SFE and SFW students can now apply for postgraduate Master’s and Doctoral Loans for 2025 to 2026.

You should encourage new students to apply online at:

SFE:  www.gov.uk/apply-online-for-student-finance

SFW: https://www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/

If students have applied for undergraduate student finance before, they can use their existing online account to apply. If they’ve never applied for student finance before, then they’ll need to create a new account.

Continuing students don’t need to re-apply for their funding, it automatically rolls over for the next year of their postgraduate course. They should sign in to their online account to make sure their information is up to date.

SFE students applying for the 2025 to 2026 academic year can apply for:

• a loan of up to £12,858 for a postgraduate Master’s course
• a loan of up to £30,301 for a postgraduate Doctoral course
• Disabled Student’s Allowance

SFW students applying for the 2025 to 2026 academic year can apply for:

• a loan of up to £19,255 for a postgraduate Master’s course
• a loan of up to £29,130 for a postgraduate Doctoral course
• Disabled Student’s Allowance

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There’s more information about postgraduate student finance available at:

Gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/funding-for-postgraduate-study

SFW website: https://www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/postgraduate-finance/

Education Maintenance Allowance applications are now open for 2025 to 2026!

Students in Wales can now apply for EMA for 2025 to 2026. The quickest way to apply to apply in online.

Applications for WGLG FE are expected to open later in the year.