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.
Full-time undergraduate applications for 2024 to 2025 are expected to open at the end of March 2024.
To find out what type of funding is available to help cover the cost of your studies read the student finance guide on GOV.UK.
Common questions about student finance
If you’re an undergraduate student and looking for help, find the answers to common questions about student finance through this YouTube playlist, ‘How to use your Student Finance online account’.
Find out how much you can get:
You can get a Tuition Fee Loan of up to £9,250 which will be paid directly to your uni or college.
You can also apply for a Maintenance Loan to help towards your living costs. Your household income and where you’re living during the academic year will be used to calculate how much you can get.
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.
The Scholarship Hub provide some excellent guidance on all things financial for students.
You can read their advice on UK Scholarships here; for Student Finance, click here.
You can read their advice on UK Scholarships here; for Student Finance, click here.
NHS Learning Support Fund
Students can apply for NHS LSF if they’re on one of the following pre-registration undergraduate courses:
Register and apply here
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, and social work)
- occupational therapy
- operating department practitioner (level 5 and 6 courses)
- orthoptics
- orthotics and prosthetics
- paramedics (DipHE and FD courses are not eligible for NHS LSF)
- physiotherapy
- podiatry or chiropody
- radiography (diagnostic and therapeutic)
- speech and language therapy
- If you're eligible, you can get:
- 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
- students experiencing financial hardship (Exceptional Support Fund)
Register and apply here