You can get up to: 拢12,858 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2025 拢12,471 if your course started between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025 拢12,167 if your course started between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024 The amount you바카라 사이트檒l get is not based on your income or your family바카라 사이트檚. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may take account of the loan when working out any benefits you receive. The loan is paid directly to you. You can use it for your course fees and living costs. If your course lasts for more than a year, the loan will be divided equally across each year of your course. When you바카라 사이트檙e paid You get the first payment after your course start date, once your university or college confirms that you바카라 사이트檝e registered. The loan will be paid in 3 instalments of 33%, 33% and 34% each year. After your application has been approved, you바카라 사이트檒l be sent a letter with your payment dates. You can also check them in your online account. If you change university or college Your new university or college has to confirm the change with Student Finance England before you receive any more payments.

Whether you qualify depends on: your course your age your nationality or residency status You will not be able to get a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan if: you바카라 사이트檙e already getting payments from Student Finance England for another course that you바카라 사이트檙e studying you바카라 사이트檝e received a loan or grant for a master바카라 사이트檚 course before - unless you only got a Disabled Students바카라 사이트� Allowance or you left your course for a serious personal reason like illness or bereavement you already have a master바카라 사이트檚 degree, or a qualification that바카라 사이트檚 equivalent, such as an integrated master바카라 사이트檚 degree聽 you already have a qualification that바카라 사이트檚 higher than a master바카라 사이트檚 degree you바카라 사이트檙e behind in repayments for any previous loans from the Student Loans Company You바카라 사이트檒l still be eligible if you have a PGCE or a postgraduate diploma or certificate. You will not get extra money if you repeat a year of your course. Your course It must: be a full, standalone master바카라 사이트檚 course (not a top-up course) be worth at least 180 credits - check the course provider바카라 사이트檚 website if you바카라 사이트檙e not sure have started on or after 1 August 2016 Your course must be provided by an eligible university or college in the UK (including the Open University). Check with the university or college that your course is registered. Your course can be taught or research-based. It can be: full-time, lasting 1 or 2 academic years part-time, lasting 2 to 4 academic years - no more than twice the length of the equivalent full-time course part-time for up to 3 years, where no equivalent full-time course exists Examples of postgraduate master바카라 사이트檚 qualifications include: MSc (master of science) MA (master of arts) MPhil (master of philosophy) MRes (master of research) LLM (master of law) MLitt (master of letters) MFA (master of fine art) MEd (master of education) MBA (master of business administration) You cannot get a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan for a postgraduate certificate or diploma. Distance learning To qualify for a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan for distance learning, you바카라 사이트檒l need to be living in England on the first day of the first academic year of your course. You바카라 사이트檒l also need to live in: England for the whole of your course, if you바카라 사이트檙e an EU national the UK for the whole of your course, if you바카라 사이트檙e not an EU national This usually does not apply if you바카라 사이트檙e: serving in the armed forces a spouse or civil partner of a serving member of the armed forces a dependent parent living with a serving member of the armed forces Integrated courses You will not be eligible for a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan if your course is: integrated with an undergraduate degree - apply for undergraduate funding instead integrated with a doctoral degree - apply for a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan instead Intercalated year You might be eligible for a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan if you바카라 사이트檙e taking a year out of an undergraduate course to study for a master바카라 사이트檚. This will generally mean you바카라 사이트檙e not entitled to undergraduate funding anymore because you바카라 사이트檒l hold a higher level qualification. You are still eligible for undergraduate funding if your course leads to a qualification in: architecture dentistry medicine social work undergraduate Initial Teacher Training veterinary science Master of architecture If you plan to study for a master of architecture ( MArch Part 2) qualification full-time, apply for undergraduate funding support. Your course must be accredited by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to be eligible. You can only apply for the Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan to support your MArch course if one of the following applies: you바카라 사이트檙e taking a part-time course you바카라 사이트檙e not eligible for undergraduate funding support the course does not lead to an accredited qualification as an architect Healthcare and social work You cannot get a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan if you: are eligible for an NHS bursary get a Social Work Bursary - unless you only get a Placement Travel Allowance This also applies for health and social work bursaries in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. You also cannot get a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan if you바카라 사이트檙e starting a full-time postgraduate pre-registration healthcare course on or after 1 August 2018. You may be eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan instead. If the course is part-time you can get a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan. Your age You must be under 60 on the first day of the first academic year of your course. The academic year is a period of 12 months starting on: 1 September, if your course starts between 1 August and 31 December 1 January, if your course starts between 1 January and 31 March 1 April, if your course starts between 1 April and 30 June 1 July, if your course starts between 1 July and 31 July Your nationality or residency status You can apply for the Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan if all of the following are true: you바카라 사이트檙e a UK national or Irish citizen or have settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme or indefinite leave to remain so there are no restrictions on how long you can stay you normally live in England you바카라 사이트檝e been living in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for 3 years in a row before the first day of the first academic year of your course (apart from temporary absences such as holidays) If you바카라 사이트檝e been living in Ireland or a British overseas territory, you do not need to normally live in England. You can apply for the loan if you attend your course in England or do distance learning in England. You might also be eligible if you바카라 사이트檙e a UK national (or family member of a UK national) and you바카라 사이트檝e been living in the UK, the EU, Gibraltar, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein for the past 3 years. To be eligible, you must have either: returned to the UK on or after 1 January 2018 and by 31 December 2020 after living in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein been living in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein on 31 December 2020 If you바카라 사이트檙e an EU national or a family member of an EU national You may be eligible if you바카라 사이트檙e an EU national , or a family member of an EU national, and all the following apply: you have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (no restrictions on how long you can stay) you바카라 사이트檝e normally lived in the UK, the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or overseas territories for the past 3 years (this is also known as being 바카라 사이트榦rdinarily resident바카라 사이트�) you바카라 사이트檒l be studying at a university or college in England You could also be eligible if you바카라 사이트檙e: the child of a Swiss national and you and your parent have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme a migrant worker from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein with pre-settled status, or a family member of a migrant worker where both have settled or pre-settled status a resident of Gibraltar who is a UK or EU national, or their family member an EU national and have pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme and lived in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for the past 3 years Student finance for EU, Swiss, Norwegian, Icelandic or Liechtenstein nationals from August 2021 If you started a course on or after 1 August 2021, you usually need to have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme to get student finance. You need to have started living in the UK by 31 December 2020 to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. The deadline to apply was 30 June 2021. If you바카라 사이트檙e joining family members in the UK who have settled status, you can apply for student finance before you have been granted pre-settled status. Irish citizens do not need to apply for a visa or to the EU Settlement Scheme. They can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme if they wish to, for example, to apply on behalf of a child. If you have a different residency status You may also be eligible if your residency status is one of the following: refugee (including family members) humanitarian protection (including family members) child of a Turkish worker who has permission to stay in the UK - you and your Turkish worker parent must have been living in the UK by 31 December 2020 a stateless person (including family members) an unaccompanied child granted 바카라 사이트楽ection 67 leave바카라 사이트� under the Dubs Amendment a child who is under the protection of someone granted 바카라 사이트楽ection 67 leave바카라 사이트�, who is also allowed to stay in the UK for the same period of time as the person responsible for them (known as 바카라 사이트榣eave in line바카라 사이트�) granted 바카라 사이트楥alais leave바카라 사이트� to remain a child of someone granted 바카라 사이트楥alais leave바카라 사이트� to remain, who is also allowed to stay in the UK for the same period of time as their parent (known as 바카라 사이트榣eave in line바카라 사이트�) you바카라 사이트檝e been given settled status but not under the EU Settlement Scheme you, your parent or step-parent have been granted settlement (바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to enter바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트�) as a victim of domestic violence you, your parent or step-parent have been granted settlement (바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to enter바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트�) as a bereaved partner you or your family member have been granted leave under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) or the Afghan Citizen바카라 사이트檚 Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) you or your family member have been granted leave to enter or remain in the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme, the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme or the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme you바카라 사이트檙e a person of Chagossian descent and have British citizenship If you바카라 사이트檙e a non-UK national and have lived in the UK for a certain number of years You could also be eligible if you바카라 사이트檙e not a UK national and are either: under 18 and have lived in the UK for at least 7 years 18 or over and have lived in the UK for at least 20 years (or at least half of your life) Both the following must also apply: you바카라 사이트檝e been living in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for 3 years in a row before the first day of the first academic year of your course you had permission to enter or stay in the UK for those 3 years

You can apply now for courses that start or started in the following academic years: 2025 to 2026 2024 to 2025 Check whether you바카라 사이트檙e eligible before you apply. You only need to apply once for the Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan, even if your course is longer than one year. Student Finance England will contact you before the start of your next year to let you know how much you바카라 사이트檒l get. You바카라 사이트檒l not be eligible for an Adult Dependants바카라 사이트� Grant, a Childcare Grant or Parents바카라 사이트� Learning Allowance from Student Finance England if you바카라 사이트檙e studying a master바카라 사이트檚 course. Apply online If you바카라 사이트檝e taken out a loan with Student Finance England before, use your account to apply . If you do not already have one, set up an account . Apply by post If you cannot apply online, apply by post - the address is on the form. Read the student finance privacy notice to find out how the information you provide will be used. Courses that start in the 2025 to 2026 academic year Fill in the 바카라 사이트楶ostgraduate Loan Application form - 2025 to 2026바카라 사이트� Read the 바카라 사이트楾erms and conditions - 2025 to 2026바카라 사이트� Courses that started in the 2024 to 2025 academic year Fill in the 바카라 사이트楶ostgraduate Loan Application form - 2024 to 2025바카라 사이트� Read the 바카라 사이트楾erms and conditions - 2024 to 2025바카라 사이트� Courses that started before 1 August 2024 Contact Student Finance England Postgraduate Loan Team if you cannot apply online. When to apply by You need to apply within 9 months of the first day of the last academic year of the course. The academic year The academic year is a period of 12 months. The first day of your academic year depends when your course starts. Course start date between First day of academic year 1 August and 31 December 1 September 1 January and 31 March 1 January 1 April and 30 June 1 April 1 July and 31 July 1 July Example If your course started on 17 October 2025 and you바카라 사이트檙e studying for 2 years, you need to apply within 9 months of 1 September 2026. Proof of identity If you바카라 사이트檙e a UK national, include your valid UK passport details in your application. If you cannot apply online or need to send the details afterwards, fill in the passport details form for the year your course starts. Do not send the passport itself. If you do not have a UK passport (or it has expired), send your original birth or adoption certificate to Student Finance England. Include your name and address. You should also include your customer reference number if you have one. This is an 11-digit number. You can find it on letters or emails you바카라 사이트檝e had from Student Finance England. If your course starts in the 2025 to 2026 academic year: Fill in the 바카라 사이트楿K passport details form - 2025 to 2026바카라 사이트� If your course started in the 2024 to 2025 academic year: Fill in the 바카라 사이트楿K passport details form - 2024 to 2025바카라 사이트� If you have a different nationality or you live outside the UK You need to provide details from one of the following when you apply: passport national identity card biometric residence card聽 biometric residence permit Supporting information You should use the evidence return form for extra information to support your application, for example evidence of your residency status. You may also be asked to complete the UK employment status form. If your course starts in the 2025 to 2026 academic year: Fill in the 바카라 사이트楧ocument return form - 2025 to 2026바카라 사이트� 聽 Fill in the 바카라 사이트楿K employment form - 2025 to 2026바카라 사이트� If your course started in the 2024 to 2025 academic year: Fill in the 바카라 사이트楧ocument return form - 2024 to 2025바카라 사이트� Fill in the 바카라 사이트楿K employment form - 2024 to 2025바카라 사이트� 聽聽 Change an application Use your online account to change your personal details, for example bank or contact details. Contact Student Finance England directly if you do not have an account. If your course starts in the 2025 to 2026 academic year: Fill in the 바카라 사이트楲oan request form - 2025 to 2026바카라 사이트� If your course started in the 2024 to 2025 academic year: Fill in the 바카라 사이트楲oan request form - 2024 to 2025바카라 사이트� Other changes Use the change of circumstances form if you need to change any other details, for example your university or course. You cannot do this online. If your course starts in the 2025 to 2026 academic year: Fill in the 바카라 사이트楥hange of circumstances form - 2025 to 2026바카라 사이트� If your course started in the 2024 to 2025 academic year: Fill in the 바카라 사이트楥hange of circumstances form - 2024 to 2025바카라 사이트� If you would like to change something else contact Student Finance England Postgraduate Loan Team . If your course started before the 2023 academic year If you would like to make changes contact Student Finance England Postgraduate Loan Team . Taking a break or withdrawing from your course Contact Student Finance England Postgraduate Loan Team and your institution straight away if you need to withdraw from your course. It may affect your future payments and eligibility for funding.

