Sources of Funding for Postgraduate UK and EU students

A discount of 10% of the student's yearly tuition fee will be allowed on registration.

Am I eligible?

Eligible students include any student who has graduated from Oxford Brookes University and wishes to stay on or return for an additional degree (e.g. an undergraduate student who then studies for a taught master's course, or a taught master's graduate who enrols on another taught master's or am MPhil/PhD programme).

How do I apply?

Please download the Alumnus Discount application form (Word doc).

Applications will only be accepted from students who have already been made conditional or unconditional offers by Oxford Brookes University.

You should apply for your place on the relevant courses below, and then submit your scholarship application.

IF YOU APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP WITHOUT THE OFFER OF A PLACE, YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

The deadline for receipt of applications is midnight on Friday 29 June 2012. They should be emailed or posted to the address stated on the forms below.

Scholarships will be awarded for academic excellence and each award will be paid towards the tuition fee for a taught master's degree. These scholarships do not include a maintenance grant. Please see ‘Notes for Guidance’ for further details.

The following scholarships are available:

Business, Hospitality and Publishing

A number of £1,000 to £3,000 awards are open to UK, EU and International students studying a full-time Masters in any of the following Departments:
Business School
Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies
The Oxford School of Hospitality Management

There is a total of £8,000 to award across these programmes.

Download Application Form (includes Notes for Guidance)

Health and Life Sciences

A number of £1,000 to £3,000 awards are open to UK, EU and International students studying a  full-time Masters in any of the following Departments:
Department of Biological and Medical Sciences
Department of Clinical Health Care
Department of Psychology
Department of Social Work and Public Health
Department of Sport and Health Sciences

There is a total of £8,000 to award across these programmes.

NB: Please note applicants for the MSc Adult/Children’s/Mental Health Nursing (Pre-Registration) and MSc Midwifery (Pre-Registration) are not eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Download Application Form (includes Notes for Guidance)

Humanities and Social Sciences

One award of £2,000 is open to one UK, EU or International student studying each of the following courses:
LLM (all pathways)
MA History
MA English
MA international Studies (all pathways)
Or
MSc Primate Conservation

One award of £2,000 is open to one international student studying the following course:
MA in International Law & International Relations

Download Application Form (includes Notes for Guidance)

Technology, Design and Environment

A number of £1,000 to £3,000 awards are open to UK, EU and International students studying full-time Masters programmes in any of the following Departments:

School of Architecture
School of Arts
Department of Computing and Communication Technologies
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Planning
Department of Real Estate and Construction

There is a total of £8,000 to award across these programmes.

Application forms are available through the Department Scholarship pages which can be accessed using the links above.

This year four awards of £5,000 and two awards of £2,500 will be made to UK, EU or International full-time students starting their programmes in September 2012. A total of £25,000 is being awarded in scholarships. Successful applicants will also receive a further 10% discount on their tuition fees from Oxford Brookes.

Funding is offered to students who are graduating from or who have graduated from named universities in the UK, Argentina, Brazil. Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Spain, Portugal, Russia, the United States, China, Germany, Singapore, Poland and Belgium. The scholarship fund aims to reward the most academically gifted students from these institutions.

To apply you must be:

    * studying at, or a graduate from, a university in the Santander Universidades Scheme

    * expecting to have, or already have, a good UK bachelor honours degree or equivalent degree from your home country

    * in possession of a formal offer for a full-time master’s degree at Oxford Brookes University for the following year.

To find out if your University is part of the Santander Universidades Scheme please search the list below:

Santander Universidades Scheme 2012-13 - Universities included.pdf

How Do I Apply?

 To apply please complete the application form below.

Download Application Form (includes Notes for Guidance)

Download Application Checklist

Applications (including references) must be received by midnight on Friday 29 June 2012. 

Please note: Under the terms of the Scheme contact details for all applicants who apply for this award will be passed to Santander. 

For further information or if you have any questions about the scheme, please contact: 

Judith Powell Taught Postgraduate Administrator 

+44 (0) 1865 483713

 pgt-admin@brookes.ac.uk

For information regarding PhD Santander Studentships for 2012-13 please see the following website:
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/brookesnet/graduateoffice/prospective/research/funding

Please find your Department below:

School of Education

One award of £2,000 is open to one UK, EU or International full or part-time student on either of the following courses:
MA Education
Or
MA Childhood Studies

Download Application Form (includes Notes for Guidance)

Applications will only be accepted from students who have already been made conditional or unconditional offers by Oxford Brookes University. You should apply for your place on the relevant courses below, and then submit your scholarship application.

IF YOU APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP WITHOUT THE OFFER OF A PLACE, YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Applications must be received by midnight on Friday 29 June 2012. They should be emailed or posted to the address stated on the forms above.

Technology, Design and Environment

School of Architecture
School of Arts
Department of Computing and Communication Technologies
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Planning
Department of Real Estate and Construction

Business

Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies
2012-13 awards to be updated asap.

Applicants are invited to fill in and submit the application form, together with a CV, to Charmian Hearne, Research Administrator, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.  The Scholarship will be awarded to the candidate judged to have the greatest potential to make a difference to their subject, and for whom achieving an MA is likely to contribute significantly to their career and/or personal development.  Academic achievement to date will also be taken into account.

Applications will be assessed on the basis of the statements make in the application and on previous academic achievement and performance.

