Terms and Conditions

The Edinburgh Napier University Graduate Discount Scheme offers a 20% reduction in tuition fee costs to alumni who have graduated with an undergraduate or postgraduate taught degree from Edinburgh Napier University or any of its antecedent institutions. Students who have completed a period of study at Edinburgh Napier as part of an Exchange or Study Abroad Year, are also eligible to apply for the discount.

The Graduate Discount Scheme is available to Home, EU, RUK and overseas students and can be applied to full-time, part-time and distance learning modes of study. However, Overseas-delivered and programmes taught in conjunction with other universities are excluded from this scheme.

The discount is applied to the tuition fee element of the programme costs ONLY. It is not applied to any additional costs, including research costs and fieldwork fees.

The discount applies only to the portion of the tuition fee which the student is personally responsible for paying; including payment via a SAAS Postgraduate Loan, Commercial Bank Loan or other personal payment method. Any portion of the tuition fees being paid for by an employer, government, or external sponsor will not be eligible for the discount.

Tuition fees which are being paid in-full by an employer, government or external sponsor are excluded from the Graduate Discount Scheme. The fee reduction is only applicable on the full rate of fee as published on our website; any student who is enrolling on a programme via a third party partner with an alternative fee structure is not eligible to receive the discount.

The Graduate Discount Scheme applies to new Postgraduate students starting on a January, September or May intake programmes only. The discount cannot be applied retrospectively. The discount can only be applied to year one of a full-time Postgraduate degree, any additional years are exempt from the discount. For part time Postgraduate degrees the discount will apply to years one, two and three only. Any additional years will be exempt from the discount.

Withdrawal from a course will result in a refund of the self-funded portion of the tuition fees only. This will be calculated pro-rata.

Applicants must make it clear on their application that they would like to be considered for the Graduate Discount Scheme. Applicants must provide evidence that they are, or will be, an Edinburgh Napier Graduate by the dates stated above for the course intake month applied for. Educational Qualification Certificates or Transcripts are requested as part of the application process and should provide adequate proof of achieved or pending alumni status.

Applicants who have completed any of the following undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees at Edinburgh Napier University are eligible to apply for the Graduate Discount Scheme.

Any of the following as a bachelor’s degree (SCQF level 9), a bachelor’s degree with distinction (SCQF level 9), a bachelor’s degree with honours (SCQF level 10) or a Masters degree (SCQF level 11):

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Design (BDes)
• Bachelor of Education (BEd)
• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
• Bachelor of Midwifery (BMid)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus)
• Bachelor of Nursing (BNurs)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• The degree of Master of Arts (MA)
• The degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• The degree of Master of Design (MDes)
• The degree of Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
• The degree of Master of Laws (LLM)
• The degree of Master of Music (MMus)
• The degree of Master of Science (MSc)

The following postgraduate programmes of study are eligible programmes for the Graduate Discount Scheme:

• The degree of Master of Arts (MA)
• The degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• The degree of Master of Design (MDes)
• The degree of Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
• The degree of Master of Laws (LLM)
• The degree of Master of Music (MMus)
• The degree of Master of Science (MSc)
• Masters by Research (MA by Res or MSc by Res)

The following postgraduate programmes of study are excluded from the Graduate Discount Scheme:

• All Postgraduate Certificate programmes
• All Postgraduate Diploma programmes, including Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
• Masters Top Up
• Pre-registration Nursing and Midwifery programmes, including Masters in Nursing and Masters in Midwifery.
• Programmes delivered in collaboration with other higher education establishments
• CPD (continuing professional development) programmes are also excluded unless you are enrolled to complete one of the eligible taught postgraduate qualifications.