Which courses at Anglia Ruskin are funded by the NHS?

You will be eligible to receive NHS funding if you intend to study one of the following courses:

• Nursing
• Midwifery
• Operating Department Practitioner

Whether you are entitled to NHS funding also depends on your residency status in the UK; full details of criteria can be found in the NHS Financial Help booklet. EU students enrolled on any of the above courses are not required to pay tuition fees - they are fully funded by the NHS.

Support for NHS funded students

The package of support made available to you when studying one of the above courses is made up of three parts:

• a non-means tested grant
• a means tested bursary
• a reduced rate non-means tested loan

Financial support of £1,000 annually is provided to help contribute to your daily living costs while studying. There are additional allowances that eligible students can apply for.

If you are an NHS funded student studying 43 weeks each year (Nursing, ODP), you will receive:

If you will be studying and living (during term time):	Non-means tested grant	Means tested bursary (maximum)	Non-means tested maintenance loan
Living in student/rented accommodation/your own home i.e. not with your parents	£1,000	£3,657	£2,324
Living with your parents	£1,000	£2,865	£1,744

If you are an NHS funded student studying up to 45 weeks each year (Midwifery), you will receive:

If you will be studying and living (during term time):	Non-means tested grant	Means-tested bursary (maximum)	Non means-tested maintenance loan
Living in student/rented accommodation/your own home i.e. not with your parents.	£1,000	£4,395	£2,324
Living with your parents	£1,000	£3,351	£1,744

The length of course, and therefore the bursary, may change from year to year. The maintenance loan may also be reduced in the final year of study, please keep an eye on these pages for more 2013/14 information.

How do I apply?

For students entering their first year, a conditional or unconditional offer to study on one of the above courses at Anglia Ruskin must have been received. Then, NHS Student Bursaries will be notified and will be in contact via email or post to begin the application process. Continuing students must reapply every academic year, and will be sent an email or a letter at the appropriate time.

To find out how much you could be entitled to, use the NHS Student Bursary Estimate Calculator.

A standard student loan is also available, supplied by Student Finance England. Different rates of means-tested bursary and loan will apply according to whether you live with your parents or elsewhere. Visit the Maintenance Loan page for more information.

Detailed information about the funding available for prospective Nursing, Midwifery and ODP students can be found in the NHS Financial Help booklet.

What support is available for Social Work students?

Students are able to apply for the standard student finance package as outlined on our Financial Support pages. An additional non-income assessed NHS bursary is available to social work students who are not already receiving funding from their employer, and who meet the eligibility criteria as outlined on the NHS Bursaries website, where Application forms can also be found.