Funding for healthcare courses

Yes! Many students worry where they’ll find the money from but remember, if you're a UK student, you don’t have to pay anything upfront and you won’t have to pay anything back until you’re earning over £25,000 a year, £2,083 a month or £480 a week (current figures).

The repayments are set at 9% of your salary over £25,000 and are automatically taken from your wages each month.

If this is your second degree, your loans will be combined and you’ll pay back 9% of your salary over £25,000.

If you’re concerned and want to find out more, it’s worth reading MoneySavingExpert’s article, which looks at the loan repayments in more detail.

For September 2025 entry:

• UK/CI/ROI students: £9,250 (following the recent government announcement, the Home fees for 2025/26 entry are currently under review)
• International students: £19,250

If you are a student on an eligible NHS course, you may be eligible for additional NHS support from their Learning Support Fund. The NHS Learning Support Fund offers students access to non-repayable financial support of between £5,000-£8,000.

The fund can supplement your existing funding, it isn't means-tested and you won't have to pay the support back. Applying to the fund won't affect any other funding you're entitled to, such as Tuition Fee Loans and Maintenance Loans, Disabled Student Allowances and university bursaries. All students will receive their funding in three instalments, phased over the academic year.

The extended package of financial support includes:

• Parental support - £2,000 p/a
• Training grant - £5,000 p/a
• Specialist subject payment - £1,000 p/a
• Regional incentive - £1,000 p/a
• Travel expenses and dual accommodation allowance – reimburse expenses
• Exceptional support fund – up to £3,000 p/a

Who is eligible for funding from the NHS Learning Support Fund?

To qualify for the extra support you'll need to be:

• On an eligible course at a university in England
• Eligible for tuition fee and maintenance support from your national funding body (either Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW), Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS), or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI).

Please note, if you wish to apply for the Exceptional Support Fund, you must have applied and received a decision from the BU Financial Support Fund first. 

Find out more information about the funding and view FAQs. 

The figures below represent the loan entitlement for September 2024 entry. The loan amounts for 2025/26 entry are not yet known:

• Tuition Fee Loan: This covers the full cost of tuition fees
• Maintenance Loan (2024/25 entry figures) - 30 week courses:
  • Up to £10,227 if living away from home (not in London)
  • Up to £8,610 if living in parental home (not in London)
• Maintenance Loan (2024/25 entry figures) - 45+ week courses:
  • Up to £12,647 if living away from home (not in London)
  • Up to £10,216 if living in parental home (not in London)

You’ll repay these loans once you’re earning over £25,000 (current figure).

This tuition fee loan for healthcare courses is available to students if you've already studied another degree.

For 2024/25 entry, Student Finance England will provide eligible students a Childcare Grant of:

• Up to £193.62 a week for one child
• Up to £331.95 a week for two children or more

UK students may also be able to apply for a Parents’ Learning Allowance of up to £1,963 a year (2024/25 entry figure, 2025/26 entry amounts not yet known).

This money doesn’t need to be paid back, find out more about the Childcare Grant and Parents’ Learning Allowance.

The Department of Health will also provide an additional grant of up to £1,000 per student per year to UK students. For more information and how to apply visit the NHS Learning Support Fund.

Similar to the Practice Placement Expenses detailed in the NHS Bursary Scheme, the new Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses will be available to reimburse excess costs incurred when undertaking practical training on placements. Eligible students will need to complete a claim form which will need to be approved by your university and this will then come through to the NHSBSA who will process for payment.

Information regarding Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses, including how to apply, is available via the NHS Learning Support Fund.

https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-funding/scholarships/international-student-scholarships/academic-excellence-scholarship-international

BU Scholarships

You may be eligible for the Academic Achievement Scholarship (UK/CI/ROI) or Academic Excellence Scholarship (International students).

Yes. You will need to fund your own your tuition fees which will be £19250 for September 2025 entry.