NHS Student Bursaries and Social Work Bursaries

Are you thinking about, or already training for, a career in healthcare or social work? NHS Bursary funding is available to help you whilst you are on an eligible NHS commissioned training course in England. ( Medical/dental students, whose country of residence is England, receive funding in the later stages of their training irrespective of which UK country their medical school is situated in. ) Social Work Bursary funding is available to help you whilst you are on undergraduate/postgraduate social work training courses in England. ( Social Work Bursaries are subject to capping allocations which are managed by the universities/colleges. ) NHS and Social Work Bursaries do not have to be repaid after you complete your course.

Student Eligibility

Are you eligible to receive a bursary? NHS and Social Work Bursaries are subject to eligibility checks which include meeting residency requirements. Check the Personal Eligibility calculator on our website to see if you are eligible to apply for an NHS Bursary: Check our website to see if you meet the eligibility criteria to apply for a Social Work Bursary: If you are eligible to receive the Social Work Bursary, your university/college also must decide to include you in their capping allocation.

When is the NHS Bursary available? You must be accepted for an NHS commissioned/funded place on a full or part-time course which leads to professional registration as one of these: doctor or dentist (NHS Bursary eligibility is from the second year of study for graduate entry programmes and the fifth year of study for undergraduate programmes ) podiatrist/chiropodist dietician occupational therapist orthoptist physiotherapist prosthetist and orthotist radiographer speech and language therapist dental hygienist or dental therapist nurse midwife operating department practitioner

When is the Social Work Bursary available? Undergraduate students included in the capping allocation are funded from their second year of training and receive a Placement Travel Allowance (PTA). Postgraduate students included in the capping allocation are funded from their first year, receive the PTA and can apply for additional allowances: Adult Dependants Allowance Childcare Allowance Parents’ Learning Allowance Disabled Student Allowance Eligible students not included in capping allocations can apply for the PTA.

Sources of further information

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