Nhs student bursaries- for medicine
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Can anyone give me an idea as to what is available in terms of bursaries/student finance etc for DD who is planning to do medicine in 2 years time please?
We have been on the NHS Bus.Ser.Authority website and we still can't get to grips with it. Any information warmly received please.
Thank you
We have been on the NHS Bus.Ser.Authority website and we still can't get to grips with it. Any information warmly received please.
Thank you
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http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/de ... spx?id=557" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;layla22 wrote:Can anyone give me an idea as to what is available in terms of bursaries/student finance etc for DD who is planning to do medicine in 2 years time please?
We have been on the NHS Bus.Ser.Authority website and we still can't get to grips with it. Any information warmly received please.
Thank you
I think this still stands - pay fees and get loan for first 4 years and then NHS pay years 5 (and 6 if done) + means tested bursary.
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Just out of interest, Hermann - do you know how they "means-test" a 5th year student? Might the student be considered independent by that stage (they will be aged around 22/23 and could well have moved away from home permanently) or do they still go back to parents' income?
Just wondering...
Just wondering...
Marylou
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no they aren't independent until they are 90 and lving with both parents
seriously though there are some crtiteria - and they are dependent on you rather long than is reasonable I think. Only answer is for them to adopt their sibling, get married, be disowned by the parents or the parents to disappear abroad....
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/Docum ... /FAQ_7.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
seriously though there are some crtiteria - and they are dependent on you rather long than is reasonable I think. Only answer is for them to adopt their sibling, get married, be disowned by the parents or the parents to disappear abroad....
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/Docum ... /FAQ_7.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Thanks for finding that - sometimes I think our kids would be better off if we disowned them...hermanmunster wrote:no they aren't independent until they are 90 and lving with both parents
Edited to add - in the light of that information, and if similar principles apply for bursaries for other courses, I think DD1 would prefer the option of adopting a sibling to either getting married or becoming estranged from us!
Marylou
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Thank you very much for that.
So I think I have concluded that a bursary is out of the question for us.
I've been on the Directgov. website to look into maintenance loans and as I understand it all full students are entitled to some money.
If you do not want your parents income to be assessed you will be entitled to 65% of the max. loan amount.
Am I reading this correctly?
many thanks
layla22
So I think I have concluded that a bursary is out of the question for us.
I've been on the Directgov. website to look into maintenance loans and as I understand it all full students are entitled to some money.
If you do not want your parents income to be assessed you will be entitled to 65% of the max. loan amount.
Am I reading this correctly?
many thanks
layla22
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yes I think that is the max loan available if not looking at parents income (ie usually if it is above limit for any higher loan) - however worth applying for the bursary in the latter years because it will still cover the 9k fees.
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Thanks hermanmunster. I appreciate the reply.