Healthcare and Social Care Courses

Most students on full-time degree and diploma courses which lead to qualification as a health professional will have all their tuition fees paid by the Department of Health.

This is not a loan, and you will never be asked to pay it back.

Examples of health professional qualifications include Nursing, Podiatry, Radiography, Physiotherapy, Midwifery, Occupational Therapy and Dietetics.

For more information look at www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk

Means-tested Bursary

for Degree Students

• up to £2,672 per year

• non repayable

• means-tested

On top of getting your fees paid, you will also be able to apply for a means-tested bursary, of up to £2,672 per year for those living away from home (outside London) and of up to £2,231 per year for those living at home.

Those with children or other dependents will receive more allowances.

This is not a loan, and you will never be asked to replay this.

As it is means-tested, this means it depends on your household income.

Non Means-tested Bursary

for Diploma Students

• Up to £6372 per year

• non repayable

• non means-tested

Health and social care students on a Diploma course, for example DipHE Nursing, have their tuition fees paid by the Department of Health.

They are also entitled to apply for a non-means-tested bursary of up to £6,372 for students outside London, whether they live at home or away from home.

Those with children or other dependents will receive more.

As this bursary is not means tested, it does not depend on household income.

Students who receive this bursary will not be able to get a student loan.

For both of the bursaries, the main requirements are that you fulfil the UK residency criteria.

For more information on the eligibility criteria, look at www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk

Partial Student Loan

• repayable

You can also take out a partial student loan which you will have to repay once you are earning over a minimum amount, in the same way as a full student loan

Other help

Students who receive a bursary will also have help with the cost of getting to and from their clinical placements.

This will either be travel expenses, or if it is too far to travel every day, the cost of alternative accommodation while they are on a placement.