To be eligible to apply for NHS financial support, you must be accepted for an NHS funded place on a full or part-time course which leads to professional registration as a:
- doctor or dentist
(you will be eligible for an NHS Bursary during the latter stages of your pre-registration training - See here)
- chiropodist (including podiatrist), dietician, occupational therapist, orthoptist, physiotherapist, prosthetist, and orthotist, radiographer, audiologist or a speech and language therapist
- dental hygienist or dental therapist
- nurse or midwife (degree course)
- nurse, midwife, or operating department practitioner (diploma course)
If your course leads to a professional registration in one of these professions and your place is funded by the NHS, you may be eligible for an NHS Bursary even if you have already had public funding for higher education. If you have previously had an NHS Bursary and wish to switch professions, you may also be eligible.
NHS Bursaries are not intended for:
Registered first level nurses seeking a second registration in nursing;
OR
Registered midwives seeking a second registration in midwifery,
For example: if you are a qualified adult nurse and you are seeking to complete a branch programme in mental health nursing you would not be entitled to a Bursary, but you could approach your employer to see if they are prepared to fund the training.
OR;
Registered health care professionals wishing to undertake post registration training courses.