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Master's Funding

Our students fund their studies in a variety of ways including scholarships, bursaries and fellowships, as well as government loans and postgraduate loans.

We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries that you don't need to pay back and are awarded based on personal circumstances or academic achievement.

Funding at postgraduate level is competitive so it’s a good idea to plan financially before starting your course.

SAS Masters Studentship

SAS Coffin Studentships (Coffin Fund for Promising Students)

SAS Convocation Trust Bursary

University of London MA in Languages and Cultures Across Borders - Convocation Trust Bursary

The American Friends of the Warburg Institute offered by the Warburg Institute

Aziz Foundation Scholarship Programme

The Maggs Scholarship offered by the Institute of English Studies

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust scholarship offered by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (SAS)

Postgraduate Loans

Postgraduate Master’s Loan Scheme

The UK Government has introduced a Postgraduate Master’s Loan. These non-means-tested loans are available to both taught and research master’s students. Find out more information about the loan scheme.

Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) 

The SAAS are an agency of the Scottish Government giving financial support to eligible students doing a course of higher education in the UK. Find out more information about their loan scheme. If you are applying for funding from the SAAS you will need to contact us beforehand so that we can get this set up for you.   

Federal Direct Loans for US Students 

The School of Advanced Study participates in the Federal Direct Loan programme. Unsubsidized Loans and Plus Loans are available through the Direct Loan programme operated by the US Education Department. Direct Loans are educational loans to assist US citizens with the costs of studying. 

Funding for Spanish Master's Students 

The Spanish government offers interest-free loans to Spanish students studying Master's degrees in Spain, the European Higher Education Area, the US or Canada. The maximum study period is 21 months. Find out more about funding for Spanish Master’s Students.