I'm asking for a friend who starts an MRes in September. She's been told by the bank that an MRes course does not qualify for a career development loan, but I've always been told that that's how you fund a Masters.
She also said that if she gets a loan she would have to start paying it off 6 months after her course, even though she's starting a PhD.Does anyone have any advice on how to fund a masters course and not worry about paying it back until the end of her PhD

I HAVE OFFERED a place AT SALFORD UNIVERSITY IN Msc course and i need a funding for that as i am a british citizen as my course is starting in september 2005

my email address is

ijazkhan6@hotmail.com

Has she tried for 1+3 funding from any of the research councils? If she can argue that her course is in some way vocational (I managed to get a CDL for an MSc in Public Policy) she'll be eligible, but unfortunately repayments start a couple of months after the end of the course :(