Further Funding

Postgraduate funding is not straightforward and will require some research on your part.

Before you begin your search for funding it is worth taking the following into consideration:

Funding opportunities can be very competitive. Ensure your application is of high quality.
Plan ahead! Start looking at funding opportunities as early as possible. The application process can start very early in the admissions cycle.

Below we have provided some details of some scholarships and postgraduate funding opportunities to help get your search started.

The Scholarship Hub is a useful tool to guide you through the options of postgraduate funding from scholarships to bursaries.

Scholarship	Details
GOV.UK	A Postgraduate Master’s Loan to help with living costs and course fees of £10,906.
Masters Compare PG Scholarship	A scholarship of £5,000 to study for a Master’s at a UK institution.
Snowdon Trust	Offers funding for additional costs for students with disabilities during their studies.

Scholarship	Details
Geological Society Award	The ZEISS-GSL Scholarship of £8,000 towards a PhD in Earth Sciences.
GOV.UK	A Postgraduate Doctoral Loan to help with living costs and course fees of up to £25,700.
Marshal PhD Program	Scholarships for applicants from the USA to study in the UK.
Wellcome Trust	Offer a 4 year Doctoral Studentship in Humanities and Social Sciences.

Scholarship	Details
George Walford International Essay Prize	Offers funding up to £3,500 towards a postgraduate course of your choice.
James Pantyfedwen Foundation	Offers funding up to £7,000 for postgraduate taught and research students. This funding is for Welsh applicants.
NFU Centenary Award	The award provides annual bursaries to pay up to 75% of course fees for selected postgraduate students.
Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust	Offers funding to cover the course fees for postgraduate courses for UK applicants.
Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust	Offers grants to students in postgraduate degrees in any subject up to £1,500.