SFE - Msc Phyiotherapy Pre Reg Funding - professionally registered in the field ?!

I graduated in Sport rehabilitation last summer and I am currently registered with BASRaT.
I am interested studying MSc Physiotherapy pre-reg at St. Mary’s uni, Twickenham 2024/25 (2y course/full time) and I have couple of questions as some of the threads/informations are confusing/ contradicting.

I am aware that I am entitled to apply for BSc full funding as Physio courses counts as exception - as long as I am not professionally registered in the field. What does this means, please? Some SFE advisers here on the forum suggest that I am entitled to funding (due to the exception anyway) and some don’t.

Regarding the note - professionally registered in the field
The official NHS website does not states Sport rehabilitation as an Allied health professions.. only physiotherapy.
1) Am I eligible to apply for BSc funding? (Previously studied Sport rehabilitation)
If I am not eligible because I am currently registered with BASRaT, will my situation change (will I be eligible) if I cancel my BASRaT registration, please?
2) If I not eligible because my undergrad is in the ‘similar’ field, am I still eligible to apply for normal Postgraduate funding, please?

Does the ‘professionally registered in the field’ means that I would have to have BSc/MSc in Physiotherapy already to not be entitled for funding or is it any ‘allied health profession’, please?

Can someone clarify this for me, please?

Kind regards

Reply 1

SFE Clare

Official Rep

Hi,

Yes, as physiotherapy is an exception to previous study and equal level qualification rules and is different to what you have previously studied.