NHS Funding

If you are happy to make the commitment to working within Wales for 2 years following graduation, you will be eligible to receive the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme, which includes a reduced rate loan from Student Finance.

You should apply for your NHS bursary as soon you have firmly accepted an offer from your chosen university. The latest date for applying for funding is six weeks after commencing the course.

You need to record your intent to study and register your decision on the NWSSP Student Awards Services Welsh Health Education Registration System. If you fail to register via the System you will not be eligible to access the full student finance entitlement.

You can apply for support towards the cost of your Tuition Fees and living expenses by applying online via the relevant Student Finance websites. What you are entitled to will depend upon your individual circumstances, for more information it is advised you look at the relevant nation pages. 

Even though you are not receiving the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme, you can still access the NHS support system for travel and accommodation costs associated with placements.

IMPORTANT - The previous study rules are different depending on the funding you decide to access. If you have previous study within Higher Education and wish to access student loans and grants, it is advised that you contact Money@CampusLife to discuss your circumstances before applying for your funding.

Tuition Fees are currently charged at £9000 per year but are covered in full by the NHS so no tuition fee payment is required.

NHS Funding is also available in the form of a non-means tested NHS grant of £1,000 and a means-tested NHS bursary up to £4491. The actual amount of bursary you will receive will be dependent on the length of your course and your household income.

In addition, students can apply for a number of additional supplementary grants if they meet specific criteria. These grants are means tested and are:

• Dependants’ Allowances
• Parent Learning Allowance
• Childcare Allowance

IMPORTANT - Please be aware that the first instalment of NHS funding is not usually paid until the end of the 2nd month of your course.

Student Awards Services implements the NHS Wales Bursary Schemes, which provides funding for healthcare students on NHS funded courses in Wales. If you are considering a professional career in health care and would like to know more about the financial support you will get during your training, then please contact:

• Bursary Enquiries - Tel: 02920 905380
• Email: abm.sas@wales.nhs.uk 

Students accessing NHS funding may also be eligible to receive a non-means tested loan from Student Finance.

Eligible full-time Welsh domiciled students will be able to access the full amount of maintenance loan from Student Finance Wales. Additional maintenance loan is available to full-time, Welsh-domiciled students for study in academic years which last longer than 30 weeks and 3 days.

Eligible full-time English-domiciled students can access a reduced rate maintenance loan of £2670 each year (£2081 in the final year).

For information on other nations, please contact Money@CampusLife.

Student finance eligibility differs for students on part time programmes who are in receipt of the NHS bursary. Please contact the Money@CampusLife team to discuss your funding options.

Please note that under the NHS Bursary funding scheme, if you have enrolled on an undergraduate BSc pre-registration programme you are eligible for a maximum of three years of funding unless you have mitigating circumstances confirmed by the university. If you change course part way through your training and need more than three years to complete your training, then you will be required to self-fund the additional training required. 

Other terms and conditions do apply and you are advised to check your eligibility for funding before enrolling or changing your enrolment status. 

Depending on a students' circumstances Disability Student's Allowance (DSA) may also be available, further advice can be obtained from our disability team.

If you have additional circumstances, there may be additional support and funding available. For more information please visit our Student Plus webpage.

Studies - If you receive the NHS Wales Bursary and withdraw from study due to academic failure, placement failure, fitness to practice (ill health), you will not be liable to make any repayment. But if you decide to leave the course because it is not the right course for you, you will be liable to repay an element of the funding you have received through the NHS Wales Bursary scheme. This will be on a sliding scale to reflect the costs incurred to date.

Employment - If you receive funding from the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme and leave your employment in Wales before 2 years, the repayment you make will be calculated on the sliding scale to reflect the amount of time you will have worked in Wales.

If you become liable to repay all or part of the funding you received from the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme, the debt becomes repayable in full within 3 months of being notified. It is the individual’s responsibility to fund such a repayment. Travel, additional accommodation, childcare costs, disabled students allowance, dependents allowance, and parental learning allowance will be excluded from repayments.