NHS Learning Support Fund

The government will provide additional funding support to healthcare students starting their course in academic year 2022 - 2023. Students on eligible courses starting their second or third year will also be able to apply for the additional funding.

Eligible students can receive the following funding:

• a Training Grant for all eligible students of £5,000 per academic year
• Parental Support of £2,000 for students with at least one dependent child under 15 years, or under 17 years if registered with special educational needs (this used to be called Child Dependants Allowance)
• reimbursement of excess costs incurred on practice placement for travel and temporary accommodation costs (Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses)
• students experiencing financial hardship (Exceptional Support Fund)

Eligible students should continue to apply for the Learning Support Fund as needed.

You need to be studying one of these pre-registration undergraduate or postgraduate courses from September 2021 to apply:

dental hygiene/dental therapy (level 5 courses) nursing (adult, child, mental health, learning disability, joint nursing / social work) occupational therapy physiotherapy speech and language therapy You need to be eligible for tuition fee and maintenance support from the Student Loans Company (Students would therefore need to qualify for Home (UK) funding to be eligible).

You need to be actively in study, whether academic or practice learning.