Funding for healthcare courses

Funding for Postgraduate pre-registration nursing courses (MSc聽Adult Nursing and MSc Mental Health Nursing).

New postgraduate pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students from the UK will access loans from the Student Loans Company. They will have access to the Learning Support Fund, administered by the NHS Business Services Authority, for support while attending clinical placements (see the 'NHS Learning Support Fund' section below).

Postgraduate pre-registration students will be able to access loans to cover tuition fees of up to 拢9,250 per year and to support living costs. These loans will be the same as those available to undergraduate students.

Students who are already registered in nursing, midwifery or an allied health profession will not be eligible for support for a second full-time or part-time pre-registration course or a second full-time postgraduate pre-registration course leading to registration in the same profession.

Details of arrangements for repayment of the loan will come from Student Finance England.

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Can I afford to go to university?

Yes! Many students worry where they鈥檒l find the money from but remember, if you're a UK student,聽you don鈥檛 have to pay anything upfront and you won鈥檛 have to pay anything back until you鈥檙e earning over 拢25,000 a year, 拢2,083 a month or 拢480 a week聽(current figures).

The repayments are set at 9% of your salary over聽拢25,000聽and are automatically taken from your wages each month.

If this is your second degree, your loans will be combined and you鈥檒l pay back 9% of your salary over 拢25,000.

If you鈥檙e concerned and want to find out more, it鈥檚 worth reading , which looks at the loan repayments in more detail.

How much are my tuition fees?

NHS Learning Support Fund

If you are a student on an eligible NHS course, you may be eligible for additional NHS support from their聽. The NHS Learning Support Fund offers students access to non-repayable financial support of between 拢5,000-拢8,000.

The fund聽can supplement your existing funding, it isn't means-tested and you won't have to pay the support back. Applying to the fund won't affect any other funding you're entitled to, such as Tuition Fee Loans and聽Maintenance Loans, Disabled Student Allowances and university bursaries.听All students will receive their funding in three instalments, phased over the academic year.

The extended package of financial support includes:

Parental support - 拢2,000 p/a
Training grant - 拢5,000 p/a
Specialist subject payment聽- 拢1,000 p/a
Regional incentive聽- 拢1,000 p/a
Travel expenses and dual accommodation allowance 鈥� reimburse expenses
Exceptional support fund 鈥� up to 拢3,000 p/a

Who is eligible for funding from the NHS Learning Support Fund?

To qualify for the extra support you'll need to be:

On an eligible course at a university in England
Eligible for tuition fee and maintenance support from your national funding body (either Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW), Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS), or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI).

Please note, if you wish to apply for the Exceptional Support Fund, you must have applied and received a decision from the 蜜桃AV Financial Support Fund first.听

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What loans are available for UK students/UK nationals?

The figures below represent the loan entitlement for September 2024聽entry. The loan amounts for 2025/26 entry are not yet known:

Tuition Fee Loan: This covers the full cost of tuition fees
Maintenance Loan (2024/25聽entry figures) - 30 week courses:
- Up to 拢10,227 if living away from home (not in London)
- Up to 拢8,610 if living in parental home (not in London)
Maintenance Loan (2024/25聽entry figures) - 45+ week courses:
- Up to 拢12,647 if living away from home (not in London)
- Up to 拢10,216 if living in parental home (not in London)

You鈥檒l repay these loans once you鈥檙e earning over 拢25,000 (current figure).

This tuition fee loan for healthcare courses is available to students if you've already studied another degree.

Is there support for childcare?

For 2024/25聽entry, Student Finance England will provide eligible students a Childcare Grant of:

Up to 拢193.62 a week for one child
Up to 拢331.95 a week for two children or more

UK students may also be able to apply for a Parents鈥� Learning Allowance of up to 拢1,963 a year (2024/25聽entry figure, 2025/26 entry amounts not yet known).

This money doesn鈥檛 need to be paid back, find out more about the and .

The Department of Health will also provide an additional grant of up to 拢1,000 per student per year to UK students. For more information and how to apply visit the

What about travel expenses?

Similar to the Practice Placement Expenses detailed in the NHS Bursary Scheme, the new Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses will be available to reimburse excess costs incurred when undertaking practical training on placements. Eligible students will need to complete a claim form which will need to be approved by your university and this will then come through to the NHSBSA who will process for payment.

Information regarding Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses, including how to apply, is available via the .

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