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Postgraduate Funding Options in the UK

Written by Mark Bennett

From student loans and university scholarships to a huge range of charitable grants: there's more funding for UK Masters degrees and other postgraduate courses than ever before. Specific funding is also available for certain postgraduate subjects, including teacher training or nursing.

The clear and simple guides in this section will help you make sense of the support for postgraduate students in the UK, including options for EU and international students. Elsewhere, you can read about postgraduate funding in other popular study destinations or check out the funding news and advice on our blog.

If you're looking for PhD funding rather than Masters funding, visit our sister-site, FindAPhD.com.

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Last updated: 08 March 2021