Student finance:
University support for postgraduates
Access to Learning Fund: Postgraduate Bursary
The Postgraduate Bursary scheme has been set up specifically to assist
postgraduate Pre-registration and Acting students, who – due to
the intensive nature of their studies – have few opportunities to work
during term-time. You are expected to have taken up other funding opportunities
for which you are eligible, e.g. NHS Bursary, Career Development Loan, Child
Tax Credits, etc, before applying for a postgraduate bursary.
The bursary is a non-repayable grant from the Access to Learning Fund
(ALF). ALF is allocated to the University by the Government and provides
discretionary financial assistance for students to help them access and
remain in higher education. We can use a small proportion of the total ALF
fund to offer postgraduate bursaries, but the money available is limited and
so may not be able to help everyone who applies.