The fee for our 2011/12 MSc in Financial Mathematics has been confirmed as £22,500 for all students.
Financial support Studentships, Grants and Loans
If you have not yet arranged funding for study on the MSc we advise you to seek guidance about possible financial support. We hope the postgraduate university funding webpage might be useful.
Santander-Abbey Scholarship
These are scholarships funded by Grupo Santander for Ibero-American candidates. All successful candidates to our MSc programs who are nationals of the countries listed below, will be considered for a Santander-Abbey Scholarship.
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto-Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela.
The scholarship is GBP 3,000 for nationals of Spain or Portugal and GBP 5,000 for the nationals of the American countries on the list. It covers approximately half of the EU and non-EU fees for MSc programs in Mathematics or Interdisciplinary Mathematics.
Career Development Loans
Students on the programme may also be eligible to borrow at preferential rates from some UK banks under the Career Development Loan Scheme. The scheme covers those intending to work in the UK and EU countries, but those interested should check for up- to- date eligibility conditions. For more information freephone 0800 585505, or look at the Life Long Learning website.
UK and other European students
A helpful book relating to awards from the European Commission is Grants from Europe by Ann Davison, published by Bedford Square Press.
International Students
Some funding may be available from sponsoring companies or government sources for overseas students. For detailed information contact the British Council or British Embassy Offices in your own country. You may wish to consult: Scholarships Guide to Commonwealth Postgraduate Students published by the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Study Abroad, published by UNESCO. These books are available form British Council offices and major libraries.
Other ways of financing Graduate study
Industrial Sponsorship
Industry has not adopted a uniform approach to funding postgraduate study. Instead, industrial sponsorship is variable and its availability subject to change. For these reasons there is no directory of potential industrial sponsors currently available. However, some companies either have a policy of sponsoring their own employees who wish to study for postgraduate courses for training purposes, or may agree to fund individual employees as part of their career development programme. Candidates in employment should ask their employees whether they can help fund postgraduate study. In addition, companies may offer sponsorship for postgraduate study to potential employees, so applicants may wish to write around companies to ask if this type of sponsorship is available.
Trusts and Charities
While there are large numbers of trusts and charities, very few will able to meet the total amount needed for fees and maintenance. Candidates should consult the Directory of Grant-Making Trusts, published by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), 48 Penbury Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2JD. Another useful source of information for UK residents on local trusts and charities can be Local Education Authorities.
