Funding for Medical Students

The mains sources of funding for medical students are:

• Student loans for tuition fees
• Student loans for living costs (maintenance loans)
• Maintenance grant
• NHS bursaries
• Private bank loans/professional studies loans
• Scholarships and bursaries provided by charities
• University bursaries and hardship funds

Funding entitlement varies dramatically depending on your personal circumstances, whether you live in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales and whether you have done a degree before. Click on the links below to find out more.