All undergraduate and postgraduate nursing, midwifery and most allied health profession students can access student loans, and there is an additional government grant for some healthcare students.
In addition, postgraduate pre-registration nursing and allied health profession students are able to access the standard student loans available to undergraduate students. Find out more about this from the Funding Clinic.
Payments are available to nursing, midwifery and many allied health professional degree students. The funding does not have to be paid back, the funding available includes:
- training grant of £5,000 per year
- parental support payment of £2,000 per student per year to help with childcare costs
- specialist subject payment of £1,000 per year for students on degrees that struggle to recruit, including mental health and learning disability nursing
- help towards additional travel and accommodation costs to clinical placements over your normal daily travel costs
- an exceptional hardship fund of up to £3,000 per student per academic year
Applications for the funding will be made through a digital portal run by the NHS Business Services Authority which manages the NHS Learning Support Fund.
Other funding opportunities
The College of Radiographers' Valerie Carr Award supports individuals to study and graduate in pre-registration therapeutic radiography in England and Wales. In England, award recipients have their fees paid for up to three years. Find out more details and how to apply here.
The Esmond Bequest is available to members of the Nightingale Fellowship and provides financial assistance for continuing education and professional development in the form of fees for courses or study days or associated costs. More information available here.
The Iolanthe Midwifery Trust Midwives Award is to enable midwives to undergo self-development or training, to undertake research or to make improvements to local services. More information available here.
The RCN Foundation’s Professional Bursary Scheme supports individuals in learning and development activities such as post-graduate university study or professional short courses. More information available here.
RCN Foundation Education Grants - The RCN have a range of grants available to Nurses, Midwives and Health Care Assistants to fund a wide variety of learning, development and research opportunities. More information available here.
Student Finance
If you have any further questions please contact the student finance team on:
- Tel: 0121 331 6064
- Email: studentsupport@bcu.ac.uk
- Finance and money matters