Funding for Healthcare students - University of Staffordshire

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If you’re starting an undergraduate pre-registration nursing, midwifery or allied health professions course you can apply for a loan from Student Finance to help with your tuition fees and living costs.

There are also a range of means-tested loans, including a specific long-course loan designed to support students on healthcare courses that run over 45 weeks or more.
Note: Unlike most other health pre-registration courses, if you’ve already received a loan from Student Finance for a previous degree, you’ll not be eligible for a second loan to study Paramedic Science.

How we support you

The University has a range of measures in place to reduce financial strain on Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practice and Paramedic Science students.

Free uniforms

We'll set you up with your all important uniform to wear during your placements

DBS checks

We'll cover the cost of the screenings required for your course

Occupational Health

We'll support you through all of the entry processes

Travel bursaries for the September 2026 intake

Our travel bursary will support new students living at our Stoke-on-Trent campus student village, who are studying an eligible health course at our Stafford campus and starting their course in September 2026. Terms and conditions and eligibility criteria apply.

The bursary offers £1,000 for your first year of study and will be paid in instalments throughout the academic year. This is to help you travel between our campuses to support you with the costs of using your preferred mode of transport.

Terms and conditions

To be eligible for our travel bursary, you must satisfy the following eligibility criteria:

Enrolled on to a programme from September 2026 that is taught at our Stafford Campus; AND
Living in the University Student Village at our Stoke Campus; AND
Engaging with your studies in line with the Student Engagement Policy for your programme.

How do I apply?

You do not need to apply. Allocation of the bursary will be automatic following you moving into the accommodation , signing your accommodation licence and completing your University enrolment.

How will I receive the funding?

Payment will be made in sterling via direct transfer into your bank account, details of which will be collected as part of our enrolment processes. This must be a UK bank account.

You will receive the bursary in three (3) instalments at the beginning of each term of the Academic Year.

The travel bursary for Academic Year £1,000, so your instalments will be:

£350 during September
£325 during January
£325 during April

Additional conditions

If you transfer to a programme that is not based at the Stafford campus, or elsewhere, you will not receive any further payments after the date of transfer.

You should be aware that if you withdraw or are withdrawn by the University from study, this will result in the cancellation of any further eligibility for this bursary, and no further payments will be made to you.

If you are suspended from study, this may affect your entitlement to further payments. The University will consider all the circumstances, including the reasons for the suspension and an assessment of whether and when you are likely to return to your studies.

You must be actively enrolled and engaged in your studies to receive each payment.  The University may withhold payments in the event of poor or non-attendance on your course.

You must make your own travel arrangements to the Stafford campus using your preferred mode of transport and the University will not be responsible for any disruptions to travel or transport availability.

Should you be paid a travel bursary when you are not entitled to it, you will be required to repay this to the University.

Should you have any debts with the University at the time when a payment would otherwise be due to you for the travel bursary, the University reserves the right to set off your debt or part thereof against payments to you in consideration of the travel bursary.

The University reserves the rights to amend the terms and conditions of the travel bursary at any time. It will endeavour to provide reasonable notice of such amendment to you.

Any complaints regarding the travel bursary or Terms and Conditions must be made via the University complaints procedure.

Support from the Government

Department of Health Training Grant

The Department of Health announced in December that from September 2020 new and continuing students studying pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health degrees will have access to a training grant of £5,000 a year to help with living and associated study costs.

Some students may be eligible to receive additional payments worth up to £3,000 per academic year, including:

£2,000 towards childcare costs
£1,000 if studying in a region that is struggling to recruit
£1,000 if a new student studying a shortage specialism, including mental health

You won't have to repay the training grant and you'll still be able to access tuition fee and maintenance loans from the Student Loans Company. You will also still be able to apply for the existing support provided by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)

Applications open from the 1st July. For further information (including full eligibility criteria) and to apply online visit NHS Learning Support Fund.

NHS Learning Support Fund

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) provides additional funding for nursing, midwifery and some allied health professional students through the Learning Support Fund. Eligible students may be able to access the following:

Support for excess travel and dual accommodation expenses incurred by attending practice placements.

a non-repayable grant of £1,000 per year if they have child dependants.
exceptional support of up to £3,000 per year in the case of severe hardship.

For further information including when and how to apply, visit the NHS Business Services Authority website.

Travel expenses

You can apply to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) for a small bursary to help cover the cost of travelling to placement.

Further information, including how to apply can be found on the NHSBSA website.