Support from Student Finance England
Students taking Healthcare degree courses including Nursing, Midwifery or Paramedic Science apply to Student Finance England for Tuition Fee Loans, Maintenance Loans and Grants for Dependants. See information about Long Course Loans on “Full-time Undergraduate Financial Support” page.
Previous study at Higher Education level will not be a barrier to funding for Nursing and Midwifery students but can sometimes affect other healthcare students.
Postgraduate Healthcare Students
English domiciled students on designated pre-registration Postgraduate courses after 1st August 2018 are entitled to the standard package of Student Finance England support available to Undergraduate students shown above as well as the NHS Learning Support Fund detailed below.
NHS Learning Support Fund
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Student Services administer a Learning Support Fund to eligible healthcare students. A full list of eligible subjects can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund
If you’re eligible, you can get:
NHS Training Grant of £5,000 per academic year
A non-means tested grant of £5,000 each academic year for eligible students from 1st September 2020. The grant does not have to be repaid and is for all new and continuing degree level nursing, midwifery and many allied health (including paramedic and radiography) students.
To be eligible for the NHS Training Grant students must be studying at an English University and be able to demonstrate that they are eligible for the Tuition Fee and Maintenance Loan from Student Finance (England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland).
The NHS Training Grant also makes additional funding available to those studying particular subjects and those in certain regions as follows:
Specialist Subject Payment of £1,000
and
Regional Incentive Payment of £1,000
These two payments do not have to be applied for separately because eligibility will be assessed automatically. They are only available to new students.
Parental Support of £2,000 per academic year
Eligible students that have parental responsibility for at least one dependent child under 15 years, or under 17 years if registered with special educational needs, may receive a £2,000 non-refundable grant for each academic year of their course. This allowance is not based on income.
Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses
Help with additional costs of attending a practice placement as part of their course is reimbursed to students during the academic year.
Exceptional Support Fund for students experiencing financial hardship
Eligible healthcare students in hardship that can demonstrate a shortfall between income and expenditure after exhausting all other available avenues of funding can apply for non-refundable help from this fund of up to £3,000 per academic year. Applicants must first have applied to the University’s Hardship Fund (the Access to Learning Fund) for help.
For further details on eligibility and making applications please visit:
www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund/training-grant
Read more about NHS LSF in their guidance booklet or watch this short video.
NHS Bursary for Medical or Dental Students
The NHS Bursary provides funding for eligible medical or dental students who normally live in England.
If you’re eligible, you could get:
- a non-means tested bursary
- a means tested bursary, which is based on parental, spouse, partner or civil partner’s income or your own unearned income
- a tuition fee contribution
- additional allowances, depending on your circumstances
Eligibility
You may be eligible if you’re studying to become a doctor or dentist and:
- you’re on an undergraduate course lasting 5 or 6 years, or
- you’re on a graduate entry course lasting 3 or 4 years, and
- your course is in the Office for Students’ medical and dental student intake
- you’ve already received the NHS Bursary in a previous year
If you’re studying a medical or dental course as your second degree, you may also be eligible.
To be eligible for the NHS Bursary, you need to normally live in England and be an English resident on the first day of your first academic year.
When to Apply
If you’re on an undergraduate course lasting 5 or more years, you can apply for years 5 and 6. You can include a foundation year if it was an integral part of your course.
If you’re on a course for graduates lasting 3 years, you can apply for years 2 and 3.
If you’re on a course for graduates lasting 4 years, you can apply for years 2, 3 and 4.
For further details on eligibility and making applications please visit: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-bursary
Read more about the NHS Bursary in their guidance booklet
Extra Financial Support for Students
Contact the Money Advice Service for advice or support via firstpoint by emailing firstpoint@worc.ac.uk or phone 01905 542551