1. Student Financial Support Graduate Entry Medicine www.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance Gerry Greyling May 2013

2. Introduction  NHS http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students.aspx  Register and log in to online services at:  Student Finance England - www.gov.uk/student-financewww.gov.uk/student-finance  Student Finance Northern Ireland - www.studentfinanceni.co.ukwww.studentfinanceni.co.uk  Student Awards Agency for Scotland - www.saas.gov.ukwww.saas.gov.uk  Student Finance Wales - www.studentfinancewales.co.ukwww.studentfinancewales.co.uk

3. Home Students Year 1Years 2-4 Tuition Fee Loan £5,535 Non-means tested Tuition Fee Loan Tuition Fees Self funded£3,465 funded by student£3,465 funded by NHS Maintenance Loan Away from home: Maximum £7,675 At home: Maximum £4,375 Additional weeks = £54 - £106 pw 65% is non-means tested = £4,988 35% and additional allowances – subject to means testing Maintenance Loan (reduced rate) Full Year: Maximum £3,263 Final Year: Maximum £2,498 Non-means tested Fixed amount NHS BursaryNHS means tested Bursary of up to £5,460 NHS non-means tested Bursary of £1,000

4. Grants and Allowances Supplementary Grants  Childcare Grant  Adult Dependants’ Grant  Parental Learning Allowance Non means tested  Disabled Students Allowance Additional Allowances  Practice Placement Expenses

5. EU Students  EU students resident in the UK for 3 years prior to start of course (not including education) may be eligible for funding – check with Student Finance England Year 1Years 2-4 Tuition Fee Loan £5,535 Non-means tested Tuition Fee Loan Tuition Fees Self funded£3,465 funded by student£3,465 funded by NHS International Students  There is currently no statutory support from the UK government for overseas students.

6. Tuition Fees @ Imperial  For All Tuition Fee details please view: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance/tuitionfees  UK/EU full-time undergraduate students charged £9,000  College accepts payment in 2 instalments www.imperial.ac.uk/payments

7. Extra help Access to Learning Fund – Home students  Government money given to universities to help students experiencing financial difficulties  Can help with on going living costs or emergency, one-off payments  Cannot assist with tuition fees  Non-repayable College Hardship Fund – EU/International students  College funded money to help students experiencing financial difficulties  Can help with on going living costs or emergency, one-off payments  Cannot assist with tuition fees  Non-repayable NHS Hardship Grant – not available to fees only students  NHS support to help students experiencing financial difficulty

8. Other sources of help  Useful funding guide/budgeting tips: www.money4medstudents.org  Grant awarding trusts and charities: www.freewebs.com/graduatemedicine  Private educational loans: www.bma.org.uk  Royal Medical Benevolent Fund: www.rmbf.org Further information  www.gov.uk/student-finance www.gov.uk/student-finance  www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk

9. Advice at Imperial Student Financial Support within Registry Level 3 Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus Tanya Hunt Undergraduate Student Financial Support Administrator t.hunt@imperial.ac.uk 0207 594 5889 www.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance