Tuition fees and funding

National Health Service funding

National Health Service (NHS) courses are funded entirely differently to all other higher education courses. You can apply to the NHS for the following:

• NHS students don’t have to pay fees - the NHS covers the cost of these fees
• all eligible NHS students receive a non-repayable, non-means-tested grant of £1,000 a year
• eligible students can also apply for a means-tested non-repayable bursary. The amount you receive depends on household income, the length of your course and where you are living while studying - for example, living with your parents or living away from home.

You can also apply to Student Finance England for:

• a reduced rate student loan. There are two rates of loan available, a slightly higher loan if you live away from home and a lower amount if you live with your parents while you study.

Note: European Union students are eligible to have their course fees paid but are not usually eligible to the bursaries or grants available.