MA funding 60+

Hi there, I'm 61 and have an offer of an MA part time over two years, the problem being the funding is cut at 60. I wondered if there is anyone else who overcame this problem, are there any alternatives to student loans? I'm skint too, so no funding no MA.

Hi,

To be eligible students must be aged under 60 on the first day of the first academic year of their course. Any applicants who are aged over 60 on the first day of their course will be ineligible for funding unfortunately. We would not know of any other funding available outwith SFE.

Thanks, Chanel

Hi there, I'm already aware but maybe someone has had the same problem and knows another way.

I’m facing the same problem - just got a first in my BA (Hons) fellow students are going on to do a masters yet I am being discriminated because of age - however I am allowed to work till I’m 67 ! How is this system fair ?

A late reply I know, but I am in this situation now ... I have got a first class Honours Degree whilst continuing to work and would love to be able to study for my Masters. I have worked constantly from the age of 18 and paid my taxes and never claimed a single penny from the state. So I have paid 42 years into the

If the government write the check they want a ROI. If your statistically likely only going to work for a handful of years then you are unlikely to re-pay much of the debt or produce a decent amount of net economic output. Your asking society to be burdened with your academic fees, what does society get back... They also have to develop a system that is generalized for everyone, and can’t have permutations for each & every potential student. All of this will have been analyzed in the due diligence when the fees & funding system was overhauled.