You may qualify for other funding , for example grants from charities or trusts. Student Finance England also has more information about other kinds of student finance . You will not be eligible for an Adult Dependants바카라 사이트� Grant, a Childcare Grant or Parents바카라 사이트� Learning Allowance from Student Finance England if you바카라 사이트檙e studying a master바카라 사이트檚 course. Disabled students If you have a disability, long-term health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty (for example dyslexia) you can apply for: Disabled Students바카라 사이트� Allowance extra help if you바카라 사이트檙e experiencing financial hardship You may also qualify for disability related benefits .

You can learn more about the Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan on the Student Room website . Contact Student Finance England if you have further questions.

Master's Loan

Overview

A Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan can help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate master바카라 사이트檚 course.

Funding for postgraduate loans is different if:

Moving somewhere to study does not count as normally living there.

You can also get extra support if you have a disability.

You will not be eligible for an Adult Dependants바카라 사이트� Grant, a Childcare Grant or Parents바카라 사이트� Learning Allowance from Student Finance England if you바카라 사이트檙e studying a master바카라 사이트檚 course.

When you can apply

You can now apply for funding for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

When you repay your loan

You바카라 사이트檒l have to start repaying your loan when your income is over a certain amount (the 바카라 사이트榯hreshold바카라 사이트� amount).

You바카라 사이트檒l be charged interest from the day you get the first payment.

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