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Your account transfer should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

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Once you have clicked on the 'Submit' button below, we will forward your application for processing. If you have received a letter from The Royal Bank of Scotland offering you the opportunity to upgrade your account to Student Royalties, you will have been asked to quote a code. This code should be entered into the 'Promotional Code box' on the application form. We do not require any further action from you (even if you have not received your conditional or unconditional offer as yet). Your account should be upgraded within 5 business days from submission.

If you have not received a letter from The Royal Bank of Scotland, or are not able to provide a promotional code as part of this application because you have lost/mislaid this letter, you will need to provide us with your conditional/unconditional college/university offer letter prior to us upgrading your account. This documentation should be forwarded/taken in to your branch. It will take no more than five business days following confirmation of your student status before these changes have been fully applied to your account.

Security

All information submitted during this application is protected by strong security techniques including 128-bit encryption.

Eligibility Criteria

To transfer your account online you must:

• Have an existing Royal Bank of Scotland Current Account (excluding Key Account)
• Have applied to complete a first full time higher education course, post graduate course or train as a nurse. The course must last for a minimum of 2 years (1 year for postgraduates). You must use the Student Royalties account as your main current account and deposit regular amounts into it by way of local education/Student Awards Agency for Scotland funding, parental contribution, salary, student loan or other funding, such as sponsorship or bursary. We will only allow you to hold one student account which offers preferential terms such as interest free overdraft facilities with us (or any other financial institution). Any account not deemed to be conducted in the above manner or that breach these terms and conditions will be subject to removal of facilities and closure.
• You must be 18 years old or over if applying for credit facilities.

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Statutory Status

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and represents The Royal Bank of Scotland Marketing Group. The Bank is entered in the FSA's Register and its Register number is 121882. The FSA's Register can be accessed at www.fsa.gov.uk/register/. The Bank's registered VAT number is GB 243852752.

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc is a member of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme established under the Financial Services and Market Act 2000. In respect of deposits with a UK office, payments under the Scheme are limited to 100% of the first £2,000 of a depositor's total deposits with the Bank and 90% of the next £33,000, resulting in a maximum payment of £31,700. Most depositors, including individuals and small firms, are covered. Deposits denominated in all currencies are treated alike. Further details of the scheme are available on request.

Complaints

If you are not satisfied with any of our products or services we have a complaint handling procedure that you can use to resolve such matters. A leaflet giving details of the procedure can be obtained from any of our branches or by telephoning us. We are a member of The Financial Ombudsman Service. If you are still not satisfied after following our procedures, you can ask the ombudsman to review the complaint. You can find out more about the Financial Ombudsman Service in a leaflet available from any of our branches or by telephoning us. Alternatively you can write to:

Financial Ombudsman Service,
South Quay Plaza,
183 Marsh Wall,
London,
E14 9SR
or telephone 0845 080 1800.

Cancellation Rights

If you are dissatisfied with your choice of account and decide to close the account or switch, with our approval, to another account within 14 days of the first payment into the account, no extra charges will be payable. In order to instruct us to do so, you must confirm your decision in writing, addressed to:

Glasgow CSC,
Student Royalties,
FREEPOST SCO6044,
Glasgow,
G2 4WY.

Declarations

• I agree that I have read and are bound to the terms and conditions (602KB PDF) of the Student Royalties account
• I authorise you to convert my current account to a Student Royalties account
• I have read the section 'Your Personal Data' and agree that you can use the information I have submitted in this way
• I have read the section Rates and Charges related to the account that I wish to apply for.
• I/We understand that if I/we are dissatisfied with my/our choice of account and decide to close the account or switch, with your approval, to another account within 14 days of the first payment into the account, no extra charges will be payable. I/We accept that to instruct you to do so, I/we must confirm my/our decision in writing, addressed to:
  
  Glasgow CSC,
  Upgrades,
  FREEPOST SCO6044,
  Glasgow,
  G2 4WY.

Under the Distance Marketing Directive we are required to provide you in paper format with a range of information about our products and post account opening procedures. Given that this is an online application form, this written confirmation will be issued once your account has been opened as part of the Student Royalties account welcome pack. If you require full details in paper format prior to applying then please visit a branch.

I consent to receiving the above information in my welcome pack after my account has been upgraded.

• I/we consent to receiving the above information in my/our welcome pack after my/our account has been upgraded.