
STUDENT BURSARIES AND GRANTS
Funding Postgraduate Study
- Prospects,
The UK's Official Graduate Careers web site, for general information
- Indication of the amount of money that will be required to do postgraduate study
There are 2 major costs
- 1. Fees, average between £3,000 and £6,000 per annum for a Master Degree
- 2. Living expenses, between £6000-£8000 per annum depending on location.
- The NHS Learning and Development Service gives advice on funding your studies, and on the different types of support that will be available while you're learning. Call their help line 08000 150 850 for impartial information and advice on learning and career opportunities. See their web site for further information
University Careers Services
Research Councils
Graduate Teaching/ Research Assistantships
- Graduate teaching places and research assistantships are often awarded
to those who failed to get funding for the postgraduate course that they
wanted to do. More
information.
Institutional Funding
Alternative Sources of Funding
Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORSAS)
- ORSAS was set up by the Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1979 to attract high-quality international students to the United Kingdom to undertake research. The Scheme is funded through the four UK higher education funding bodies (for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Loans
- Loans for postgraduate study are not available from the Student Loans
Company as they are for undergraduate study. A different loan has to be
applied for. More
information.
- Support4Learning has information about student
loans, grants and awards.
- In Scotland there is a completely different scheme to England, called
The Student Awards Agency for Scotland,
SAAS.
Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS)
Benefits/ Hardship Schemes