Funding from a Postgraduate Master’s Loan<\/a> can help cover course fees and living expenses while you study for a master’s degree. The loan amounts are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What if you intend to start a doctoral degree in the United Kingdom? If this is the case, if you get accepted for a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan<\/a>, it can help with your course fees and living costs.<\/p>\n The maximum amounts available from doctoral loans are:<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: This type of postgraduate funding is not based on income (yours or that of your family) and would be paid in installments direct to you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In most cases, a studentship is a postgraduate position with funding attached towards course fees, student living expenses (or both).<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: The UK Research and Innovation<\/a> (UKRI) website contains further advice and information about funding opportunities for studentships.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Further information about funding for teacher training, social work, medical and healthcare courses – and how to apply for it – is also available from:<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: Student Finance England also provide support for graduate-entry medical students with fees charged over \u00a33,465. You can also search online<\/a> to find other ways to fund postgraduate study.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Postgraduate students can get grants from some charities and trusts (even those who have a ‘poorer’ financial background). Even so, they tend to cater for students who have already achieved some academic excellence.<\/p>\n Check these publications (e.g. at your local library) for further information about getting a grant from a charity or trust:<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: The Family Action’s Grant Service<\/a> also provides a way to search for grants programmes that help families and individuals when they need it most.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some of the learned societies offer limited funding for postgraduate or postdoctoral research, such as the:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You might also get financial help from an individual while you study for a degree. It is not uncommon for people to donate awards to help postgraduates (usually through your university or college). Others include:<\/p>\n \n
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\nOther Methods of Funding for Postgraduate Study<\/h2>\n
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