Course fees

Wherever possible, you can view the fee for a course in the online prospectus entry. The fee is subject to change and usually increases each year in line with inflation, so please check  with us before you apply.

If you're being sponsored by your employer, we will need a letter from them to confirm this. We will then invoice them directly, and they must pay the full fee when they receive our invoice.

If no course fees are listed or for more information about course fees please, use the contact details given in the online course entry.

Methods of payment

UK or EU postgraduate students that pay their own fees will be sent an invoice shortly after enrolling for the current academic year. You can pay your fees by instalments if your annual tuition fee is £200 or more. Any registration, residential or other fees are payable with the first instalment.

• Postgraduate annual fees between £201 and £499 are paid by two instalments, due approximately 14 days from the date of invoice and 1 February.
• Postgraduate annual fees of £500 and above are paid by four instalments, due approximately 14 days from the date of invoice, 1 December, 1 February and 1 April.

Full details of how you can pay are available from our Finance Department. We accept most methods of payment, for example cheques, cash, debit/credit cards and direct debits.

Being up to date with payments and clear of debts to the University is a necessary part of your enrolment. Our Finance Department can help you with information and advice on paying your fees. You can contact them by phone on 0114 225 3902/3913.

International students

If you're an international student, please see the international fee pages for details.

Funding for postgraduate study

For funding information relating to research degrees please see our research funding page.

Progression scholarship

The progression scholarship is a 10% reduction in your postgraduate course fees is available if you have completed a bachelors degree course at Sheffield Hallam. Visit our 10% progression scholarship webpage. This is automatically applied to all eligible students.

Sheffield Hallam PGCE Scholarship

If you're starting a PGCE course in 2012–13 and have a residual household income of less than £25,000, you may be eligible for additional financial support.

Teacher training bursaries

If you're starting a PGCE in secondary education you may be entitled to financial support from the Teaching Agency.

Professional and career development loans

You may be able to take out a professional and career development loan and borrow £300 – £10,000. Visit the Directgov website for more information. The loan is similar to a bank loan, except the Learning and Skills Council pay the interest while you're studying. When you finish studying, you pay interest at the rate fixed when you took out the loan.

To apply, contact a participating bank, such as Barclays or the Co-operative Bank.

Charities and trusts

You can often apply for partial funding from charities, foundations and trusts, depending on what course you are taking. These can be in the form of studentships, scholarships and bursaries. For further information go to the following websites.

• Educational Grants Advisory Service (EGAS) – complete the educational grants search questionnaire
• hotcourses scholarship search

Disabled students' allowances

If you're a UK or EU student with a disability or learning difficulty and you're eligible for maintenance support, you can apply for disabled student allowances. For full details of the eligibility criteria, visit our disabled students' allowances pages.

The allowances help pay for extra study-related costs incurred as a direct result of your disability or learning difficulty. They can help with the cost of a non-medical personal helper, items of specialist equipment, travel and other course-related costs.

If you're not receiving an NHS bursary, you should apply to Student Finance England, Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland or the Student Awards Agency for Scotland. If you are receiving a bursary, you need to apply to your funding body.

Sheffield Hallam payment plan

If you're a UK or EU postgraduate student and you pay their own fees, you will be sent an invoice shortly after enrolling for the current academic year. You can pay your fees by instalments if your annual tuition fee is £200 or more. If your fees are under £200, you must pay the full fee immediately after enrolling. Any registration, residential or other fees are payable with the first instalment.

• Postgraduate annual fees between £200 and £499 are paid by two instalments, due approximately 14 days from the date of invoice and 1 February.
• Postgraduate annual fees of £500 and above are paid by four instalments, due approximately 14 days from the date of invoice, 1 December, 1 February and 1 April.

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'The 10% saving really was a major factor when I was deciding to do a masters degree. I had to fund it myself, so it was helpful to get that much of a reduction.'

Joanne Hulley, MSc International Criminal Justice graduate