Financial support
NHS Student Bursary Services Authority Bursaries
Year 0 bursary
All new entrants enrolling for the BMBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with Foundation (6 Years) course will be entitled to a bursary of £1,000 from the Peninsula Medical School. This award will be paid directly to the student in three equal instalments in November, February and May.
To cover finance (replacing Student Finance) for the last 2 years of medical school, students are eligible for the NHS bursary in stage 4 and 5 (i.e. years 5 and 6). Home students only, who are eligible for
the bursary will receive funding for their course fees as well as some supported living costs. Students can also apply for a maintenance loan as well as the fee payments, please see
https://www.gov.uk/nhs-bursaries for more information.
You can discuss possible University issued support with the Student Funding Unit via
studentservices@plymouth.ac.uk or by visiting the team in the Charles Seale-Hayne Library, Monday-Thursday 8:30-17:00, Friday 8:30-16:30.