Government grants and loans

If you want to apply for a postgraduate course at Brighton and are unsure if you can meet your tuition fee or living costs, the government have two loan schemes for postgraduate students which could help: masters loan scheme and the postgraduate doctoral loan.

There is also range of other funding packages available to postgraduate students including teaching training bursaries and grants.

Postgraduate masters loan

You can apply for a postgraduate masters loan from Student Finance England for your course or living expenses, if you are one of the following students:

a UK or Irish national or have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme or indefinite leave to remain
normally live in England
living in the UK, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland for 3 continuous years before the first day of your course
You must be starting a be a full, standalone master’s course, worth at least 180 credits.

Postgraduate students on eligible PGCE courses and postgraduate pre-registration healthcare courses should apply for the undergraduate student finance package, even though they are studying for a postgraduate course.

The scheme allows you to borrow up to a maximum of £11,570, which will be paid in three instalments at the start of each term.

Further details on what is available and eligibility can be found on the Student Finance England website.

Applications for postgraduate loans are now open.

More information about the loan scheme is available on:

Postgraduate doctoral loan

If you are starting you doctoral degree in academic year 2021-22, you may be able to borrow up to up to £27,265* to help with course fees and living costs.

* maximum level subject to parliamentary approval later this year.

Further details is available about doctoral loans on the GOV.UK website.

Pre-registration allied health professions courses (incl. podiatry)

Eligible full-time students starting a postgraduate pre-registration course in the allied health professions from academic year 2021–22, will be able to apply for the standard undergraduate student support package of loans to cover tuition fees and living costs.

Eligible students starting in academic year 2021-22 may also receive a University of Brighton bursary.

The government has announced that new and continuing students studying nursing, midwifery and some allied health subjects will receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 from September 2020. Read more on the Council of Deans of Health website.

Extra funding for students

Additional postgraduate funding
Who is it for?	What funding is available?
Postgraduate students facing financial hardship	Student Support Fund
PGCE students	Student finance package from Student Finance England Training bursaries from the National College for Teaching and Leadership Parents' Learning Allowance Childcare Grant University of Brighton bursary Eligible students on non-salaried PGCE courses which attract Student Finance undergraduate funding
Pre-registration allied health profession students	University of Brighton bursary Eligible students on courses which attract the Student Finance England funding
Social work students	Social work bursaries
Students with disabilities	Disabled Students’ Allowances