NHS Bursary OverviewChris Dawson

HE Advisors ConferenceAnglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

21 March 2012

Introduction

This session is intended to provide you with a brief overview of:General NHS bursary funding arrangementsinformation and guidance about how prospective

students can apply for a NHS Bursary from September 2012 onwards

The eligibility criteria for receiving a bursary

NHS BURSARY SUPPORT ARRANGEMENTS 2012/13

Part one

NHSBSA Student Bursaries

• We… Fund 92,000 students training at 200 plus Universities.

Pay in excess of £400 million p.a. in bursaries and allowances.

Process in excess of 35,000 new bursary applications each year

Process and pay 7,000 Personal Tuition Fee contributions for Medical & Dental students.

What sort of bursary can new students receive from 2012?All eligible students will receive the £1,000 non-

means tested grant, regardless of their income and the course they are attending. They can also apply for:◦ the means-tested maintenance grant and◦ A Student Loan (from Student Finance England)

EU ‘fees only’ students will only be eligible to receive payment of their tuition fees

Additional Allowances such as Childcare, Dependents and Parent Learning Allowances which are means-tested

NHS Bursary Basic Rates 2012/13(new students only from 01/09/12)

Student is Living In….

1. Non-Means Tested Grant

2. Means Tested Bursary

3. Extra Weeks

Allowance

London Lodgings

£1,000* up to £3,128

per year £106 (per

additional week)

Lodgings Elsewhere

£1,000* up to £2,591

per year £82 (per

additional week)

Parental Home £1,000* Up to £2,163

per year £54 (per

additional week)

* This will be pro rata for part time students

NHS Bursary -Additional Allowances

NHS Bursary support for Medical and Dental students- Key Facts

Undergraduate Med and Dent students are entitled to means-tested NHS Bursary Support form their 5th year of study onwards

Students on 3 or 4 year Graduate-Entry medical courses are entitled to apply for NHS Bursary from Year 2 of their course onwards

Students who are prospective undergraduate medical and dental students this year will not be eligible for NHS bursary support until 2016 under current arrangements

APPLYING FOR A NHS BURSARYPart two

How do students apply for a bursary?• For all courses, except medical and dental

courses, students must be offered a NHS-funded place on the healthcare professional course of their choice by a university in England

• Once they are offered a conditional or unconditional place, the university will notify NHS Student Bursaries

The NHS Bursary application process (1)

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The NHS Bursary application process (2)

If student does not send the correct evidence, they will be re-contacted by email

Continued….

The NHS Bursary application process (3)

If they are not eligible, they will be informed by email of the reason why

Continued….

The NHS Bursary Application Process (4)

The Student Bursary Online Support System (BOSS)

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• Is an evidence based application process – the information a student supplies on their application must be supported by the relevant hard copy documentation

• Paper applications will be available by request for those who do not have internet access or who do not wish to apply online

• All payments will be made to the students’ bank account - with the exception being tuition fees for medical and dental students

• Students must maintain a UK address and UK bank account in order to receive payment

• All students must reapply for each academic year they are in training

Bursary Application Process: The Student’s Role

A student’s Bursary application is their own responsibility, and our BOSS system gives them greater freedom to manage it. The system allows students to:

•Create their NHS Bursary Account•Apply for their NHS Bursary online•View their payment schedule•Print a copy of their Notification of Award statement•Notify us of any changes in circumstances•Change the email address and password associated with their account•Change the bank account they wish to have their Bursary paid in to.

….The next few slides give a brief glimpse of the BOSS online system

Student Login Page

This is the first page that the student will see, it allows them to carry out multiple functions:

• Register their account• Login to their account• Assists them if they have forgotten their Username or Password

Student Registration – Personal Details

• Contains all the personal details for the student• Will not allow the same email address or username to be registered

twice• When the student registers they will be asked to activate their account

via a link which is sent to the email address they have provided

Student Registration – Security Questions

• Two of these questions will be randomly used to confirm the student’s identity if they telephone with a query regarding their application

Application Form – Sections

• Above are some of the sections of the application form that the student will be required to complete.

• Sections to be filled in will vary depending on the course type and the additional allowances that the student selects.

• They can go to a section directly and complete the details by selecting the appropriate header.

Payment Schedule – Annual Bursary Summary

• Displays the overall breakdown for the different elements of the student’s bursary once they have completed their application and it has been processed.

• The ‘Effective From’ date Indicates the date that the calculation was based on.

ELIGIBILITY AND STUDENT RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

Part 3

The Main Residency Requirements

In order to qualify for a NHS Bursary, ALL students, regardless of

nationality, must meet three main requirements on the first day of the first

academic year of their course. On that day they must:

Have been ordinarily resident in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle

of Man throughout the preceding three years AND

Have settled status in the UK AND

Be ordinarily resident in any UK country, that is England, Wales, Scotland

or Northern Ireland only. (NB: This does not apply to medical students who

must be resident in England).

Exceptions

Refugees, their spouses / civil partners, children and step children;

Those granted Exceptional Leave to Enter or Remain in the UK or

Humanitarian Protection and their spouses , civil partners, children or step-

children;

Non-UK EU Nationals and their children if they have been ordinarily

resident in the UK throughout the three years preceding the start of the

course;

EEA Migrant Workers, their spouse/civil partner, children and step-children

EU Students who are applying for tuition fee support only.

EU NationalsA non-UK EU national or citizen of an EU member state, or ‘relevant family member’, who is ordinarily resident within the EU or Switzerland, (not for full time education purposes), is eligible for a tuition fees only award.

Students from the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

Students who are ordinarily resident in either the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands are not eligible for a NHS Bursary.

However, under an agreement with the Department of Health, such students are entitled to occupy a NHS-commissioned training place.

Students from these areas are not covered by EU / EEA student support rules and are expected to approach their own educational authority for financial support.

EEA Migrant Workers

• A person who is a National of an EEA member state (or Switzerland) who has taken up an activity as an employed person in the UK and is seeking to exercise a right to free movement in order to work, will normally be eligible for maintenance support.

• This includes their spouse, civil partner, children and step-children.

Further Help and Information

• NHS Student Bursaries: Student and HEI helpline – 0845 358 6655

• NHS Student Bursaries: website - www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students

• NHS Careers – www.nhscareers.nhs.uk • Student Finance England –

www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance • UCAS – www.ucas.ac.uk

Any Questions?