Definition of "Scottish" for university funding reasons

[KKKKaty]

Does anyone know what the criteria are for being classified as Scottish to benefit from the free education of Scottish people at Scottish universities? We are currently living in England but hope to move to Scotland this year.

Our DCs are still very small and obviously the chances of the system still being the same when our DCs are old enough to go to university are slim, but under the current system would they be eligible for a free university education on the basis that they are:-

1. Half Scottish by way of their father being born there and living there most of his life;
2. English in that they were both born in England;
3. Having (theoretically so far) lived in Scotland from a very young age?

Surely there must be some kind of criteria and cut off, otherwise surely people would just be hopping northwards over the border when their children reached the age of 18 and hopping back over again?

Many thanks.

I think students are eligible if they have been living in Scotland for three years before they are due to go to uni.

It's based on where you live ONLY, not nationality - and the requirement is that you have been domiciled for at least three consecutive years immediately prior to the start of the course.

Thank you both, that's good to know.

Definitely three years. We are Scottish but DD came home to Scotland to do a post grad and had to be funded by England because she lived there for the last 6 years.