Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Y cymorth a fydd ar gael i rywun sy'n dechrau astudio cwrs Meistr ôl\-raddedig ym mlwyddyn academaidd 2019\-20 yw £17,000 o'i gymharu â £13,000 yn 2018\-19\.

 Bydd y pecyn ariannol yn cynnwys grant o £1,000 i fyfyrwyr cymwys, gan gynnwys cymorth ariannol o hyd at £5,885 sy'n seiliedig ar brawf modd. Yn ogystal, mae'n bosibl cael benthyciad, sy'n golygu bod cyfanswm o hyd at £17,000 o gymorth ariannol ar gael ar gyfer hyd cyfnod y cwrs astudio. Bydd y cymorth ar gael i fyfyrwyr amser llawn a rhai rhan\-amser.

 Daw'r cyhoeddiad hwn yn dilyn adolygiad o gyllid addysg uwch a chyllid myfyrwyr, a oedd wedi argymell y dylai astudiaethau ôl\-raddedig ar gyfer gradd Meistr gael eu cefnogi gan becyn cyllid tebyg i israddedigion.

 Fel yn achos cymorth ar gyfer astudiaethau israddedig, bydd myfyrwyr dan 25 oed sy'n gadael gofal yn derbyn yr uchafswm a roddir fel cymorth grant.

 Dywedodd Kirsty Williams, y Gweinidog Addysg:

 
> “Mae hyn yn newyddion gwych i raddedigion sy'n ystyried symud ymlaen i'r lefel academaidd nesaf drwy astudio ar gyfer gradd Meistr.
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> “Mae addysg o ansawdd uchel yn ysgogi symudedd cymdeithasol, ffyniant cenedlaethol a democratiaeth ymgysylltiol. Yn ogystal, mae cynnydd academaidd yn dda i ddatblygiad yr unigolyn, i amrywiaethu'r math o broffesiynau y gellir cychwyn arnyn nhw, ac i wella'n llesiant economaidd.
> 
> “Rwy am ddatblygu'r llwyddiant y mae ein prifysgolion wedi ei gael wrth recriwtio a chadw myfyrwyr ôl\-raddedig o Gymru yn 2018\-19\. Rwy hefyd yn ystyried y ffordd orau o gynnig cymhelliant i'n prifysgolion fel eu bod yn gallu parhau i ddenu'r myfyrwyr mwyaf talentog o Gymru."
> 
> “Un o'm prif uchelgeisiau fel Gweinidog Addysg yw cynyddu nifer y myfyrwyr o Gymru sy'n symud ymlaen i astudio gradd Meistr – sef yr her fawr nesaf i wella symudedd cymdeithasol yn fy marn i.”

 

Dywedodd Louise Casella, Cyfarwyddwr y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru:

 
> “Mae cyfleoedd ôl\-radd yn hanfodol i fynd i'r afael ag anghenion sgiliau Cymru heddiw ac yn y dyfodol. Gyda nifer gynyddol o israddedigion, mae'n bwysicach nag erioed i opsiynau ôl\-radd fod mor hygyrch ag sy'n bosibl. Mae'r cyhoeddiad heddiw yn newyddion gwych i'r rheini sydd am barhau i astudio a datblygu eu sgiliau. A bydd hynny yn ei dro'n gwneud cyfraniad sylweddol at economi Cymru."







Translation:


 
The support available to someone beginning postgraduate Master’s study in the 2019\-20 academic year will be £17,000, up from £13,000 in 2018\-19\.  
  
The finance package will include a grant for eligible students of £1,000, plus additional means\-tested support of up to £5,885\. A loan is also available, taking the overall support up to £17,000 across the duration of the course. The support will be available to both full\-time and part\-time students.  
  
The announcement comes following the review of higher education funding and student finance, which recommended that postgraduate Master’s study should be supported by a similar finance package to undergraduates.  
  
As with support for undergraduate study, care\-leavers aged under 25 years will automatically receive the maximum grant support.  
  
Kirsty Williams, the Education Minister, said:  
  



> “This is great news for graduates considering taking their academic career to the next level by studying for a Master’s Degree.
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> “High\-quality education is a driving force for social mobility, national prosperity and an engaged democracy. Academic progression is good for individual development, for diversifying entry into the professions and for our economic well\-being.
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> “I want to build on the success our universities have seen in recruiting and retaining Welsh postgraduate students in 2018\-19\. I am also considering how I can best provide an incentive to our universities so they can continue to attract the most talented Welsh students.”
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> “One of my key ambitions as Education Minister has been to increase the number of Welsh students who progress onto Master’s study, which I believe is the next big challenge in improving social mobility.”

Louise Casella, Director of The Open University in Wales, said:


> “Postgraduate opportunities are vital in addressing Wales’ skills needs both now and in the future. With an increasing number of graduates it is more important than ever that postgraduate options are as accessible as possible. Today’s announcement is great news for those who wish to continue their studies and develop their skills which will in turn make a significant contribution to the Welsh economy.”