Hi student finance team,
I have got a question came into my mind. Basically, I am second year student and next year 2025 will be my final year (I am studying in one of the healthcare sector to be a NHS practitioner). The question is will be a decrease in my maintenance loan in my final year?
Here is a brief of my situation:
-Will have 3 placements on final year
- It is unpaid (Full-time)
-I have 2 placements for this year but SFE approved my application as a independent student and gave me the full support
- during my 2023 -2024 application I have ticked this "Unpaid service in a hospital or in a public health service laboratory or with a clinical commissioning group in the UK" which is matches to my placement criteria.
- I am not sure if we will be back in summer of 2025 to finalise our thesis, but I believe we will be back and university will possibly ends on May or June 2025.
This was my main question, but I had other question which I needed advise on:
What kind of support/Grant/Bursary can I get if I found myself in hardship situation as an independent student during placement? For example I may need dual accommodation due the location of placement or transportation.
Thank you.