Scholarships and Student Funding

UK Government and other external funding

UK Government funding as well as additional sources of financial support which are available across the disciplines.

Postgraduate Loans (SAAS) (Scotland and EU nationals who have been granted settled or pre-settled status through the EU Settlement Scheme

The Scottish Government offers postgraduate loans to those who are due to commence a taught or research Masters or Postgraduate Diploma programme of study.

Postgraduate Loans (PGL) (England)

The UK government offers a postgraduate loan scheme for those that meet their nationality and residency criteria who have most recently been resident in England.

Postgraduate Doctoral Loans (England)

The UK government offers a postgraduate doctoral loan scheme for those that meet their nationality and residency criteria who have most recently been resident in England.

Postgraduate Doctoral Loans (Wales)

The Welsh government offers a postgraduate doctoral loan scheme for those that meet their nationality and residency criteria who have most recently been resident in Wales.

Postgraduate Loans (PGL) (Northern Ireland)

The Northern Ireland government offers postgraduate loans to UK Nationals (and those with settled status in the UK) who have most recently been resident in Northern Ireland.

Postgraduate Masters Finance (Wales)

The Welsh government offers a Postgraduate Masters Finance scheme for UK Nationals (and those with settled status in the UK) who have most recently been resident in Wales.

Carnegie PhD Scholarships

The Carnegie Trust offers a number of scholarships each year to academically excellent candidates who are intending to study on a PhD programme at any University in Scotland

STEM Teacher Education Bursaries

Bursaries are available for students undertaking a one year Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme in Scotland for the 2023-2024 academic session.

Anglo-Danish Society Scholarships

For the academic year 2022- 2023 the Society is inviting applications from students undertaking post-graduate courses.

British Federation of Women Graduates

The British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) has limited funds to make awards to women graduates in their third year (or part-time equivalent) of doctoral research at the time the award is given out.

The Edgar Pye Research Scholarship

The Edgar Pye Research Scholarship supports the undertaking of original agricultural research.

Health Data Research UK

Health Data Research UK in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute are offering studentships on PhD programmes in Health Data Science commencing in September 2021.

Scottish Power Scholarship

ScottishPower will provide scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year for postgraduate studies at universities in the United Kingdom

Cross Trust

Erasmus+

FindAMasters Scholarships

FindAPhD Scholarships