• Postgraduate study
• Funding for postgraduate study
• • 2014 Sussex funding
  • 2013 External funding

2013 External funding

Access to Learning Fund

You may be entitled to Government money via the Access to Learning Fund (ALF). Funding is available to full- or part-time postgraduate students who are from the UK (although EU-assessed students on part-time courses may also be elligible for help with fees). The fund is targeted at students who are unable to top up their own funds sufficiently through work, for example because they have dependents, disabilities or are in their final year.

Download the Access to Learning Fund: Information for Schools and Departments [DOCX 16.41KB] for more details.

Fees and funding for the MA in Social Work

Bursaries are available for most MA in Social Work students who are normally resident in England. Fees are paid by the NHS Business Services Authority. Some students seek secondment from a local authority. Financial support in these cases is payable by the seconding authority. Therefore, you will need to contact the relevant training section of your local authority for further information.

For further details on fees and financial support for all postgraduate social work degrees, contact:

Social Work Admissions Coordinator,
Department of Social Work and Social Care,
School of Education and Social Work,
Essex House,
University of Sussex, Falmer,
Brighton BN1 9QQ, UK
T +44 (0)1273 872595
F +44 (0)1273 877534
E eswadmissions@sussex.ac.uk

The following websites may also prove useful for students looking for financial support and information on finances during their postgraduate studies:

• ACF
• Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
• British Council - Scholarships
• British Chevening Scholarships
• British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG)
• Career Development Loans
• Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan
• DFID
• Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
• Educational Grants Advisory Service
• Ford Foundation
• Fulbright Scholarship Pro.