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.

Masters Open Day, Online

Find out about the essentials of Masters study online on Saturday 23 November from 10:30am-2:30pm.

Our online open day will give you the opportunity to:

  • attend live subject sessions with the academics who teach our Masters courses
  • find out what postgraduate life is really like from current students
  • hear from staff on postgraduate support, applications, funding and life in Brighton.

Book your place

Funding and help for UK students

If you're from England, you may be eligible for:

  • a , where you can apply for up to £12,471 for your course 
  • government funding and loans if you want to study  or  (such as a PGCE)
  • to help you cover some extra costs. Email studentsupport@sussex.ac.uk for more information.

You  at the same time as other student loans you may have. 

If you normally live in  or , 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.

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 , which includes videos on how and when to apply for a Postgraduate loan. 

Funding for European students

You may be eligible for:

  • a , where you can apply for up to £12,167 for your course 
  • a Masters scholarship, which can include fees and living costs funding
  • if you are from Germany
  • if you are from Norway.

You  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 ßÏßÏÊÓƵ scholarship, including our country scholarships, or funding through the following organisations:

Country-specific funding

You can also look for a part-time or student job to help fund your Masters but there are restrictions on how many .

Other Masters funding

You can register to use the  to search for Masters funding through other organisations. 

If you are a:

  • current student, you register with your ßÏßÏÊÓƵ email address
  • prospective student, enter 6789 in the Alternative Guide Pin box to register.

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