Qualifications

A Postgraduate Doctoral Loan is only available for full postgraduate doctoral degree courses. Eligible doctoral courses may be a combination of:

• taught and research-based study
• part-time and full-time study
• periods of attendance and distance learning

It is not available for other level 8 qualifications:

• level 8 awards
• level 8 certificates
• level 8 diplomas

It is also not available for lower-level postgraduate courses:

• standalone master’s degree
• integrated master’s degree (a master’s degree that is integrated with an undergraduate degree)
• Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert)
• Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip)

Finally, it is not available for partial doctoral courses. These are where the student is topping up to a doctoral qualification and does not need to undertake the whole designated doctoral course.