Teacher training, social work, medical and healthcare courses

You can apply for funding for: Initial Teacher Training social work - through a social work bursary some medical or healthcare courses - through an NHS bursary most medical or healthcare courses - through a student loan Graduate-entry medical students can also get support from Student Finance England for fees charged over 拢3,465.

Charities and trusts sometimes provide grants, often for students from poorer backgrounds or those who鈥檝e achieved academic excellence. Find out more at your local library in these publications: the Educational Grants Directory the Charities Digest the Grants Register the Directory of Grant Making Trusts Learned societies Societies sometimes offer funding for postgraduate or postdoctoral research. They include: the British Academy (for humanities and social sciences - postdoctorate only) the Royal Academy of Engineering (for engineering) the Royal Society (for science - postdoctorate only) Other help You might be able to get funding from: an individual - sometimes people donate awards to help postgraduates (these are usually offered through your university or college) your employer - they might sponsor you if the course is relevant to your job a Disabled Students鈥� Allowance the Student Awards Agency for Scotland if you鈥檙e from Scotland

Funding for postgraduate study

You can get funding for postgraduate study through loans, studentships, bursaries and grants - you might also get help from your employer.

You can now apply for funding for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

Postgraduate Master鈥檚 Loan

If you鈥檙e starting a master鈥檚 degree, you could get a Postgraduate Master鈥檚 Loan to help with course fees and living costs. You can get up to:

拢12,858 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2025
拢12,471 if your course started between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025
拢12,167 if your course started between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024

Postgraduate Doctoral Loan

If you鈥檙e starting a doctoral degree, you could get a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan to help with course fees and living costs. You can get up to:

拢30,301 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2025
拢29,390 if your course started between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025
拢28,673 if your course started between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024

It is not based on your income or your family鈥檚 and it鈥檚 paid directly to you.

Studentships

Studentships are postgraduate positions that have funding attached for fees, living expenses or both. They鈥檙e mainly funded by .

You can apply for funding for:

Initial Teacher Training
social work - through a social work bursary
some medical or healthcare courses - through an NHS bursary
most medical or healthcare courses - through a student loan

Graduate-entry medical students can also get support from Student Finance England for fees charged over 拢3,465.

Charities and trusts

Charities and trusts sometimes provide grants, often for students from poorer backgrounds or those who鈥檝e achieved academic excellence. Find out more at your local library in these publications:

the Educational Grants Directory
the Charities Digest
the Grants Register
the Directory of Grant Making Trusts

Learned societies

Societies sometimes offer funding for postgraduate or postdoctoral research. They include:

the (for humanities and social sciences - postdoctorate only)
the (for engineering)
the (for science - postdoctorate only)

Other help

You might be able to get funding from:

an individual - sometimes people donate awards to help postgraduates (these are usually offered through your university or college)
your employer - they might sponsor you if the course is relevant to your job
a Disabled Students鈥� Allowance
the if you鈥檙e from Scotland

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