one academic year only and are not awarded in cash; the amount will be credited directly to your fee account. In addition, the bursary award cannot be used towards payment of the deposit.

The following information applies to undergraduate students on the five-year ARB/RIBA undergraduate course only and is subject to current government legislation. Applicants to the One Year Abroad (VSP) and Foundation Course are not eligible to apply for funding.

New and Continuing Students: 2016/2017
Please note that eligible students are able to apply to the Student Finance England (Student Loan Company) for Tuition Fee Loans/Living Expenses (if applicable) http://www.slc.co.uk/

When completing your SLC application please ensure you use the following course title: 5 year ARB/RIBA recognised course in Architecture.

New AA students from the UK and EU are eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan (non-income assessed). New students who have been offered a place should apply to their Local Education Authority (LEA)/Student Loan Company (SLC) http://www.slc.co.uk/. Those transferring from other British schools must inform their LEA/SLC.

Student loans for living expenses are available to home students, or those who have lived in the UK for three years prior to embarking on higher education http://www.slc.co.uk/. At the present time EU students are not eligible for UK student loans for living expenses, unless they have been resident in the UK for three years prior to embarking on higher education.

Please note this information is subject to current government legislation. For further up-to-date information students should go to the student finance section of the website https://www.gov.uk/browse/education/student-finance bearing in mind that the AA is a private institution and so not all this information applies.

Follow this link to find out more

Many students also find financial assistance from non-AA sources of funding. Please see this PDF for further information and opportunities.

Application procedure

• The bursary application details for the following academic year are announced in March across the School via the Events List, website and posters on the notice boardsm.
• Please contact the Registrar's Office undergraduatebursaries@aaschool.ac.uk in mid March for an AA Undergraduate Bursary application form for the following academic year. It is the students' responsibility to contact the Registrar's Office.
• Please note that AA Bursaries must be applied for on a yearly basis.
• The deadline for completing and returning the AA Bursary application form is mid May (exact date stated on form)
• The AA Undergraduate Bursary Committee, which meets in July to distribute the awards, bases its decision on a combination of outstanding merit, financial need and recommendation from the student's AA Unit Master/s.
• Please note that any student in receipt of an AA Scholarship is not eligible to apply for an AA Bursary.

Amount of financial assistance

An AA Bursary award covers a proportion of student fees from between half a term to one-and-a-half terms of tuition fees for the academic year. Please note: any Bursary is awarded on the understanding that the student is not in receipt of an additional award that is more than the value of one term's fees.

List of bursaries

The list will updated soon.

MPhil Projective Cities Year 2 students

• AA MPhil Projective Cities Year 2 students are eligible to apply for an AA Bursary. The Bursary details for the following academic year will be announced via the AA Events List, website and posters on the notice boards, in March
• Please contact the Registrar's Office at CurrentPhDbursaries@aaschool.ac.uk in mid March for an AA Bursary application form for the following academic year. It is the students' responsibility to contact the Registrar's Office
• AA MPhil Projective Cities Year 2 bursaries are awarded annually
• The deadline for completing and returning the AA Bursary application form is mid May (exact date stated on form)
• The AA Graduate Bursary Committee, which meets in July to distribute the awards, bases its decision on a combination of outstanding merit, financial need, academic performance and recommendation from the student's Projective Cities Programme Director

Amount of financial assistance

An AA Bursary award covers a proportion of a student’s tuition fees of normally one term of the cour

• Current AA PhD students who will be registered in the Second or Third Year of their fulltime studies at full fee rate are eligible to apply on an annual basis for an AA Bursary
• The bursary details for the following academic year will be announced via the AA Events List, website and posters on the notice boards, in March.
• Please contact the Registrar's Office at CurrentPhDbursaries@aaschool.ac.uk in mid March for an AA Bursary application form for the following academic year. It is the students' responsibility to contact the Registrar's Office
• AA PhD Bursaries are awarded annually
• The deadline for completing and returning the AA Bursary application form is mid May (exact date stated on form)
• The AA Graduate Bursary Committee, which meets in July to distribute the awards, bases its decision on a combination of outstanding merit, financial need, academic performance and recommendation from the student's PhD Programme Supervisor/s

Amount of financial assistance

An AA PhD Bursary award covers a proportion of student tuition fees of normally one term of the course annually. The AA Bursary would be awarded on the understanding that the student is not in receipt of any other substantial additional award, which is equivalent to more than the value of one term’s fees. An AA Bursary is not deferrable.

The following information applies to undergraduate students on the five-year ARB/RIBA undergraduate course only and is subject to current government legislation. One Year Abroad (VSP) and Foundation Course students are not eligible to apply for funding.

New and Continuing Students: 2015/2016
Please note that eligible students are now able to apply to the Student Finance England (Student Loan Company) for Tuition Fee Loans/Living Expenses (if applicable) http://www.slc.co.uk/

When completing your SLC application please ensure you use the following course title: 5 year ARB/RIBA recognised course in Architecture.

AA students from the UK and EU are eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan (non-income assessed). New students who have been offered a place should apply to their Local Education Authority (LEA)/Student Loan Company (SLC) http://www.slc.co.uk/. Those transferring from other British schools must inform their LEA/SLC.

Student loans for living expenses are available to home students, or those who have lived in the UK for three years prior to embarking on higher education http://www.slc.co.uk/. At the present time EU students are not eligible for UK student loans for living expenses, unless they have been resident in the UK for three years prior to embarking on higher education.

Please note this information is subject to current government legislation. For further up-to-date information students should go to the student finance section of the website https://www.gov.uk/browse/education/student-finance bearing in mind that the AA is a private institution and so not all this information applies.

Many students also find financial assistance from non-AA sources of funding. Please see this PDF for further information and opportunities.

An estimate of £325 living expenses per week includes: accommodation at £150 (low estimate), food £55, travel £30, utilities (gas, electricity, telephone) £20, books and materials £20, entertainment £25, and other expenses (such as snacks, haircuts, postage, newspapers etc) £25 per week. This equates to a yearly expenditure (52 academic weeks) of £16,900 for a 12-month course.

Please note: the list above does not include clothes and incidental expenditure such as contents insurance to cover lap-tops, TV license, laundry, etc. At times of the year (usually once or twice a term) students will have juries and table presentations which may require additional printing expenses.

Please visit the NUS (national union of students) website for further up to date information regarding costs of study and living in London: www.nus.org.uk

• Minimum of £800 - £1,500 to cover study trip/s.
• As you may know the AA has the below listed facilities. While the use of these facilities is included in your fees all material and printing expenditure is at the students expense. The cost of materials for each student will vary greatly dependent on their budget
  • Digital Prototyping Lab /AALIFE/BEDFORDSQUARE/dpl.php
  • Wood & Metal Workshop /AALIFE/BEDFORDSQUARE/materials.php
  • Model Workshop /AALIFE/BEDFORDSQUARE/model.php