Taught Master's Funding

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NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

The NIHR Pre-doctoral Fellowships are designed to support people who are looking to start or advance a career in health and social care research methodology within one of the following areas of Mathematics:

  • Medical statistics
  • Health economics
  • Clinical trial design
  • Operational research
  • Modelling
  • Bioinformatics
  • Qualitative research
  • Mixed methods
  • Epidemiology

This scholarship provides funding for an MSc, as well as a placement as a research assistant for a year following the completion of the MSc. To be eligible, the applicant must first identify a suitable academic advisor. For assistance applying to the scheme, contact Andrew Titman.

The deadline is 16th March 2023, but students should have contacted a potential supervisor by 24th February 2023.

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Scholarships

We currently offer one full-fee scholarship for the MSc Statistics. There are also 3 additional £4,000 scholarships available.

The scholarships are awarded as a fee reduction and are allocated based on the academic excellence of the applicant or high potential of the applicant.

For further information about making an application please contact the Admissions Team.

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Alumni Loyalty Scholarship

Lancaster University will offer a reduction in tuition fees for all taught Master's programmes for eligible applicants, determined by the level of undergraduate or postgraduate award achieved.

To be eligible for the Alumni Loyalty Scholarship you must hold an undergraduate or master’s degree awarded by Lancaster University, achieved at any time, including one delivered through an associated institution. You will be eligible for a 10% fee reduction, automatically deducted from your fees.

Some MRes programmes may be eligible, contact us to check.

Please note that the Alumni Loyalty Scholarship will be based on the most recent programme of study undertaken at Lancaster University.

Who is eligible?

For further details on eligibility, please visit our Alumni Loyalty Scholarship page.

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Postgraduate Loan Scheme

The UK Government postgraduate loan scheme offers non-means-tested loans of up to a maximum of £10,906 to taught and research Master's students.

Full details of the eligibility criteria and information regarding the application process is available on the University's postgraduate loans page.

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Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Funding

The ESRC funds the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership, which awards studentships for certain 1+3 (MSc followed by PhD) programmes. Lancaster students on the Social pathway of the MSc in Data Science will be eligible to apply for these. Interested students should contact a potential supervisor to discuss and formulate a project. For more details visit the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership pages. For additional information on PhD study in the department visit the Research Degrees page.