If you’re thinking about starting a postgraduate course, you may be able to apply for Government funding to help you with your living and tuition fees.
The amount of postgraduate funding available to you will depend on where you are ordinarily resident before you start your postgraduate course.
Please note postgraduate students are NOT awarded a separate Tuition Fee Loan. It will therefore be your responsibility to pay your tuition fees, which can be paid in one lump sum or in instalments during the academic year. Click on this link for details of our payment methods. https://www.bangor.ac.uk/studentfinance/postgrad/payment
If you are considering a PGCE course click here for funding information: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/studentservices/moneyadvice/pgce.php.en
To find out if you are eligible for postgraduate funding, click on the region which you are normally resident in:
2023/24 Postgraduate Loan & additional support for Welsh domiciled students
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From 1 August 2023, students ordinarily resident in Wales may be entitled to a combination of loan and grant as a contribution to costs while studying a postgraduate Master’s degree course.
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The total support available to an eligible student is £18,770. A grant of up to £6,885 is available, depending upon household income. The balance of support is a loan.
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Part-time study – support is allocated over the number of years the course is studied. Support is capped in each academic year; for example, £18,770 for a one year course, £9,385 per year for a course lasting two years and £4,692.50 per year for a course lasting four years. Full-time courses between one and two years are eligible for support. Part-time courses of up to four years are eligible for support.
Support comprises the following elements:
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A non-means-tested contribution to costs base grant of £1,000 is available to all eligible students.
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An additional means-tested contribution to costs grant of £6,885 is available to eligible students with a household income of up to £18,370 per annum
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Students with a taxable household income of between £18.371 and £59,000 will receive a partial grant.
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The on-line application is now open: https://logon.slc.co.uk/cas/login
Postgraduate grant and loan entitlement table 2023/24
Taxable Household Income |
Grant |
Loan |
Total Funding |
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£18,370 or less |
£6,885 |
£11,885 |
£18,770 |
£25,000 |
£5,930 |
£12,840 |
£18,770 |
£35,000 |
£4,488 |
£14,282 |
£18,770 |
£45,000 |
£3,047 |
£15,723 |
£18,770 |
£59,200 or higher |
£1,000 |
£17,770 |
£18,770 |
2023/24 Postgraduate Doctoral Loan (Wales)
- From 1 August 2023, students ordinarily resident in Wales and those from the EU studying at a Welsh institution may be entitled to support. This can help with course fees and living costs while you study.
- Eligible students will be able to borrow up to a maximum of £28,394 as a contribution to costs, over the period of the doctoral programme. Courses can be full or part-time and be between three and eight years in length.
- Payments are made in tranches across the number of years of the doctoral programme.
- Those in receipt of studentship funding from any of the seven UK Research Councils (whether full or fees only) will not be eligible to receive a loan.
- Those receiving other direct forms of Government support for maintenance and fees costs, including any salary contributions or fees provided by the NHS for the purposes of doctoral study, and the KESS 2 scheme, will not be eligible either.
Bursaries for Postgraduates
Find out about the Welsh Government Bursaries for Welsh Postgraduates and the Bursary for Postgraduates over the age of 60.
2023/24 Postgraduate Loan (England)
- From 1 August 2023, students ordinarily resident in England, may be entitled to a loan as a contribution to costs while studying a postgraduate Master’s degree course.
- The total support available to an eligible student commencing their studies after 1st August 2023 is £12,167.
- Part-time study – support is allocated over the number of years the course is studied. Support is capped in each academic year; for example, £6,083.50 for a course lasting two years
- Full-time courses between one and two years are eligible for support. Part-time courses of up to four years are eligible for support.
- The on-line application is now open: https://logon.slc.co.uk/cas/login
2023/24 Postgraduate Doctoral Loan (England)
Students starting a full-time or part-time postgraduate Doctoral course such as a PhD may be entitled to a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan to help with course fees and living costs while you study.
- Eligible students will be able to borrow up to a maximum of £28,673 as a contribution to costs, over the period of the doctoral programme. Courses can be full or part-time and be between three and eight years in length.
- Payments are made in tranches across the number of years of the doctoral programme.
- Those in receipt of studentship funding from any of the seven UK Research Councils (whether full or fees only) will not be eligible to receive a loan.
- Those in receipt of studentship funding from any of the Seven UK Research Councils (whether full or fees only)
- Students receiving any other direct forms of Government support for maintenance and fees costs, including any salary contributions or fees provided by the NHS for the purposes of doctoral study, and the KESS 2 scheme, will not be eligible either.
For more information about the Post Graduate Doctoral Loan.
Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan (Northern Ireland)
Students from Northern Ireland who started their studies after the 1 August 2018 can now apply for up to £6,500 towards the cost of their postgraduate tuition fee.
For full details please check the Student Finance NI website, or read the full DfE statement here.