Student Finance Centre

NHS Funded Students and CertHE Dental Nursing

NHS courses are funded differently from standard degree courses. Courses currently covered by NHS funding at the University of Portsmouth are:

The funding for these courses is currently being reformed and the information we have at present is limited. For more information and updates please see the latest NHS information.

See below for information about funding for the CertHE Dental Nursing.

  • Tuition Fees

    BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene And Dental Therapy
    BSc (Hons) Radiography (Diagnostic)
    BSc (Hons) Radiography (Therapeutic)

    Home and EU students studying on the above courses will have their fees paid in full by the NHS. If you study on one of these courses, the University will be paid these fees directly by the NHS. You do not need to apply for a tuition fee loan from Student Finance England.

    DipHE Operating Department Practice (RODP)

    Home and EU students studying on the above course will have £7,980 paid towards their fees by the NHS. If you study on this course you will need to pay the remaining tuition fee cost of approximately £520 yourself. You cannot access a tuition fee loan to cover this amount. For information about how to pay tuiton fees please see our Academic Registry pages.

  • NHS Bursaries

    Support for living costs is only available to home students. EU students can only receive help with their fees.

    All Home (UK) NHS students will be eligible for a small non-means tested grant and a reduced rate non-means-tested loan. Some students will also be able to apply for a means tested bursary based on household income. The loan will be provided by Student Finance England. Different rates of means tested bursary and loan will apply according to where a student lives and studies, whether in London, outside of London, or with their parents.

    The maximum support available (based on a 30 week course) will be:

    Students studying outside of London and living in student/rented accommodation/your own home
      • Non means-tested grant: £1,000
      • Maximum means-tested bursary: £2,591
      • Non means-tested maintenance loan: £2,324
    Students studying outside of London and living in with parents
      • Non means-tested grant: £1,000
      • Maximum means-tested bursary: £2,163
      • Non means-tested maintenance loan: £1,744

    An additional weekly allowance for courses over 30 weeks and 3 days in duration will be paid up to a maximum of 45 weeks. For periods of study over 45 weeks payment is calculated over 52 weeks. Students are generally assessed on their parents' (or partners' if over 25) gross taxable income for the previous tax year. Some disregards of income for pension scheme contributions and financially dependent children are applied.

    Students can also claim help with travel costs to their placements, if they incur additional costs to those incurred when travelling to their university.

    Some additional grants are paid to students who have disabilities and or dependent children. These additional allowances will be assessed by the NHS Grants Unit when they calculate your bursary entitlement. These additional allowances will remain unchanged from the current arrangements which are outlined below.

    For more information visit the NHS Bursaries pages.

    • Parents' Learning Allowance (income assessed)

      An allowance of up to £1,303 is payable to students with financially dependent children.

    • Dependants' Allowance (income assessed)

      These are payable if you have any adults or children who financially depend on you whilst you are studying. £2,640 is payable for a first child/dependent spouse and additional dependent children qualify for £539.

    • Childcare Grant (income assessed)

      This award will cover 85% of any registered or approved childcare you incur (for one child the maximum payable amount will be £126.65 a week, for two or more children the maximum payable will be £187.75).

    • Disabled Students' Allowance (non-income assessed)

      If you have a disability you may be entitled to a Disabled Students Allowance (DSA), which is provided to help with any costs you may incur whilst attending your course and as a direct result of your disability.

    • Support for living costs

      Support for living costs is only available to home students. EU students can only receive help with their fees.

  • Student Loans

    As well as the NHS bursaries, a reduced maintenance loan of £2,324 (or £1,744 if living in the parental home) is available for students undertaking NHS courses.

    You should apply online at Student Finance England and you are advised to apply as early as possible. When applying it is important that you read the questions carefully, and tick the box indicating that you are applying for a means-tested NHS bursary. You will need to supply evidence of your NHS bursary at a later stage but do not wait for this before you apply for the loan.

    For information about loan repayments visit our funding for undergraduates page.

  • How to apply

    If you accept an offer to study one of these courses, your department will contact the NHS Grants Unit who will send you an application form for this bursary and any additional allowances you may be entitled to. You can also download an application form from the NHS Bursaries website.

  • CertHE Dental Nursing

    Funding for the CertHE in Dental Nursing is currently provided by the local Strategic Health Authority and information for 2012 starters is not yet available. Please contact us for further information once you have accepted a place on the course.

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