Whether you are planning to start your PhD or Professional Doctorate, or have already started, then you may be eligible to apply for a government-backed loan of up to £26,445 (2020/21 level).

Doctoral loans are available for either full-time or part-time study for a duration of 3 to 8 academic years.

To qualify for a postgraduate doctoral loan, you must be:

• a UK national ordinarily living in England
• holding EU settled status or indefinite leave to remain, so there are no restrictions on how long you can stay 
• under 60 on the first day of the first academic year of your course
• applying for a doctoral qualification (i.e. a PhD, Professional Doctorate or DPhil)
• not receiving funding from a UK Research Council

Please click on blue button below to view the full eligibility criteria on the UK government website.

Find out more about and apply for a Doctoral Loan