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Explore funding opportunities for your postgraduate journey

Paying for a course at university and the associated living costs is a major challenge for most students. Many fund their studies from a combination of sources such as savings, employment, small grants, loans or bursaries.

Please note that adequate funding must be secured for fees and living expenses before registration.

For full-time taught courses your tuition fees need to be paid on or before registration.

For more information about your fees and how to make a payment you can see our dedicated fees webpage .

Sources of funding

Discover the various ways to fund your university experience. This page provides detailed information on a range of financial options available to postgraduate students, including scholarships (often referred to as bursaries, though at Cranfield we usually call them Scholarships), student loan options, and financial support for PhD students.

In addition to the information on this page, each of our course pages include detailed information on scholarships that are available. Look for the Fees and Funding section for the scholarships identified for your course.

For international Students, our country pages include some information about funding that is available and provide contact details for our international team members, who are here to assist with any location-specific queries.

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• Funding your future - Blogs: Read what our students say about the funding opportunities

Scholarships

• Bursary ASEAN-UK: Women in STEM Scholarships A full scholarship for female students from East Asia region undertaking an eligible full-time Cranfield master's course Bursary Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships Commonwealth Master's Scholarships - a full scholarship offered by The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships

• Bursary Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme Full scholarships jointly funded by Cranfield University for students from developing Commonwealth countries

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

• Bursary Chevening Scholarships Global programme offering full scholarships funded by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chevening Scholarships

• Bursary Cranfield Scholarships Discover our MSc course scholarships

Loans

• Bursary Master's Loan from Student Finance England A master's loan of up to £13,206 for UK students

Master's Loan from Student Finance England

• Bursary Prodigy Finance Student Loans Prodigy Finance aim to provide affordable loans to full-time master's students at Cranfield School of Management

Prodigy Finance Student Loans

• Bursary Lendwise Student Loan Lendwise offer affordable student loans ranging from £5,000 to £100,000 which can cover tuition fees and living expenses

Lendwise Student Loan

• US Federal Loans Cranfield University has approval from the US Department of Education for the origination and disbursal of William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans (Direct Loans).

US Federal Loans

• US Federal Loans: Cranfield University has approval from the US Department of Education for the origination and disbursal of William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans (Direct Loans).

Other funding options

• Managing money Guidance to help you budget for studying in the UK

Managing money

• Managing money: Guidance to help you budget for studying in the UK
• Bursary Masters Compare Scholarship An exciting opportunity to help you start a master's course in the autumn at Cranfield

Masters Compare Scholarship

• Bursary Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries Bursaries of £2000 offered by Postgrad.com to students anywhere in the world

Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries

• Bursary Enhanced Learning Credit (ELC) Scheme The Ministry of Defence provides financial support for members of the Armed Forces to undertake award bearing courses

PhD funding opportunities

• Research opportunities Help change the way society thinks, works and learns by studying a research degree at Cranfield

Research opportunities

• Research opportunities: Help change the way society thinks, works and learns by studying a research degree at Cranfield
• Bursary RADMA Doctoral Studies Programme This award provides up to three years' funding to prospective or mid-study PhD students in research and development management

RADMA Doctoral Studies Programme

• Bursary Sir Peter Gregson Scholarship £16,000 towards tuition fees for a PhD in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences or in the Faculty of Business and Management

Sir Peter Gregson Scholarship

• Bursary SENSS Student Led Studentships Studentships for interesting research projects that help to address the major challenges facing Britain and the world

Research areas