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Get a postgraduate master's loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.
A Postgraduate Master’s Loan can help with course fees and living costs…
You can get up to: £12,167 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2023…
Whether you qualify depends on: your course your age your nationality or…
You can apply now for courses that start or started in the following…
You may qualify for other funding, for example grants from charities or…
You can learn more about the Postgraduate Master’s Loan on the Student…
Find and apply for a college or university course - full time, part time, post graduate, UCAS, Unistats, National Careers Service, Open University, CUKAS
Funding and university courses for mature students - entry requirements, find courses, student finance
Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
Follow these steps once you have decided to leave your course to avoid getting a further student finance payment.
A form for postgraduate Master's students to make changes to their application.
Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
A form for postgraduate Master's students to complete when sending evidence to support your student finance application.
Student finance calculator - get a quick estimate of what student loans, grants, bursaries and other funding you could get - for full-time, part-time and EU students
Sixth form, further education (like college), higher education (like university), apprenticeships and skills based training available.
Application form and guidance notes for postgraduate Master’s students.
A form for postgraduate Master's students to change the amount of loan you have requested.
Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.
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