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2012 Funding: Medical Students

There are two main routes to a medicine degree at Oxford; a 6 year undergraduate entry course, and a 4 year graduate entry course.

The funding available to study medicine is very different for each course, and also varies by where you are from, whether you choose to be financially assessed, and the year of the course you are in.

Students should be aware of what funding, if any, is available to pay their tuition fees and help support their living costs during each year of their course.

The following information is specifically for medical students from England commencing their studies in 2012. The arrangements for medical students from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are yet to be announced, and we will update this page when more information becomes available.

Six year course for students with no previous undergraduate degree (A100)

Years 1 - 4

During the first four years of the 6 year medicine course, government support is available through Student Finance England.

You will be eligible for a tuition charge loan, government maintenance support, and an Oxford bursary and reduced fee on the same basis as any other undergraduate from England.

Years 5 - 6

After Year 4, you will no longer be entitled to receive the maintenance grant from the government but will be entitled to apply for the NHS Bursary. This is means-tested on the basis of household income, and is expected to be up to £4,395. 

The maintenance loan is still available, but at a reduced rate to that in Years 1 to 4. It is expected to be £2,324 in Year 5 and £1,811 in Year 6.

In Years 5 and 6, tuition fees are paid directly to the University by the NHS in the form of a grant for all students from England. The grant is not means tested, and you do not need to repay it.  

You will continue to be eligible for an Oxford bursary based on your household income, and you will need to apply to be means tested if you wish to be considered for this.

In addition to the above, the Department of Health have recently announced a £1,000 non means tested grant will be available to students in their NHS-funded years (Years 5 and 6). They have not yet announced the eligibility criteria for this. This page will be updated when more information is known.

Graduate entry medicine: four year course for students with an undergraduate degree in an experimental sciences subject (A101)

Year 1

During the first year of the 4 year medicine course, government support is available through Student Finance England.  

In 2012, the tuition charge will be £9,000, and you will be eligible for a reduced fee based on your household income. Graduate entry medics with a household income of under £16,000 are however not eligible for the additional first year reduction. You will be required to fund the first £3,465 of your tuition charge yourself. There will be no loan available for this. A government loan of up to £5,535 will be available to cover the remaining tuition charge. For information on reduced fees please visit our English students pages.

You will not be required to pay a college fee.

A means tested maintenance loan is available, expected to be up to £5,500, but there is no maintenance grant available.

You will be eligible for an Oxford bursary based on your household income, and you will need to apply to be means tested if you wish to be considered for this.  Graduate entry medicine students are not eligible to receive the additional start up bursary payment in their first year.

Years 2 - 4

The NHS will pay the first £3,465 of your tuition charge (which you do not have to repay) and a tuition charge loan will be available for the remaining amount of up to £5,535.

There is a reduced level maintenance loan available for these years. It is expected to be £2,324 in Years 2 and 3 and £1,811 in Year 4

You will also be eligible to apply for a means tested NHS bursary in Years 2 - 4, expected to be up to £4,395.

You will continue to be eligible for an Oxford bursary based on your household income, and you will need to apply to be means tested if you wish to be considered for this.  

The Department of Health have recently announced a £1,000 non means tested grant will be available to students in their NHS-funded years (Years 2 - 4). They have not yet announced the eligibility criteria for this. This page will be updated when more information is known.