Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Review of Postgraduate student finance align it with undergraduate funding

Closed 49 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce legislation to align all student finance with arrangements for undergraduate finance, to enable access to postgraduate study for low-income households.
At the moment there seems to be a two-tier approach to education in the United Kingdom where access to undergraduate study has been liberalized. This due to the funding regime at undergraduate level it encourages low income households to participate in education. However, at postgraduate level low income households are excluded from participation by high course fees and low student funding amounts.

Timeline

3 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
3 Feb 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 49
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 3 Aug 2020
Closed 3 Feb 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.