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Our student body is diverse and our students’ personal and financial circumstances vary widely.

With this in mind, we have a policy of billing tuition fee payments on a module-by-module basis or a termly basis so our students can spread the cost of their studies to coincide with Student Finance payments. Students can also pay upfront if they wish.

All the information on this page is true for students starting their studies from September 2023. This page will continue to be updated with details on funding opportunities for new students as the year progresses. For students that started studying prior to this date please see our current students page.

 

Fees

MSc Tuition Fees
Home Students Overseas Students*
Full MSc (180 credits) £8,750 £10,500
Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) £6,800 £8,000
Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) £3,400 £4,000

Note:

Course fees can be paid on a module by module basis or on a termly basis coinciding with Student Finance payments. More details can be found in the MSc and MRes Fees Terms and Conditions.

Enrolment Deposit – Prior to the commencement of the course, a £50 non-refundable deposit must also be paid alongside the completion of the pre-enrolment form.

Sustainability in Energy Provision and Demand Management – Students on this course should budget a further estimated £250 for the purchase of data-collecting equipment, some of which will be needed during the first core module. Further information about this will be distributed to Sustainability in Energy Provision and Demand Management applicants closer to enrolment.

*Following the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union from September 2021 students from the ‘European Economic Area (EEA)’ are now to be considered as overseas students and will be subject to the overseas fees. Students from the EEA who commenced study with CAT before September 2021 will continue to be considered as Home students in agreement with the regulations in place upon their registration.

MRes Tuition Fees
Home Students Overseas Students*
MRes (180 credits) £8,750 £10,500

Note:

Course fees can be paid on a module by module basis or on a termly basis coinciding with Student Finance payments. More details can be found in the MSc and MRes Fees Terms and Conditions.

Enrolment Deposit – Prior to the commencement of the course, a £50 non-refundable deposit must also be paid alongside the completion of the pre-enrolment form.

*Following the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union from September 2021 students from the ‘European Economic Area (EEA)’ are now to be considered as overseas students and will be subject to the overseas fees. Students from the EEA who commenced study with CAT before September 2021 will continue to be considered as Home students in agreement with the regulations in place upon their registration.

MArch Tuition Fees

Tuition cost overall for the full MArch Sustainable Architecture Part 2 course*: £14,500

Year 4 (First Year of full time study at CAT) Year 5 (Second Year of full time study at CAT)
£7,250 £7,250

Details on termly/ monthly costs and for those wishing to study part-time can be found in the MArch Fees Terms and Conditions.

Note:

Enrolment Deposit – Prior to the commencement of the course, a £50 non-refundable deposit must also be paid alongside the completion of the pre-enrolment form.

Masters in Sustainable Architecture Study Visit – Students should also budget an estimated £300 for participation in the study visit (costs vary depending on booking choice for accommodation, meals and transport).

*Attendance on-site is required for our MArch in Sustainable Architecture. We do not have a Student Sponsor license so are unable to accept international students to study on the course.

Additional Fees: Accommodation and Food at CAT

Onsite Accommodation

Accommodation at CAT during residential study weeks (typically five days long for MSc modules and six days long for MArch modules):

  • Shared twin en-suite room in CAT’s award-winning WISE building = £35 per person per night
  • Bunkhouse-style shared accommodation with some cooking facilities = £25 per person per night

The Vegetarian Cafe at CAT offers affordable vegetarian meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for students. Prices vary but students are advised to budget an estimated £20-£25 per day for on-site meals.

Accommodation and food costs for current students up until September 2023 can still be found in the continuing students’ Fees Terms and Conditions.

Fees Terms and Conditions

These documents are for students starting their courses in 2023. For students that started studying prior to this date please see our current students page.

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Funding

Explore what funding options are available to help you study at CAT and allow you to explore sustainability and gain the skills, knowledge and inspiration to help make a difference.

