STUDENT FINANCE
Most people have heard of the student loan system: but did you know there are also a huge range of scholarships and bursaries available to students, worth over £150 million? And the best thing is, this is money that you won't need to pay back!
On this page you can find guides to the range of options available, including the tuition and maintenance loans provided by the government, and some of the wide range of other options that are out there.
On this page you can find guides to the range of options available, including the tuition and maintenance loans provided by the government, and some of the wide range of other options that are out there.
You can create an account and apply here.
Tips for applying:
- Apply now even without a confirmed university place, you can update your course details at any time.
- Have your National Insurance number, passport and bank details to hand before you start.
- Submit any supporting evidence requested through your online account.
Your guide to Student Finance England Use this guide to help understand everything you need to know about student finance.
Help with applying Find out everything you need to know to make sure your application is quick and easy.
Check out our student finance calculator to find out how much you could get.
It’s important to note that your Maintenance Loan might not cover all of your living costs. Read the Government guidance on understanding your living costs while studying at uni or college.
Black Bullion provide some excellent guidance on all things financial for students.
They have a guide to Student Finance 2025, and you can read their housing guide from 2024 here.
They also provide the UK's largest hub for scholarships, grants, bursaries and other types of funding to help finance your education and development. You can register for updates on this here.
They have a guide to Student Finance 2025, and you can read their housing guide from 2024 here.
They also provide the UK's largest hub for scholarships, grants, bursaries and other types of funding to help finance your education and development. You can register for updates on this here.
Unifrog also has a great 'Special opportunities' tool that you can access from their homepage, which collates scholarship opportunities for a huge range of subjects and career areas. Log-in now and have a look!
Student Accommodation
One of your main costs as a student will be rent on your student accommodation.
For some general advice on this, you can read the following guidance from the Uni Guide and Prospects.
NHS Learning Support Fund
In recent years students can apply for NHS LSF if they’re on one of the following pre-registration undergraduate courses:
From 1 September 2025, eligible new and continuing students studying undergraduate pharmacy or pre-registration healthcare science courses will be able to claim reimbursement towards practice placement expenses through the Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses (TDAE) element of NHS LSF.
They will not be eligible for any of the other NHS LSF allowances.
The LSF can entitle you to:
On top of the Training Grant, you can get an extra £1,000 per academic year if you're studying:
Details for 2026-27 will be published here.
In recent years students can apply for NHS LSF if they’re on one of the following pre-registration undergraduate courses:
- dental therapy or dental hygiene (level 5 and 6 courses)
- dietetics
- midwifery
- nursing (adult, child, mental health, learning disability, joint nursing, or social work)
- occupational therapy
- operating department practitioner
- orthoptics
- orthotics and prosthetics
- paramedics (except DipHE and FD courses)
- physiotherapy
- podiatry or chiropody
- radiography (diagnostic and therapeutic)
- speech and language therapy
From 1 September 2025, eligible new and continuing students studying undergraduate pharmacy or pre-registration healthcare science courses will be able to claim reimbursement towards practice placement expenses through the Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses (TDAE) element of NHS LSF.
They will not be eligible for any of the other NHS LSF allowances.
The LSF can entitle you to:
- a training grant of £5,000 per academic year
- parental support of £2,000, if you have at least one dependent child under 15 years, or under 17 years if registered with special educational needs
- money back for excess travel and temporary accommodation costs (Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses) while you're on your practice placement
- extra support for students experiencing financial hardship (Exceptional Support Fund)
On top of the Training Grant, you can get an extra £1,000 per academic year if you're studying:
- mental health nursing
- learning disability nursing
- radiography (diagnostic and therapeutic)
- prosthetics and orthotics
- orthoptics and podiatry
Details for 2026-27 will be published here.
