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MSc programmes in Speech and Language Sciences, Dietetics, and Orthoptics are funded differently from other programmes.

Student Finance Loans and Grants

After a change in the 18/19 academic year, Allied HealthÌýcourses areÌýno longer primarily funded by the NHS. Instead, students who study these two-year programmes are eligible to apply for undergraduate funding (aÌýtuition fee loan and maintenance loan) from for both years of their course.

**Important: when applying for Student Finance funding you may be asked whether you are in receipt of 'NHS Bursaries', to which you should answer 'No'. NHS Bursaries are used by Medical and Dental students and are differentÌýfrom the NHS Learning Support Fund that Allied HealthÌýstudents can access.

NHS Learning Support Fund

In addition to yourÌýmain tuition fee loan and maintenance loan from Student Finance, students studying on theseÌýprogrammes can also receive extra financialÌýsupport from the NHS’s .

The Learning Support Fund is an umbrella term for a variety of differentÌýtypes of funding that Allied HealthÌýstudents may be able to access:

• Training Grants for all eligible students of £5,000 per academic year
• Specialist Subject Payments (Orthoptics students only) of £1,000 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)
• Funding for students experiencing financial hardship (Exceptional Support Fund)

*Note – to apply for the Exceptional Support Fund you will first have had to exhaustÌýall other sources of financial support, including °×С½ãÂÛ̳’s Financial Assistance Fund.

Allied Health students who have children are eligible to receive Parental Support funding from the NHS Learning Support Fund as well as the Childcare Grant and Parents' Learning Allowance from Student Finance.

In order to apply for any element of the Learning Support Fund you will first have to register for aÌýLearning Support Fund account. You can do this onÌýtheÌý.

If you have questions regarding funding for theseÌýprogrammes, please contact one of ourÌýStudent Funding AdvisorsÌý.
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