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 2023 to 2024 applications are now open!
It’s quick and easy to apply, it should take less than 30 minutes. To make sure you get your funding in place for the start of your course: new students should apply by 19 May 2023: if you apply after the date, your money might be late!
Waiting on offers? You don’t need a confirmed place at uni or college to apply for student finance, so don’t wait for UCAS offers, apply now! Simply apply using your preferred choice and you can change your uni, college or course details when you get your A-Level results. If you decide not to go to uni or college this year, you can cancel your application online, so don’t wait to apply!
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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
- 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