<p>So I've heard that Americans applying to British schools, (i.e. St. Andrews, Oxford etc.) get close to zero financial aid, being international applicants, but I'm a dual Irish-American citizen, which means that I'm also a citizen of the entire European Union. Being an EU citizen, would I be able to take advantage of the same benefits that are available British students?</p>
<p>most likely yes</p>
<p>Well I'm wondering whether or not it would just apply to Irish colleges. I know that I don't need a visa if I wanted to take a job in any European country, but I thought financial aid might be a different matter, I didn't know whether they would require residency or something similar.</p>
<p>I'm also an EU citizen residing in the US; for the European schools to which I am applying, I'm not eligible for any financial aid (usually, citizenship is not enough; I believe residency for the past 3 years or so is required).</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Thank you very much.</p>
<p>Fees are NOTHING to do with nationality, and all to do with tax payment. If you parents have been paying taxes in (i.e. living and working in) an EU country for at least the last 3 consecutive years, you pay EU fees regardless of your nationality. If your parents are not doing this, even if you're British, you pay the full overseas student cost. That's the way it is. Going to a UK borading school does not help. You're parents have to be paying the government (because the reason EU students pay is that the UK government pays the rest. All UK universities are like US public schools).</p>
<p>You will get no financial aid, basically.</p>