Masters degree funding

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DS2 is just waiting to hear if he has been accepted into Kings College London for an nhs related Masters degree.

I can't work out the funding. It says 11.5k for fees/living. But is that as well as a maintenance loan? Or is that all he will get? Accommodation will cost around 12k a year, the course 9.5k and obviously he needs to live. It's a full time full on 2yr course with hospital placements, so not a lot of spare time to work.

Anyone with experience of Masters funding able to help please? Obviously he will be calling student fiancé at some point

Following, as DD is waiting to hear as well.

Well if his student fiancé is loaded he shouldn't have any problems 😂

The postgraduate loans work differently to undergraduate loans. You can apply for up to £11,836 and this is paid directly to the student who then have to pay the university directly for their fees.

The postgraduate loan system is just one amount, paid directly to the student for them to put towards whatever. It won't be enough to pay for everything but will generally hopefully be enough to cover tuition and put a bit towards maintenance (or, hey, if you're me, to fund a cycle of IVF, but that's another story.)

As this is an NHS-related course, is there any funding associated from their side?

There's no separate loan for masters, it's why most master's students are part time or save up first. There's funding and bursaries through departments too

Sigh...... yes there is, and has been for the last five years. Why comment when you know nothing.

OP as others have said it's one fixed amount that really only covers fees. Job and/bank of mum and dad pays maintenance. There may be another funding stream via the NHS if it leads to an HCPC registration.

Oh thanks, I'm going to hell now for sniggering.... 🙁

As far as I understand it, if it’s an NHS vocational 2 year masters (OT/nursing etc), the same student finance is available as at undergraduate level - so £9500 for fees and the normal maintenance loan plus the £5k bursary. I read up about it quite extensively recently. It’s not like other masters degrees.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthcare-education-funding-for-postgraduate-and-dental-students/healthcare-education-funding-for-postgraduate-and-dental-students

Well if his student fiancé is loaded he shouldn't have any problems

Haha that will teach me to proof read 😁

@crazycrofter As far as I understand it, if it’s an NHS vocational 2 year masters (OT/nursing etc), the same student finance is available as at undergraduate level - so £9500 for fees and the normal maintenance loan plus the £5k bursary. I read up about it quite extensively recently. It’s not like other masters degrees.

Thanks for that, helps with a starting point, will check out the link