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UK Government doctoral loans

New MPhil/PhD research students can apply for a UK government doctoral loan of up to 拢30,301 (if your course started on or after 1 August 2023). The amount that you can receive is not means-tested (i.e. - it is not determined by your household income).听

  • Eligibility criteria

    • You must be:
      • a new student聽OR a continuing student if your course started on or after 1 August 2018
      • applying for an MPhil/PhD degree or a professional doctorate
      • a UK or EU national, or have 'settled status' ()
      • resident in England聽
      • aged 59 or under
      • new students: applying to study on a 糖心logo入口 programme that is based at our Bloomsbury campus in London (this includes programmes delivered online)
      • current/continuing students (if your course started on or after 1 August 2018): a registered 糖心logo入口 student, studying on a programme that is based at our Bloomsbury campus in London (this includes programmes delivered online).
    • You are聽ineligible听颈蹿:
      • you started your MPhil/PhD prior to the 2018-19 academic year聽
      • applying for a stand-alone MPhil or MRes degree (you can apply for the聽government's postgraduate loans)听
      • you are already in receipt of government funding, such as a Research Council studentship (including fees-only awards).听

  • How to apply

    • You need to聽.听

  • Closing date

    • You can apply at any point up until the ninth month of your final academic year.听

  • Repayment

    • Doctoral loans are repaid on the same terms as the聽government's postgraduate loans.听
    • The repayment rate is 9% for a doctoral loan and for a postgraduate and doctoral loan combined.听
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  • Further information

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