Funding for English students
If you are an English student looking to study taught postgraduate programme in Glasgow then you can apply for a student loan in exactly the same way as you would for an English University. Finance is provided by Student Finance England.
Postgraduate Masters Loan
If you’re starting a masters degree*, you could get a GOV.UK: Postgraduate Masters Loan of up to £10,609 to help with course fees and living costs.
* Erasmus Mundus students from England and Wales can receive loans as long as 50% of the degree is studied in the UK.
Postgraduate Doctoral Loan
If you’re starting a doctoral degree on or after 1 August 2018, you could get a GOV.UK: Postgraduate Doctoral Loan of up to £25,000 to help with course fees and living costs.
The postgraduate loan is available for both full-time and part-time study postgraduate study if you meet the eligibility criteria outlined.
For more information visit: GOV.UK: Funding for postgraduate study
Funding for Northern Irish students
If you are a Northern Irish student looking to study a taught Masters programme* in Glasgow then you can apply for a student loan in exactly the same way as you would for a University in Northern Ireland.
Northern Irish students are able to apply for non-means-tested tuition fee loans of up to £5,500, to help with the costs of funding
For more information visit: Student Finance NI: Postgraduate students
* does not apply to Erasmus Mundus programmes
Funding for Welsh Students
If you are a Welsh student looking to study a postgraduate programme in Glasgow then you can apply for a student loan in exactly the same way as you would for a Welsh University.
Postgraduate Masters Loan
If you’re starting a masters degree*, you could get a Postgraduate Masters Loan of up to £10,280 to help with course fees and living costs.
* Erasmus Mundus students from England and Wales can receive loans as long as 50% of the degree is studied in the UK.
Postgraduate Doctoral Loan
If you’re starting a doctoral degree on or after 1 August 2018, you could get a Postgraduate of up to £25,000 to help with course fees and living costs.
For more information visit:
PGT Excellence Scholarship
The University of Glasgow has a total of 20 PGT Excellence Awards available to UK students.
Scholarships are available to students entering any of the University’s colleges and are awarded as a tuition fee discount.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- demonstrate academic excellence and achieve grades equivalent to UK 1st Class Honours
- hold an offer of a place for a full-time postgraduate taught Masters programme
- be classed as a Home or RUK student for fee purposes.
- Find out more: PGT Excellence Scholarship
Scholarship Database
The University, government agencies, research councils, charitable trusts and external bodies offer a number of scholarships, studentships and loans to help you undertake a taught postgraduate qualification. You can find up-to-date information on what's available through our Scholarship Database.
Our Graduate School web pages also have a wealth of useful scholarship and financial information.