Postgraduate Bursaries

There are a number of sources of finance for postgraduate students, including research council grants and studentships, charity bursaries and scholarships.

If you're training:

The University of Chester offers scholarship opportunities to students with musical or sporting abilities who are willing to actively represent the University. Please see our Sports Scholarships pages for more information.

Initial Teacher Training Financial Incentives

If you are studying an Initial Teacher Training course you may be eligible for a tax free bursary towards your studies. The following bursaries are available for 2025/26.

£29,000 bursary for Chemistry, Computing, Maths and Physics.

£26,000 bursary for Biology, Design and Technology, Geography and Languages.

£10,000 bursary for Art and Design, Music and Religious Education.

£5,000 bursaries for English.

There are also scholarships of £31,00 Chemistry, Computing, Maths and Physics and £28,000 in French, German and Spanish. To qualify for a scholarship students will usually need to have a First, 2:1, Master’s or PhD, although they might also be available to those with a 2:2 if they have relevant experience.

Find out more about Initial Teacher Training funding.

Snowdon Masters Scholarships

The Snowdon Masters Scholarship has been designed to identify and accelerate talented disabled students through higher education, creating the influencers of the future. The scholarship includes fee funding up to £15,000 p.a. for a one or two-year UK Masters course and most scholarships include a further allowance towards studying costs.

Applications for 2022/23 intake have now closed, the scheme will reopen for new applications in January 2023.

For full details and to apply for this exciting opportunity, visit the Snowdon Trust website.

Other Scholarships and Busaries

Each year FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com award £6,000 scholarships to a student that signs up to their e-newsletter subscribers who are yet to begin Masters or PhD study. Students wishing to start their postgraduate studies at any university listed on Find AMasters.com or FindAPhD.com should register now to receive application information by signing up to their Master's newsletter or signing up to their PhD newsletter, and the next scholarship competition will open in Summer 2022.

Postgrad.com offer a number of bursaries, across a number of subject areas and applicant categories, and are open to students anywhere in the world. 

Further reading

We would advise visiting the following websites for further guidance regarding funding postgraduate study: