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Financial Support for UK Students

Government support for students studying for a Masters at a UTP university has been available for very many years, through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EPSRC, and its predecessors.  However, EPSRC has decided that supporting Masters level education, in any discipline, is no longer one of its priorities and will not be providing support for 2009/10.

Unfortunately, as no arrangements have been made by EPSRC or the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills for alternative funding sources, bursaries for those wishing to study for a transport Masters in 2009/10 will be very limited. However, the Course Directors at each UTP university will advise anyone needing financial support on what might be available.    

Two charities, the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund and the Brian Large Bursary Fund, provide a limited number of bursaries for full time UK students studying for a transport masters at a UK university. The Rees Jeffreys bursaries normally cover tuition fees and provide sufficient income to enable the student to complete the year's study without obtaining part time employment. Brian Large bursaries are more modest, providing a contribution towards living expenses during the year's study. Applications for both Rees Jeffreys and Brian Large bursaries have to be made through, and be recommended by, the applicant's preferred university, by which they must have been offered a definite place for the forthcoming year. Applications for Rees Jeffreys bursaries normally have to be submitted by late June, with the announcement of successful application in mid July. Applications for Brian Large bursaries normally have to be submitted by late July, with the announcement of successful application in mid August.

Some employers will support a member of their staff studying full-time, although most limit such arrangements to part time studies. Indeed, a very high proportion of all UK students studying part time receive financial support from their employer - many continue to receive their full salary and also have their tuition fees and other essential expenses paid.

Most students from outside the UK choose to study full time, and many have their costs (including tuition fees) met in part or wholly by their employer, government or some other agency.

Students from Outside the UK

A range of studentships is available for students from outside the UK. These are usually awarded on a competitive basis. The individual UTP Course Directors have information on those available at their university.

In addition, students from other EU countries are entitled to take paid employment whilst resident in the UK, but those from outside the EU may need an employment permit. The universities cannot advise on either employment possibilities or employment regulations. Further, a full time Masters course at a UTP university is intensive, and it is preferable for students to focus on their studies.

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