Funding

Your funding package

Postgraduates fund their studies in lots of different ways

Unlike undergraduates, postgraduates fund their studies in lots of different ways. There could be a range of funding options available to you.

The most common sources of funding are:

• Government postgraduate loan schemes
• Employer sponsorship
• Earn while you learn
• Student Support Fund
• Funding for students with a disability

Contact a student advisor

Contact one of our student advisors for expert financial advice and guidance.

LJMU Alumni Award

20% tuition fee discount

If you’re a former Liverpool John Moores University student, you could be eligible for a 20% discount on your postgraduate tuition fees. The fee reduction will apply automatically to eligible students. You do not need to apply. The 20% reduction will be applied to all years of the postgraduate programme being studied, not just the first year and applies to Home and EU LJMU graduates.

Eligibility

• You have successfully completed a degree programme from Liverpool John Moores University, irrespective of when you graduated
• The Award can apply to any taught postgraduate masters level or research degree programme (see Exclusions below)
• You can either be paying your own fees or in receipt of sponsorship from a third party (see Exclusions below)
• The 20% award only applies to new programmes of study that commenced in the 2017/18 academic year onwards
• It is open to students from the UK and the EU
• The Award will only apply to one programme of study therefore if you are attending more than one eligible programme you will have the award applied to the programme with the greater fee value
• You'll only receive the award once during your studies. Subsequent further study will not be eligible if you have already been in receipt of the Award. Awards cannot be applied retrospectively

Eligibility will be assessed from information held by LJMU regarding your prior study declared in your admission application, you'll receive a letter prior to the start of your studies advising you of the fee reduction.

Exclusions

• PGC/DE programmes
• If you are in receipt of a fee bursary for the following programmes you will be excluded: MA Social Work, MSc Environmental Planning
• CPD programmes
• MSc/PgDip/PgCert Clinical Pharmacy for Primary and Interface Care and MSc/PgDip/PgCert Clinical Pharmacy for Secondary and Tertiary Care are not eligible for the LJMU Alumni Award
• Liverpool John Moores University staff who are fully sponsored under the University’s Staff Development Policy will be excluded
• If you are in receipt of an LJMU tuition fee scholarship you will not be able to receive both awards and will be allocated the award with the highest value
• If you are an international student you will not be able to claim the Award. Find out about International Student Scholarships
• If you are currently in receipt of the 20% Alumni Award, you will continue to receive the 20% discount until completion of your programme of study

To find out more about the LJMU Alumni Award, please contact the Academic Registry team.

Postgraduate loans for students from Scotland

Students who are normally resident in Scotland can apply for a postgraduate tuition fee loan up to a maximum of £5,500* for full-time courses that are not available (or similar to those available) in Scotland. Eligible students can also apply for a living cost loan of up to £4,500*. This funding is not means tested. For more information and repayment details see the Student Awards Agency Scotland.

Students who want to study at postgraduate level on a part-time basis can apply for a tuition fee loan of up to £2,750* per year. Living cost loans are not available for part-time students from Scotland studying in England.

*Figures quoted are for 2019 and may increase for 2020.

Postgraduate loans for students from Northern Ireland

Unlike the loan for students from England and Wales, the loan from the Government of Northern Ireland is for tuition fees only, with no government funding available for living costs. The loan for tuition fees will be paid direct to LJMU. The maximum loan is £5,500* per course. This means in some instances the loan will not cover your tuition fees in full and you will need to make alternative arrangements to pay the balance as well as source funding for your living costs.

Visit Student Finance Northern Ireland

*Figures quoted are for 2019 and may increase for 2020.

Employer sponsorship

Enhance your career

Employer sponsorship is when your employer contributes to or pays for the cost of your postgraduate study.

If you haven’t approached your employer about sponsorship yet, take a look at our courses and see if there any programmes that could enhance your current career. Once you’ve found a course, talk to your manager or the person responsible for employee training at your company.

As well as sponsoring your study in a financial sense, your employer may let you work flexibly too.

Student Support Fund

Unexpected situations and financial hardship

The Student Support Fund is intended to help students who are experiencing unexpected situations, such as a broken washing machine, or financial hardship, such as supporting a child.

You do not need to be completely without funds to apply. We advise that you apply for the Student Support Fund before you are in financial difficulty.

Priority is given to students who:

• are in their final year of study
• have children or caring responsibilities
• have an ongoing health condition or disability

However, all students can apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Apply

To apply for the Student Support Fund, you will need to complete and return the Student Support Fund form.