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During my time here, I organised an international conference based around my subject involving delegates from 4 continents

Emily Baines
DMus, ‘Mechanical Musical Instruments as a Source for Historical Performance’

The research community at Guildhall is a really interesting place to be

Stefania Donini
PhD

I found it very beneficial to take a break from a busy teaching career to think and reflect on my teaching value, principle and strategies

Yushan Li
PGCert Performance Teaching

Studying at Guildhall is really cool because you are in a setting where the arts are valued by an entire community

Natasha Mbwana
BA Performance & Creative Enterprise

The projects we work on are real - we are in effect constantly getting work experience

Laurie Lumley
BA Video Design for Live Performance

Guildhall is an institution that knows it has to be connected to the outside world - that's the key thing. It's not a bubble. It has roots in the city and in the world.

Jonathan Ferrucci
Artist Diploma Piano

One minute you could be playing in the Guildhall Studio Orchestra with jazz musicians, the next you could be playing in the opera pit, then the next minute you'll be with actors doing the musical and then playing a symphony in the orchestra.

Millie Ashton
BMus Violin

I had access to people I would never have been able to meet as a young composer starting out.

Na'ama Zisser
Doctoral Composer in Residence

I knew about the fantastic tutoring and resources, but the friendly and stimulating environment clinched it for me.

Eden Lonsdale
BMus Composition

I had the opportunity to play percussion with the Guildhall Studio Orchestra which gave me the chance to learn from, and play alongside, amazing senior players, as well as to perform with the incredible Liane Carroll.

Dave Adsett
BMus Jazz Drums

At Guildhall, they don't hold your hand, but they're going to push you to become the actor that you want to be.

Daniel Adeosun
BA Acting

It's the scale of productions that really makes Guildhall stand out. It gets to the point where you think, wow, this is massive. In other places, you just wouldn't have that opportunity to learn on the job.

Sian Clare
BA Technical Theatre Arts (Costume)

Fee Assessment

Guildhall School is a publicly funded educational institution and must charge two levels of fee: the lower 'home' fee and the higher 'overseas' fee. Students pay the 'home' or 'overseas' fee depending on whether they meet certain criteria as set out by Government fee regulations. Students at the Guildhall School are studying at higher education (HE) level in England, so must meet different criteria than students studying in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, and students studying a course at further education (FE) level.

All applicants must complete a fee assessment form when accepting an offer to study at the Guildhall School. This form enables us to accurately assess your fee status in the UK. The School is required to ensure that students are correctly charged the ‘home’ or ‘overseas’ Where a student has undertaken a equivalent or lower qualification you may be deemed ‘ELQ’, for information on ‘ELQ’, please read our ELQ page.

The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) gives detailed advice on fee assessment.

Home Fee Status

Fee status is largely based on residency as well as nationality. Please refer to the definitions of different residential categories eligible for Home status available on the website of the UK Council for International Student Affairs, with details of the requirements that you must meet to qualify in each category.

Overseas Fee Status

If you are unable to meet the eligibility requirements noted for Home fees then you will be charged an overseas fee status.

EU/EE/Swiss Students

Following the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January 2020, the UK agreed a transition period with the EU, during which time EU nationals, and other qualifying EEA and Swiss nationals, can continue to be eligible for Home fee status, provided they meet all the relevant criteria. That transition period is due to end on 31 December 2020.

EU students who begin their programmes in September 2020 will remain eligible for home fee status (provided they are able to satisfy the requirements of one of the categories above) for the duration of their existing programme.

For programmes starting in the 2021/22 academic year and beyond, the UK Government has announced that EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals will no longer be eligible for Home fee status or financial support from Student Finance England.

The change will also not affect those EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals benefiting from Citizens’ Rights under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, EEA EFTA Separation Agreement or Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement respectively. It will also not apply to Irish nationals living in the UK and Ireland whose right to study and to access benefits and services will be kept on a reciprocal basis under the Common Travel Area arrangement. 

Last updated July 2020