Fees & Finance: External Sources of Funding
Career and Professional Study Loans
A Professional and Career Development Loan could help you pay for learning that will improve your job skills or career prospects. It's a bank loan so you have to pay it back once you leave your course, but you don't pay interest for the period when you are in learning. For an information pack and to find out more please visit the Directgov website.
Sponsorship
There are several opportunities for sponsorship, often provided by charitable trusts, businesses and government bodies, to help towards the cost of your studies. The following are some useful websites with more information about applying for external sources of sponsorship: