If you’re in genuine financial hardship, you may be able to claim between £100 and £3,000 to assist you with your studies.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you need to:
- be on a course leading to registration as a doctor or dentist
- be in genuine financial hardship
- be unable to manage any shortfall between your income and expenses
- have exhausted all other funding available, such as university hardship funds and any available student loan support from Student Finance England
- be eligible and have applied for a full NHS Bursary, including:
- non-means tested bursary
- means tested bursary
- tuition fee support
When you applied for the NHS Bursary, you must have given us financial details to be assessed for the means tested bursary, even if this was £0.
If you, your parents or your partner chose not to give us their financial information for the means tested bursary, and you only receive the non-means tested grant, you’re not eligible for the NHS Hardship Grant.
How to apply
- Complete an NHS Hardship Grant application form (PDF: 642KB).
- Email it to us at nhshardshipgrant@nhsbsa.nhs.uk using the subject heading ‘NHS Medical and Dental Hardship application’.
Evidence you must include
- Bank statements for the last 3 months.
- A mortgage statement or tenancy agreement (if applicable).
- Written confirmation from your university confirming you’ve made an application for their hardship fund or similar scheme.
The application form also includes full details of the type of evidence we need to assess your claim.
We’ll email you within 20 working days to let you know if your application is successful. If it is, we’ll work out if there is a shortfall between your income and expenses and we’ll pay you this amount as soon as possible.