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Subject Specific Funding

Some of our programmes offer specific funding options. Each of these subject specific funding opportunities are listed below, so it’s definitely worth check to see what is available to your chosen course.

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Subject Specific Funding
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Gain additional funding depending on your subject

Our current programmes, which have subject-specific funding, include:

PGCE

PGCE students are usually eligible for standard Student Finance England undergraduate funding, from Student Finance England.

You may also be able to get a tax-free bursary and/or scholarship. See the Get into teaching website for more details. How much you can get depends on the specialism of your PGCE.

Please note that the Support Package / Chichester Bursary is not available to PGCE students.

You do not need to apply for a bursary, you’ll automatically get one if you’re eligible.

During the application process, you will be asked to provide proof of your qualifications.

We use this to determine your eligibility for the PGCE course itself and your eligibility for the Teaching Bursary. We will do all the administration; all you have to do is provide your bank details online.

You will be sent the information on how to provide your bank details around the time that you start your course.

A bursary is paid over 10 months between October and July. You will not need to pay tax or National Insurance on bursary payments and you do not have to pay a bursary back.

Nursing and Physiotherapy

Undergraduate and postgraduate students studying either Nursing or Physiotherapy can apply for the NHS Learning Support Fund.

If you’re eligible, you can get access to additional grants to help through your studies.

For more information on what you could receive and the application process, please visit the NHS Learning Support Fund website.

Social Work

Undergraduate

Social Work students should begin by reading the Funding and Advice section as this funding is available in every year of the course.

However, students may be able to apply for a Social Work Bursary from the NHS Business Services Authority for part of the course (usually year 2 and 3).

No student is guaranteed to get this funding because there are caps on the number of bursaries available.

For students who do not get a bursary, a Placement Travel Allowance is available (in year 2 and 3) to help with the travel expenses incurred when undertaking placements.

Postgraduate

Social Work students on the MA Social Work programme may be able to get funding from the NHS Business Services Authority but numbers are capped so financial support is not guaranteed.

If you do qualify, you may be able to get:

  • a contribution towards your Tuition Fee (which would be paid directly to the University)
  • a non-means-tested Basic Grant which includes the Placement Travel Allowance which helps with the cost of travelling to Social Work placements.
  • a means-tested Maintenance Grant
  • dependants’ Grants and Allowances.

Please see the bursary guidance ‘Your guide to Social Work Bursaries’ available from the NHS business Services Authority webpages for how to apply and the deadlines (which are strictly applied).