Postgraduate loan scheme
If you’re starting a master’s degree at Glasgow Caledonian University you could be eligible for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan of up to £12,858 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2025.
To find out more, including details on how to apply, visit GOV.UK's page on funding for postgraduate study.
Postgraduate Doctoral Loan scheme
If you're starting a doctoral degree at Glasgow Caledonian University you could be eligible for a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan of up to £30,301 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2025.
Did you know that you can get funding towards your course fees? Postgraduate funding is completely seperate to Undergraduate funding from SAAS.
Postgraduate loan: apply for funding
A tuition fee loan of up to £7,000 is available for full-time courses, to help pay for all or some of your tuition fees.
The tuition fee loan is split equally across each year of the course. For example:
- 1 year course - £7,000
- 2 year course - £3,500 per year
If you choose to take out a loan to pay your fees, this has the same terms as a student loan for living costs.
If you withdraw from your course, you may not be eligible for a loan to help with the cost of your fees
Postgraduate living cost loan
Eligible full-time postgraduate students can apply to us for a living-cost loan up to £6,900. From the 2024-25 academic year the amount of loan you are entitled to will include a £2,400 Special Support Loan.
The living-cost loan is split equally across each year of the course. For example:
- full-time 1 year course - £6,900
- full-time 2 year course - £3,450 per year
Social Work Courses
If you are studying a postgraduate course in Social Work, you may be eligible for funding from The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
For more information, please contact The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
If you are not eligible for funding from the SSSC, you may be eligible to apply for postgraduate funding from SAAS.
Please note that if you receive any funding from the SSSC you are not eligible for any funding from SAAS, this includes living-cost support.
New and continuing students
New and continuing students can apply for the Special Support Loan from 2024/25 academic year.
To find out more, including full details of all eligible courses, visit the SAAS website.
You can find information about repaying your student loan on the SAAS loan repayments web page.
Explore the range of postgraduate scholarship opportunities available at GCU.
There are several research councils who may be able to provide support for postgraduate and research studies. Find out more about research funding.
Northern Irish students can apply to Student finance NI
The amount of loan you can get each year depends on the length and cost of your course
The only way to know exactly how much you'll get is to apply but you could get up to £6,500 for your course.
You need to apply each year
If your course is longer than one year and you apply for funding in year 1, you must reapply again for each following year of study.
You can get funding for a postgraduate course for a minimum of one academic year, and a maximum of three academic years.
Nationality and residency
You could get this funding if you're able to identify as one of the following:
A UK or Irish citizen or someone with settled status in the UK
