{"id":13425,"date":"2023-06-05T07:43:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T07:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=13425"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:35:25","slug":"sfe-postgraduate-masters-funding","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/knowledge-base\/sfe-postgraduate-masters-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Finance England (SFE) – Postgraduate Master’s funding for 2026\/27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Information on funding for Postgraduate Master\u2019s courses starting in 2026\/27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This information is for students taking a full Master\u2019s degree starting in the 2026\/27 academic year and who are ordinarily resident in England and eligible for home fees status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To fund Master\u2019s study, students may be sponsored by their employers; access loans or charitable trusts and funds; self-fund with savings and\/or working part-time alongside their studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PGCE students can access the same funding as undergraduate students. Find out more about Student Finance England funding information for undergraduate and PGCE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New for 2026\/27 \u2013 UoG Postgrad Plus\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sign up to UoG Postgrad Plus* for exclusive benefits designed to make your route to postgraduate study simpler, including free gym membership and free parking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*available to postgraduate taught students in their first year of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Join UoG Postgrad Plus<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tuition fees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Each course fee is set individually. View tuition fees list for postgraduate taught courses<\/a> and postgraduate research courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students who have previously graduated from University of Gloucestershire with an undergraduate degree (BA\/BSc) will be eligible for a 15% discount on course fees. This will be applied to your account following online enrolment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postgraduate loan (PGL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Key details:<\/strong><\/th>Student Finance England (SFE) 2026\/27<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Value<\/td>\u00a313,206
Important note:\u00a0one loan per course<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Courses<\/td>Full MA (taught or research)
Full-time or part-time<\/td><\/tr>
Credits<\/td>Must register for 180 credits. Certificate\/Diploma stages not eligible for this loan \u2013 must be full Master\u2019s<\/td><\/tr>
Credits from previous study<\/td>If credits are applied to the new course you will not be eligible for this loan<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Course duration<\/td>Full-time and part-time. Please note that a part-time course cannot be more than twice as long the full-time duration of the course. 

For example:  If a full-time course is offered as 1 year \u2013 maximum duration for part-time must be 2 years<\/td><\/tr>
Eligibility<\/td>UK students ordinarily resident in the UK
Not in receipt of funding for Healthcare and Social Work courses
Must not already hold an equivalent or higher-level qualification<\/td><\/tr>
Age limit<\/td>Under 60 before 1 September or 1 January<\/td><\/tr>
When to apply<\/td>From May\/June 2026.\u00a0Apply via your Student Finance account<\/td><\/tr>
Repayments<\/td>6% of gross taxable income above \u00a321,000 via NIC in new tax year following end of course <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Additional information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n