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
Come along to our Masters Open Day on Saturday 15 March from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. It’s an in-person event, where you’ll get to meet our teaching and support staff, explore our beautiful Falmer campus and see why studying at Sussex could be your next step.
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 Sussex scholarship, including our country scholarships, or funding through the following organisations:
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 .
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 Sussex email address
- prospective student, enter 6789 in the Alternative Guide Pin box to register.