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Loans/bursary's for nursing

So I'm starting Adult Nursing at Bournemouth in September what loans/bursary do we exactly apply for? I know we apply for an NHS bursary and a small student loans is that all?

Reply 1

WK_sarah

Hi,
I'm applying for nursing next year so I've done a bit of research into this.
I found the NHS careers website helpful, but also the student bursary calculator. (below)
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/3576.aspx
It depends on your/your parents income as well as other factors, aside from the obvious fact the NHS pays for your studies.
Hope this has helped :smile:

Good luck!

Reply 2

PaediatricStN

Original post by CarleeMercedes

So I'm starting Adult Nursing at Bournemouth in September what loans/bursary do we exactly apply for? I know we apply for an NHS bursary and a small student loans is that all?

You are entitled to apply for the following funding from the NHS Business Services Authority:

Non means-tested grant of up to £1000 per year
(Non-repayable)

Means-tested NHS Bursary of up to £4395 per year (Non-repayable)

Financial support does vary depending on certain factors, and certain circumstances you can claim your travel costs.

You can also get a maintenance loan from the government of up to £2324 which you apply for via Student Finance England. You don't need a tuition fee loan as they are paid for by the NHS! (Funding varies ever so slightly each year so my figures might not be correct as I have cut and paste them from a resource I use when I speak to 6th form students).

This is a helpful guide to the NHS Bursary system:¢http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/Documents/Students/Your_guide_to_NHS_Student_Bursaries_2015_-16_(V2)_Web_11.2014.pdf

And this is about completing your application: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/Documents/Students/Completing_your_NHS_bursary_application_A_step_by_step_guide_to_the_Bursary_Online_Support_System_(BOSS)_(V1)_08.2014.pdf

You can also use the estimator someone else has suggested!

Hope that helps!
Best of luck
Joel
3rd year child branch student nurse