If you're a UK student looking to study a master's or PhD level course at Swansea University, you may be eligible to apply for Government funding to help towards the cost of your studies.
Explore your options below:
If you're a UK student looking to study a master's or PhD level course at Swansea University, you may be eligible to apply for Government funding to help towards the cost of your studies.
Explore your options below:
Master's funding for Welsh students
The Welsh Government will continue to provide a funding package for master’s students living in Wales. This is the most generous funding package available to postgraduate students in the UK.
Funding will be available to students starting eligible master’s courses from September 2023. You may be able to receive a maximum of £18,770 for the duration of your course. Money will be paid directly to you, and you choose how to spend it. Funding will comprise of three elements:
Max. amount of funding (£18,770) minus means-tested grant equals student loan amount
For example, if your household income is £18,000 a year, you would be eligible to receive:
Eligibility
Applications and repayments
For more information, please visit the Student Finance Wales website.
Applications for master’s and PhD loans for Welsh and English Students are NOW open!
Student Finance England is providing postgraduate loans for English domiciled students starting a master's level course at any UK university (including Swansea) from September 2023.
You could borrow up to £12,167 towards the costs of postgraduate study, including tuition fees and living costs (paid directly to you).
You can get the Postgraduate Master’s Loan if all of the following apply:
It must:
Your course can be taught or research-based.
It can be:
Examples of eligible postgraduate master’s qualifications at Swansea include:
You cannot get a Postgraduate Master’s Loan for a postgraduate certificate or diploma.
If you are intending to complete doctoral study with the support of a PhD loan after your master’s degree, your course must be a full standalone PhD programme, and not ‘topped up’ from a master’s qualification such as Master’s by Research or MPhil.
You must be under 60 on the first day of the first academic year of your course.
You will not be able to get a Postgraduate Master’s Loan if:
You’ll 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.
Visit Student Finance England for more information. You can also learn more about the postgraduate loan scheme by attending one of our Postgraduate Open Days.
The Scottish Government has confirmed plans for a Scottish loan scheme in 2023/24. Scottish students are able to borrow up to £11,500.
Please visit the Student Awards Agency Scotland website for more information on eligibility.
Student Finance NI provides loans of up to £6,500 to Northern Irish domiciled students who wish to study postgraduate courses (up to master's level) at a UK university (including Swansea University).
Please visit the Student Finance NI website for more information on eligibility.
Students will be able to study and do work placements across the world through a brand new scheme, the Turing Scheme, which replaces the UK’s participation in Erasmus+.
If you are a Welsh student, the Welsh Government’s international learning exchange programme, Taith, is also available to you.
Please note, doctoral loans are designed to complement other sources of funding so you may also wish to explore alternative funding sources and paid work opportunities during your study.
Doctoral loans for new students undertaking PhD level programmes are now available:
Welsh students:
The key features of the loan scheme in 2023 include:
Find out more about the Welsh PhD loan scheme.
English students:
The key features of the loan scheme in 2023 include:
Find out more about the English PhD loan scheme.