Nursing and Midwifery Fees and Funding

This information relates to the 2020/21 academic year.

• The NHS pay all course fees

• A non-means tested grant of £1,000

• A means tested bursary of up to £3,651 (elsewhere rate) or up to £2,879 (parental home rate). These figures are based on the nursing and midwifery courses being 42 weeks in duration.

• In addition to the basic bursary, students can apply for a number of means tested additional allowances if they meet specific criteria. These allowances provide support to disabled students and additional support for students with dependent adults and children.

• A maintenance loan of £4,405 (elsewhere rate) or £3,665 (parental home rate) for Welsh domiciled students 
  

• A maintenance loan of £2,448 (elsewhere rate) or £1,845 (parental home rate) for English domiciled students     

See NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) for further details.

It has been confirmed that the bursary will also be available for 2021/22 and 22/23 entry. Please see the statement from the Welsh Government for further details. 

Instead of the NHS support, you can opt to recieve the standard funding package instead. The standard funding you will receive will depend upon your domicile. The Tuition Fee charge for Nursing and Midwifery courses are £9,000 per year.

You may be eligible for support with 

• Tuition Fees, through a Tuition Fee Loan
• Loans and / or grants for Living Costs
• Dependents grants if applicable
• Extra Weeks support 

You would apply to the funding body where you are ordinarily resident prior to the start of the course.

Student Finance Wales

Student Finance England

If you have previously studied a non-NHS funded course, then your entitlement to the NHS Bursary support and Reduced Loan from the Student Loans Company is not affected. 

However, if you have previously started or completed any NHS funded course then this could have implications for your funding 

Please note that if you already hold a non NHS honours degree, you will not be eligible to receive the standard funding package for a nursing/midwifery degree.

Some students may be entitled to state benefits or tax credits while studying. Please see Student and Benefits for further information.

The University is keen to offer support to student carers, including providing a Bursary from its Student Support Fund to help those who are in need of financial support, as it is recognised that caring often has financial implications (such as less availability for paid work and increased travel costs). Find out more.

The University of South Wales is committed to providing support for students from care and those leaving care who want to go on to higher education.

We at the University of South Wales can help you at every stage of your university experience, with specialist help and advice before, during and after you are a student with us – leaving you to concentrate on your studies and enjoy university life. 

How to contact the Care Leaver Team

To ask further questions and start the support available to you as a Care Leaver please contact the Care Leaver Coordinator

If you not quite sure if you qualify as a Care Leaver please contact us and we can advise you further. If you are a social worker or work on behalf of an organisation such as Barnardos please feel free to contact also.