Masters loans and funding
Find out how you can fund your Masters study, including postgraduate masters loans, government funding and extra money for social work and teaching courses.
Funding and help for UK students
If you're from England, you may be eligible for:
- a Postgraduate Master’s Loan, where you can apply for up to £12,167 for your course (if it starts on or after 1 August 2023)
- government funding and loans if you want to study a social work course or teacher training course (such as a PGCE)
- the Disabled Students Allowance to help you cover some extra costs. Email studentsupport@sussex.ac.uk for more information.
You repay your Postgraduate Master’s Loan at the same time as other student loans you may have.
If you normally live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, postgraduate funding is different so check with your local student funding agency.
You may also be able to apply for:
- a Masters scholarship, which can include some fees and living costs funding
- professional and career development loans - these are bank loans designed to help you with your career, and you can borrow up to £10,000.
You can also look for a part-time or student job to help fund your Masters.
More help
You can find further help on the Student Finance England YouTube channel, which includes videos on how and when to apply for a Postgraduate loan.
Funding for European students
You may be eligible for:
- a Postgraduate Master’s Loan, where you can apply for up to £12,167 for your course (if it starts on or after 1 August 2023)
- a Masters scholarship, which can include fees and living costs funding
- funding through DAAD if you are from Germany
- funding through Lanekassen if you are from Norway.
You repay your Postgraduate Master’s Loan at the same time as other student loans you may have.
You can also look for a part-time or student job to help fund your Masters.
Funding for international students
You can apply for a Sussex scholarship, including our country scholarships, or funding through the following organisations:
- Aga Khan Foundation Scholarship Programme
- Chevening
- Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
- Rotary Global Grant Scholarship.
Country-specific funding
- Chile
- Colombia
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Russia
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Turkey
- USA
- Uzbekistan
You can also look for a part-time or student job to help fund your Masters but there are restrictions on how many hours you can work each week if you have a visa.
Other Masters funding
You can register to use the Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Online to search for Masters funding through other organisations.
If you are a:
- current student, you register with your Sussex email address
- prospective student, enter 6789 in the Alternative Guide Pin box to register.