Medical students who started their course from 2012
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 tuition fee for both courses is £9,000 in 2013/14.
The funding available to study medicine can vary depending on the following factors:
- which course you are studying
- where you are from
- whether you choose to be financially assessed
- which year of the course you 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 information below is for UK and EU students.
6 year course for students with no previous undergraduate degree (A100)
Years 1 – 4
During the first four years of the six year medicine course, English, Northern Irish, Scottish and EU students are eligible to apply for a tuition fee loan of up to £9,000. Welsh students are able to access a tuition fee loan of £3,465 as the rest of their fee is paid by Student Finance Wales. A fee reduction from the University is available to UK/EU students with a household income below £25,000.
Support for living costs is available to UK students on the same basis as all other UK undergraduates. UK and EU students will be eligible for an Oxford Bursary based on household income, and will need to apply to be means tested to be considered for this.
| England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales | EU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition fee | Fee loan of up to £9,000 available | Fee loan of up to £9,000 available | Fee loan of up to £9,000 available | Fee loan of £3,575 available as Student Finance Wales pays £5,425 | Fee loan of up to £9,000 available |
| Oxford fee reduction | Up to £5,500 | Up to £5,500 | Up to £5,500 | Up to £5.500 | Up to £5,500 |
| Maintenance loan | Up to £5,550 | Up to £4,840 | Up to £5,500 | Up to £5,150 | Not available |
| Maintenance grant | Up to £3,354 | Up to £3,475 | Up to £1,750 | Up to £5,161 | Not available |
| Oxford Bursary | Up to £4,300 | Up to £4,300 | Up to £4,300 | Up to £4,300 | Up to £4,300 |
Years 5 - 6
In years five and six, tuition fees are paid in full by the NHS for all UK and EU students. This support is not means tested, and does not need to be repaid.
UK students can also apply for a means tested NHS bursary in years five and six. English and Welsh students are also eligible for an additional non-means tested NHS grant of up to £1,000. UK students can access a reduced rate maintenance loan from their regional funding agency. UK and EU students will continue to be eligible for an Oxford Opportunity Bursary based on household income, and will need to apply to be means tested to be considered for this.
4 year course for students with an undergraduate degree in an experimental sciences subject (A101)
Year 1 (2013 entry)
During the first year of the four year medicine course, English, Welsh and EU students are eligible to apply for a tuition fee loan of up to £5,535. A fee reduction from the University is available to UK and EU students with a household income below £25,000. Students are not eligible for the enhanced first year reduction.
UK students can access a maintenance loan from their regional funding agency. UK and EU students will be eligible for an Oxford Bursary based on household income, and will need to apply to be means tested to be considered for this. Students are not eligible to receive the enhanced first year bursary.
| England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales | EU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition fee | Fee loan of up to £5,535 available so will need to self-fund £3,465 | Self-fund £9,000 | Self-fund £9,000 | Fee loan of up to £5,535 available so will need to self-fund £3,465 | Fee loan of up to £5,535 available so will need to self-fund £3,465 |
| Oxford fee reduction | Up to £3,000* | Up to £3,000 | Up to £3,000 | Up to £3,000* | Up to £3,000* |
| Maintenance loan | Up to £5,500 | Up to £4,840 | Up to £5,500 | Up to £5,150 | Not available |
| Oxford Bursary | Up to £3,300 | Up to £3,300 | Up to £3,300 | Up to £3,300 | Up to £3,300 |
* Tuition fee reductions are deducted from tuition fee loans and not from the self-funded portion of the fee.
Years 2 - 4 (2012 entry)
In years two to four, students from England, Wales and the EU are eligible to apply for help from the NHS and their regional funding agency towards their tuition fees, and are not eligible for an Oxford fee reduction. Scottish and Northern Irish students are required to self-fund the full amount of their tuition fee; those with a household income below £25,000 continue to be eligible for an Oxford fee reduction.
UK students can access a reduced rate maintenance loan from their regional funding agency. English and Welsh students can also apply for a means tested NHS bursary in years two to four. UK and EU students will continue to be eligible for an Oxford Bursary based on household income, and will need to apply to be means tested to be considered for this.
| England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales | EU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition fee | Fee loan of up to £5,535 available as NHS pays £3,465 | Self-fund up to £9,000 | Self-fund up to £9,000 | Fee loan of up to £5,535 available as NHS pays £3,465 | Fee loan of up to £5,535 available as NHS pays £3,465 |
| Oxford fee reduction | Not available | Up to £3,000 | Up to £3,000 | Not available | Not available |
| Maintenance loan | Reduced rate available | Reduced rate available | Reduced rate available | Reduced rate available | Not available |
| Oxford Bursary | Up to £3,300 | Up to £3,300 | Up to £3,300 | Up to £3,300 | Up to £3,300 |
| NHS bursary |
Up to £4,614 | Not available | Not available | Up to £4,614 | Not available |
| Non-means tested NHS grant | £1,000 | Not available | Not available | £1,000 | Not available |