Students in the final (clinical) years of their MBBS may be able to get funding from the NHS.
There are two types of bursaries:
- an award providing full tuition fee support and a means-tested bursary
- a tuition fees only bursary
NHS funding is programme and fee status dependent, please see our Funding for English-domiciled students webpage for further information.
What could I be entitled to?
Students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should refer to the links in the section below.
Further information is also available via the NHS Student Bursaries webpage
How do I apply?
If you are offered a place on an NHS-funded medicine course, NHS Student Bursaries (or the relevant awarding body) will contact you to let you know how to apply.
You still need to apply to the funding authority for your region for additional government funded support that you may need during these years e.g. Maintenance Loan. The NHS funding you receive will affect the amount of government funding you receive for these years.
You may be eligible to have your tuition fees paid by the NHS even if you are not eligible for any support towards maintenance. Therefore, if you wish the NHS to pay your tuition fees you are still required to apply to the NHS, even if you do not believe you will not be eligible for a maintenance bursary.
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If you are offered a place on an NHS-funded medicine course, NHS Student Bursaries (or the relevant awarding body) will contact you to let you know how to apply.
You still need to apply to the funding authority for your region for additional government funded support that you may need during these years e.g. Maintenance Loan. The NHS funding you receive will affect the amount of government funding you receive for these years.
You may be eligible to have your tuition fees paid by the NHS even if you are not eligible for any support towards maintenance. Therefore, if you wish the NHS to pay your tuition fees you are still required to apply to the NHS, even if you do not believe you will not be eligible for a maintenance bursary.
See our pages for English Students, and for EU Students.
Students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should refer to the links in the section below.
Further information is also available via the NHS Student Bursaries webpage
| Deadline date | NHS course start date |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2023 | June/July 2023 |
The above date is the latest date to apply to have funding in place before commencing study.
Continuing students
Continuing Medical students are students who were in receipt of NHS Bursary funding in the previous academic year will be invited to apply by NHS Bursaries from April. NHS Bursaries must receive your bursary application, including all your supporting information, within nine months of the first date of your academic year.
Find out more
- Enquiries about NHS bursaries
- NHS BSA contacts (students living in England and EU students only)
- Students living in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
For enquiries about the NHS bursaries, contact us.
For enquiries regarding the tuition fees element of a full bursary or any enquiries relating to a fees only bursary, contact the Tuition Fees team directly.
Further information is also available via:
- NHS Student Bursaries webpage
Independent general advice and guidance specifically tailored for medical students is available from Money 4 Med Students.
The NHS BSA has a number of dedicated webpages for specific enquiries for English-domiciled students and, where applicable, EU students:
- Childcare allowance (CCA): details are available via the NHS Student Bursaries webpage.
- Disabled students' allowance (DSA): information is available via the NHS Student Bursaries webpage.
- Complaints and appeals: nhsbsa.bursarycomplaints@nhs.net
For information on bursaries and support for Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish domiciled students please contact your relevant funding body:
- Students from Wales: NHS Wales (Helpline: 01443 848585)
- Student from Northern Ireland: Student Finance NI (Helpline: 0300 100 0077)
- Students from Scotland: Student Awards Agency for Scotland (Helpline: 0300 555 0505)
