Master’s loans

You can apply for a loan of up to £12,858 which you can use towards your course and living costs.

If you’re studying for two, three or four academic years, the loan will be divided equally across each year of your course.

This loan is paid into your bank account in three instalments during the academic year.

You can apply for a loan of up to £19,255 which you can use towards your course and living costs.

If you’re studying for two, three or four academic years, the loan will be divided equally across each year of your course.

This loan is paid into your bank account in three instalments during the academic year.

You will only be eligible for support if you are studying on a full-time basis.

You can apply for a tuition fee loan of up to £7,000. This is paid directly to the University.

Students can also apply for a loan of up to £6,900 towards living costs. This is paid into your bank account in regular instalments during the academic year.

If your course is one year in duration, you can receive the maximum loan in that year. If you are studying for two academic years then your loan is divided equally across each year of your course.

You can apply for a tuition fee loan of up to £6,500. This is paid directly to the University.

If your course is one year in duration, you can receive the maximum £6,500 in that year. If you are studying for two or three academic years, the loan will be divided equally across each year of your course.

Taught, research or professional stand alone master’s courses in any subject (eg MSt, MSc, MSc(Res), MPP, MBA, MPhil). Funding is not available for those students undertaking a partial master’s course requiring a lesser number of credits as a result of previous study.

Eligible postgraduate master’s courses must be either 1 or 2 years full-time in duration or 2 to 4 years part-time at a minimum 50% intensity of full-time. 2 and 3 year part-time courses with no full-time equivalent are also eligible, with no minimum intensity requirement.

Funding is not available to students undertaking a part-time modular course with an advertised duration of 2 to 4 years.

Please note that if you were to transfer from a Masters course to a Doctoral course you would not be eligible to continue to receive any remaining Postgraduate Masters Loan instalments and would also not be eligible to receive a Postgraduate Doctoral loan.

Taught, research or professional stand alone master’s courses in any subject (eg MSt, MSc, MSc(Res), MPP, MBA, MPhil). Funding is not available for those students undertaking a partial master’s course requiring a lesser number of credits as a result of previous study.

Eligible postgraduate master’s courses must be either 1 or 2 years full-time in duration or 2 to 4 years part-time. Students wishing to apply for a postgraduate loan for a part-time modular course with an advertised duration of 2 to 4 years should contact [email protected] and we can then make arrangements for the appropriate course to be set up with Student Finance Wales.

Please note that if you were to transfer from a Masters course to a Doctoral course you would not be eligible to continue to receive any remaining Postgraduate Masters Loan instalments and would also not be eligible to receive a Postgraduate Doctoral loan.

The course must be a taught or research master's programme or a postgraduate diploma, studied on a full-time basis.

Eligible postgraduate master’s courses must be either 1 or 2 years in duration. Diplomas should be no longer than 1 year in duration.

Please note that there is no provision for part-time study undertaken outside Scotland.

Taught, research or professional master’s courses in any subject (eg MSt, MSc, MSc(Res), MPP, MBA, MPhil), postgraduate diplomas and postgraduate certificates.

The course must last no more than three years whether studied full time or part time.