Student Finance England & Wales Loans

Eligible students will be able to apply for a student loan to cover tuition fees through Student Finance England and Student Finance Wales. Students living in Wales may also be eligible for a combination of a loan and grant depending on your household income.  

We have now received confirmation of our designation from HEFCW for the academic year 2023– 2024. This means if you are eligible to apply for funding through Student Finance you will be able to apply for a student loan from Student Finance England and Wales. We received notification of our designation on 25 May 2023 but it may take a few days after this for our courses to appear on the Student Finances database of eligible institutions.

(Updated 26 <ay 2023)

Postgraduate Loan

MSc & MArch students may be eligible for a Postgraduate Loan to cover both tuition fees and living costs via Student Finance England or Student Finance Wales (Available to students taking a full MSc or MRes only, as the Postgraduate Loan is not available for our Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma courses).

If you decide to study part time, to receive the Postgraduate Loan you must complete the course within double the time of the full-time option – three years.

These loans are currently only available for people who are normally resident in England or in Wales. Unfortunately, Scotland and Northern Ireland have confirmed that they are not currently offering postgraduate loans for courses from alternative providers like CAT.

For more details, please see our Postgraduate Loan Tipsheet.

Professional Undergraduate Loan

MArch Sustainable Architecture students may be eligible to continue their professional undergraduate loan. Students should note that if the tutition fees are above the maximum tuition loan available per year, they will need to fund the difference. Please see our MArch student loans tipsheet for more information. MArch Student Loan Tipsheet

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Bursaries

CAT’s Graduate School will offer multiple annual bursaries in 2023 to new postgraduate students thanks to donations and support from charitable trusts, CAT members and supporters. Past bursaries have enabled students who were otherwise unable to afford to study at CAT on a postgraduate course the support to pay their tuition costs. Bursary applciations for students starting in Septemebr 2023 have now closed.

Quarry at CAT

The Llwyngwern Bursary

The Llwyngwern Bursary, named after the transformed slate quarry CAT calls home, is given to two postgraduate students annually from our Sustainability and Adaptation course and our Sustainability in Energy Provision and Demand Management course.

Applications for the bursary for those starting in 2023 are now closed.

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The Rose Jessica-Maia Bursary

Set up in 2020 in memory of Rose Jessica-Maia, this bursary is offered to new CAT students, starting on one of our courses validated by Liverpool John Moores University, who have experienced or are experiencing mental health difficulties. The bursary was launched on the 12 December 2020 what would have been Rose’s 21st birthday.

Applications for the bursary for those starting in 2023 are now closed.

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CAT students in a futuring workshop

The Sir John Houghton Bursary

Thanks to a generous donation from Sir John Houghton, CAT is able to offer an annual bursary of £4,500 to a promising new postgraduate student who demonstrates that they have an excellent academic record and a passion for tackling climate change.

Applications for the bursary for those starting in 2023 are now closed.

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The Ethel and Gwynne Morgan Trust Bursary

Thanks to a generous donation from The Ethel and Gwynne Morgan Trust, we are able to offer a bursary worth £4,500 to new students beginning on one of CAT's postgraduate courses in September 2023. This bursary is aimed at those who wish to apply the knowledge and skills they learn in a practical way to combat the climate and biodiversity crisis in Wales.

Applications for the bursary for those starting in 2023 are now closed.

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Other funding opportunities

CAT students may also be eligible to apply for external sources of funding:

Postgraduate Funding

Snowdon Trust Master’s Scholarships to support Disabled students

Turn to Us Grant Search

Vegetarian Award

Wellcome Grant Scheme Finder

The Royal Society Grants

European Research Council Grants

NERC Funding

The Linnean Society Grants

Women in Engineering Science and Technology

Gilchrist Educational Trust

The James Pantyfedwen Foundations Awards

Find-a-Masters Scholarships

Bursary Beyond Price for Architecture Students

The Black Heart Foundation Scholarship Programme

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Long Qualification Grant (Green Building course)

 

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