Other Sources of Funding to UK Students Full-time UK postgraduate students are eligible to apply for funds from the DFE's Access Fund. The scheme is run by the Department of Employment in conjunction with a number of banks for study which is vocational in nature and will assist you to obtain work. Loans of upto 8,000 are available. For further information contact your local Job Centre or telephone 0800 585505. Many postgraduate students are encouraged by their employer to work for a degree by research or a taught programme.
Employers usually pay for the students' tuition fees.
If you are resident in an EU member state, you may be eligible to apply to the British Academy and the UK Research Councils, although, generally, the awards will only cover tuition fees. The British Council administers a number of scholarship schemes for overseas postgraduate students. These awards are for students from countries with whom the UK has, or expects to have, strong economic and commercial links. The programme is for students from Commonwealth countries or British dependent territories. Scholarships will be advertised by the Ministry of Education in the student's country and applications are made to the Commonwealth Scholarship Agency.