If you normally live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, you may be eligible for a postgraduate loan to help cover some of the cost of your degree. Eligibility Each government loan provider has slightly different eligibility rules, but your eligibility will typically depend on: your programme or course your age your nationality or residency status Part-time intermittent (invoiced at course level/ICL) If your programme is classed as 'part-time intermittent' (also known as invoiced at course level or ICL) it will not be eligible for any UK government postgraduate loan. Application process You must apply to your programme at the University of Edinburgh before you apply for a government loan. Postgraduate student loans are provided by a different organisation depending on where you usually live in the UK: England Student Finance England (SFE) Student Finance England (SFE) accepts applications for postgraduate student loans from applicants who usually live in England. SFE provides loans for both doctoral and taught postgraduate programmes. The loan is paid directly to you, and you can choose to use it to pay towards your: programme fees living costs both fees and living costs The application process normally opens in June of the year your programme is due to start, and you need to apply within 9 months of the first day of the final academic year of your programme. Check eligibility and apply for a master's loan Check eligibility and apply for a doctoral loan Scotland Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) accepts applications for postgraduate student loans from applicants who usually live in Scotland. SAAS provides loans for Postgraduate Diploma and Masters programmes. SAAS provides two types of loan: A tuition fee loan, which is paid directly to the University A postgraduate living cost loan which is paid directly to you The application process normally opens in April of the year your programme is due to start, and you must apply for the tuition fee loan before their stated tuition fee 'cut-off' date. Living cost loan applications have different closing dates depending on your start date. Check eligibility and apply for tuition fee and living cost loans Wales Student Finance Wales (SFW) Student Finance Wales (SFW) accepts applications for postgraduate student loans from applicants who usually live in Wales. SFW provides loans for both doctoral and taught postgraduate programmes. The loan is paid directly to you in 3 instalments, and you can choose to use it to pay towards your: programme fees living costs both fees and living costs The application process normally opens in June of the year your programme is due to start, and you need to apply no later than 9 months after the start of the final academic year of your programme. Check eligibility and apply for a master's loan Check eligibility and apply for a doctoral loan Northern Ireland Student Finance NI (SFNI) Student Finance NI (SFNI) accepts applications for postgraduate student loans from applicants who usually live in Northern Ireland. SFNI provides tuition fee loans for postgraduate taught programmes. SFNI pays your tuition fees directly to the University. The application process normally opens in June of the year your programme is due to start, and closes 9 months after the first day of your academic year. Check eligibility and apply for a tuition fee loan and other funding I'm not eligible for a UK government loan Our Scholarships and Student Funding service provides information about other funding opportunities that you may be eligible for. Explore more scholarships and student funding opportunities This article was published on 2024-11-12
