Postgraduate Masters’ Funding11 November 2015

Dr Helen Gunter

• Funding Tips• Living Expenses• Tuition Fees• Funding Sources• Funding for UK/EU students• Funding for international students (non EU)• Tuition Fee discounts at Newcastle University

Topics

Funding tips• The Student Loans Company normally does not

finance postgraduate study (PGCE exception)• Portfolio funding• Offer of a place • Start your search for funding early • Check what funding is available and when:

– www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding– www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses – www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/about/schools

• Speak to your prospective school• Talk to current students

Charities and Trusts

• Thousands of external funding bodies• Eligibility criteria, application process varies enormously• Typically small amounts of money (less than £1,000)• Time needed for researching and locating organisations

• Turn2us (www.turn2us.org.uk)• Grants for individuals (www.grantsforindividuals.org.uk)• Uni Grants (www.unigrants.co.uk)• Guidestar (www.guidestar.org.uk)• Newcastle University charity page (

www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/finance/funding/ukstudents/charityandtrust/postgraduate)

• Maintenance or living expenses (including accommodation) 2016-17 figures

– UK students £10,000 - £11,000 per year– EU/international students £10,500 - £11,500

per year**These figures do not include tuition fees**

Living Expenses

Tuition Fees

• Fees for 2016 entry are available on the University’s online Prospectus:

www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses• Typical full time fees (per year):

• Taught courses- £5,665 (UK/EU); £13,315 (int)• Mlitt courses- £4,495 (UK/EU); £12,310 (int)

• Additional course-related expenses, eg books, equipment, fieldwork, travel (speak to your prospective school)

Funding – UK/EU • Funding for Masters’ courses

– www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/searchfunding/– www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses – www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/about/schools

• Faculty of HASS - Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships– recent Newcastle University graduates (UK/EU)– Masters’ courses (including MLitt)– www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding

• Government Loans (tbc) – December/ January

Funding – UK/EU Cont/..• Funding for students with children

– www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/finance/funding/ukstudents/dependants

• Funding for students with a disability– www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/disability-support

• PGCE Funding– https://

getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/bursaries-and-funding

– Professional and Career Development Loans– www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/finance/funding/u

kstudents/postgraduate/private

Range of scholarship and bursary schemes for international students:

• University (partial funding)Newcastle University International Postgraduate Scholarships (NUIPS) £2,000Country-specific scholarships (£2,000- £3,000)www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding

• External (sometimes fully funded scholarships)

Funding – International

Tuition Fee Discounts• Alumni Tuition Fee Discount (20%)

Self-funded and partially-funded students

• International Family Discount (10%)Close relatives of international students

• Early Payment Discount (2%)Full payment by end of registration week

• Fee payment instalmentsSix annual instalments for UK/EU students undertaking a PG taught course (exceptions)

• More information - www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding

Thank you for your time

Any questionshelen.gunter@ncl.ac.uk