Closing date: 29 June 2012

Background to the de Rohan Scholarship

Please download the Application Form, print and return by post to:

Charmian Hearne
Research Administrator
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Oxford Brookes University
T3.22, Headington Campus
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP
 

For further details please visit:
TARGET Courses
http://targetcourses.co.uk/bursarycompetition
Findamasters
www.findamasters.com/fundingAwards/
Postgrad.com
www.postgrad.com/editorial/bursaries/
These awards are open to UK, EU and International students on named awards. Please see individual webpages for further details.

Please contact the organisations themselves if you have queries about these bursary schemes.

Research studentships within the university are offered from time to time.

In 2009 we introduced five new interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Programmes: Children and Young People: Psychological, Educational and Health Perspectives Global Politics, Economy and Society Intelligent Transport Systems Urban Futures Life Sciences These are funded to provide full-time studentships, and offer an exciting opportunity to be part of a team of excellent researchers working in areas that have a real impact on people's lives. When available, studentships are advertised in the national press or on the Graduate Office website. Other help and advice can be found on the Graduate Office website or you can phone them on +44 (0)1865 484244 or email rd-enquiries@brookes.ac.uk.

The research councils provide various types of funding for postgraduate study, including the following:

• advanced course studentships for taught master’s courses, usually of one year’s duration
• research master’s training awards
• standard research studentships for PhD or MPhil students on programmes of up to three years full-time or five years part-time.

How to apply for public funding

ESRC accept some applications for studentships from individual students, but the other Research Councils award studentships on a quota basis to particular academic departments at Brookes that have been recognised as providing the required standard of research training.

For more information on studentships and their availability, contact the relevant academic department.

Alternatively contact the Research Councils themselves, or scan the academic press for advertised studentships:

• Times Higher - Fridays
• Education Guardian - Tuesdays
• Nature
• New Scientist.

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Funding opportunities in the arts and humanities at Oxford Brookes University are available through the AHRC Postgraduate Studentships Schemes.

Applicants must note that in 2009, the AHRC changed the way in which it offers funding to arts and humanities postgraduate students who are studying in the UK. Funding for the Research Masters, Professional Masters and Doctoral degrees is now available through the AHRC Studentship Competition.

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

The ESRC awards studentships by a quota system through a 1+3 award which funds a one-year research training master’s course that is linked to a three-year doctorate programme. Master’s courses are not funded separately. Awards can be made for a +3 award which covers the three-year PhD award only, but strict regulations are applied to the acceptance of prior research training provision. The +3 awards are allocated through an open competition system.

Awards are only made to outlets considered acceptable by the ESRC. A list of approved courses and institutions can be viewed on the ESRC website. Approach the course tutor directly and well in advance of the closing date of 2 May.

EU and EEA students

Nationals of European Economic Area (EEA) countries (i.e. EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) may be eligible for a fees-only award from the Research Councils or AHRC.

For more guidance, see UKOSA Guidance Notes for Students: Course Fees and Grants: EEA Students, available from British Council offices, or consult the relevant Research Council postgraduate funding guide.

NOTE: Nationals of European Union (EU) countries normally pay ‘home’ fees, i.e. fees at the same level as UK students.

Educational trust funds and charities

There are a number of charities, trusts and foundations which award partial funding for study. Competition for these awards is getting increasingly tough. In order to succeed in getting support, you must assure the charity or trust that you have exhausted all other sources of funding and that you fit in with specific eligibility criteria. You should normally plan your application at least a year in advance. It is rarely possible to get help at short notice.

Useful publications on the various trusts and charities include:

• The Grants Register - the Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding World-wide. Published by Macmillan.
• The Directory of Grant-Making Trusts and The Directory of Small Grant-Making Trusts. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation.

Sponsorship by employers

Employers may fund vocational and professional training courses as part of career development. Information on sponsorship opportunities at a company is usually available from the company’s personnel department.

For Health and Social Care programmes, the administrator can supply details of funding opportunities.

Self-funding

Some postgraduates fund themselves through their studies with a combination of part-time jobs, loans, savings, etc. This can work well, but you must be realistic in calculating your costs before embarking on your studies.

Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE)

The Institute of Electrical Engineers provide a range of postgraduate scholarships for taught and research degrees. Applicants are normally expected to be IEE members and the closing date is usually mid-October. Further information can be found on the IEE website.

Teacher Training Student Finance

Your LEA will provide more information about available bursaries, grants and maintenance loans. They can also provide a free copy of the information booklet Financial Support for Students. Alternatively you can contact the DfES’s free information line on 0800 731 9133.

Postgraduate Teacher Trainees

Home students and EU students resident within the European Economic Area (EAA) attending an accredited initial teacher training course will receive one of the following non-taxable bursaries:

• £9,000 for trainees in physics, chemistry, engineering and mathematics
• £6,000 for trainees in biology, combined/general science and foreign languages.

The training salary is paid monthly over 9 calendar months from the start of study (September). For further information, please see the Training and Development Agency for Schools website or the Graduate Teacher Training Registry website.

MBA Loan Scheme

The Association of MBAs (AMBA) administers a Business School Loan Scheme to assist UK students studying for an MBA. Loans can cover tuition fees and living expenses. You can borrow up to two thirds of your pre-course gross annual salary, plus tuition fees for each year of full-time study. For more information visit the AMBA website.

Funding information

For information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit the Directgov website or call them on 0800 100 900.

Further information on possible funding sources for research students can be obtained from postgraduate tutors, public libraries or Oxford Brookes Careers Centre:

• careers@brookes.ac.uk
• +44 (0) 1865 484670.