Support for NHS students announced- aka medics, nurses, physios

Reply 20

JoeLatics

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Original post by lekky

Seems that way.

I like the sound of that! :biggrin:

Reply 21

lekky

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Original post by JoeLatics

I like the sound of that! :biggrin:

Sorry read your question wrong - to me it read that 1K grant from NHS, and then the remaining 2,000-whatever loan

Reply 22

JoeLatics

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Original post by lekky

Sorry read your question wrong - to me it read that 1K grant from NHS, and then the remaining 2,000-whatever loan

So you get £1k for free (regardless of background), then £2k repayable?

Reply 23

BethBeth

So... if I'm starting Dietetics in September I miss out on £1000 non-means tested grant? :frown:

That SUCKS. That would have really helped me this year... My loan (plus whatever bursary I get won't even cover my rent for the year). And then I have another 3 years of not getting it? I hope not..

I'm happy for people that get it though :smile:

Reply 24

lekky

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Original post by JoeLatics

So you get £1k for free (regardless of background), then £2k repayable?

Yup

Reply 25

Subcutaneous

OP

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Original post by BethBeth

So... if I'm starting Dietetics in September I miss out on £1000 non-means tested grant? :frown:

That SUCKS. That would have really helped me this year... My loan (plus whatever bursary I get won't even cover my rent for the year). And then I have another 3 years of not getting it? I hope not..

I'm happy for people that get it though :smile:

Defer?

Reply 26

sundogs

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great news for graduates especially! thats really really fantastic.

Reply 27

BethBeth

Original post by Subcutaneous

Defer?

I really don't want to :s-smilie:

I'm already on a gap year at the moment ( I reapplied) and its the 4 year sandwich degree so I don't really want to wait another year... I will just have to get over it I suppose :tongue:

On another note, do you know when we will receive our bursary assessment? I got back my original documents this morning :smile:

Reply 28

RAPSTER

Original post by rosemary22

Also is this only for Welsh students or also for English students? and would a year at uni be about eight months?

No its for anyone attending a welsh uni it doesnt matter if your welsh or english
as for the year its much longer than the other students my course started

6th spetember - 5th august

with a lot less holidays than the other students (they break up round the 30th june !!!! adn start end of september

Reply 29

rosemary22

Wow, just to check is that for occupational therapy? Thanks for all the info. A cardiff ot graduate seemed to suggest to me that not all ot students get nhs bursaries do you know if that's true? Sorry for all the questions but it's great to talk to someone who knows about this stuff!

Reply 30

rosemary22

Original post by RAPSTER

No its for anyone attending a welsh uni it doesnt matter if your welsh or english
as for the year its much longer than the other students my course started

6th spetember - 5th august

with a lot less holidays than the other students (they break up round the 30th june !!!! adn start end of september

Hi sorry for got to quote you!

Reply 31

RAPSTER

Original post by rosemary22

Wow, just to check is that for occupational therapy? Thanks for all the info. A cardiff ot graduate seemed to suggest to me that not all ot students get nhs bursaries do you know if that's true? Sorry for all the questions but it's great to talk to someone who knows about this stuff!

not 100% sure but you do get better buirsaryies in wales much more suppport from the welsh assembersly government...its best to directly contact the uni not the student loans company they are useless as they donbt tell you the correct answers !!!...as they said i could apply but i wasnt allowed sorry i cant be more help!

Reply 32

rosemary22

Original post by RAPSTER

not 100% sure but you do get better buirsaryies in wales much more suppport from the welsh assembersly government...its best to directly contact the uni not the student loans company they are useless as they donbt tell you the correct answers !!!...as they said i could apply but i wasnt allowed sorry i cant be more help!

thanks. What course were/are you doing? I will ask the uni at some point.

Reply 33

Lord Jon

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Did you hear? They have made changes to the system.

No way

Yeah , now Graduate Entry Medicine is affordable :awesome:

Great!

Ever heard of Doctor Poor-Ass?

No :lolwut:

Looks like this is a case of

*puts on sunglasses*

Doctor Who :cool:

YEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Reply 34

Subcutaneous

OP

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Anyone else know that as part of travel expenses the universities can give out cars?! Seriously.

Reply 35

EternalDoom

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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy =d

Reply 36

juliewho

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Took them long enough!

Reply 37

PhoenixFortune

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Oh it's so unfair that existing students can't get the extra funding! :frown:

Reply 38

Dave10

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Can somebody answer these questions for me please

1. Im doing occupational therapy in 2012 do i get the course paid for the same as past student have had ?

2. Im not aware of what the old bursary scheme was etc, is this new revised version better ? if so, how ?

Reply 39

InArduisFouette

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Original post by Subcutaneous

Anyone else know that as part of travel expenses the universities can give out cars?! Seriously.

Nottingham was doing that 10+ years ago primarily for the Boston / Grantham based Students because of the distance between the two sites and the remoteness of Boston from Nottingham, the distance to remote placements ( given rural Lincolnshire had at that time very few buses and even fewer trains) .. admittedly they were pool cars people were expected to share wherever possible ...