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Graduate Entry Medicine: Fees and Funding

Fees

For information on fees, living costs and Oxford funding, please see the University webpage:  Funding for UK Medical Students | University of Oxford

Support may also be available to students who require financial assistance in a range of circumstances once they are on course if they encounter difficulties

Funding

Internal funding opportunities

College specific funding: Colleges offer different scholarships to their students and some have scholarships specifically for medical students. Many colleges also offer hardship funds as well as funds towards ancillary costs (such as for medical equipment and books).

External funding opportunities

Bursaries:

NHS bursary. You can apply for an NHS bursary to support you in the 2-4th year of the GEM course. Depending on your eligibility, you can receive substantial support with both tuition and living expenses.

Scholarships:

Ellison Institute of Technology (Oxford). Scholarship awards provide tuition fees, a living expenses stipend, and support for various academic activities.

Black Heart Foundation Scholarships. Awards are made on the basis of alignment with the aims of the Foundation and financial need.

Sir Richard Stapley Foundation. Awards are competitive and made on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Grants are normally from £500 to £1,300 in value. They are intended to cover the shortfall incurred by educational and subsistence expenses upon payment of tuition fees.

Foulkes foundation. The Foundation provides Fellowships to outstanding postdoctoral scientists in the form of financial support, giving exceptional scientists a unique opportunity to study medicine and become the research leaders of the future.
Notable eligibility criteria: must have completed a PhD at the time of application

The Hilda Martindale Trust makes a very limited number of awards to British women who are training or studying for a career in a profession where women are under-represented. The maximum award is £3,000.
Notable eligibility criteria: must be a female British national

Leathersellers' Student Grants. The Leathersellers’ Student Grants programme aims to support disadvantaged undergraduate students whose circumstances may prevent them achieving their goals otherwise. The maximum grant that may be awarded is £5,000 per year for up to four years, which will be reassessed annually.
Notable eligibility criteria: must be a British citizen or non-British citizen with at least 5 years right to remain in the UK.

Rotary Club Scholarships. Offer-holders and current students can apply to their local club for support; please see the weblink for a search engine to find your local club.

Sidney Perry Foundation. Foundation provides supplemental grants to students, maximum grant being £1,000.

Hardship:

Royal Medical Benevolent Fund. The RMBF offers grants to assist with essential living expenses while studying. The amount of each grant is set according to an individual’s needs. The RMBF does not provide financial support towards tuition fees.

NHS hardship grant. A hardship grant is available for medical and dental students. You may be able to claim between £100 and £3,000, depending on your current financial circumstances.

Student Loans:

Student Finance England: Most GEM students are on a SFE loan. You can see if you are eligible and how much you could get.

The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund has some useful information about you can budget each year of the graduate entry course and how much support you can receive from SFE and NHS bursaries each year.

 

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