Funding routes for Nursing & Health Care
Two Postgraduate Taught /Postgraduate Research Funding Routes
Option 1: Full Funding
Early Clinical Career Fellowship: closing date for fellowship applications to NHS Education 25 May 2012.
Recruitment and selection for the Early Clinical Career Fellowships (ECCF 2012) is now OPEN.
Applications as being received for both Taught and Research masters
available for those who qualified between January 2009 and March 2011.
For more information and details of how to apply for a fellowship visit: http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/by-discipline/nursing-and-midwifery/careers-and-recruitment/early-clinical-career-fellowships/eccf-2012.aspx
Information on applying to the University of Glasgow can be found at:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/healthcare/#tabs=2
Option 2: New For 2012, Partial Fees Non Means Tested Loan Available
Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loans (PTFL)
The PTFL is a non means tested repayable student support loan. This will provide £3,400 towards the cost of tuition fees in the form of a student loan for full and part-time “taught” postgraduate students on the MSc (Med Sci) Health Care. 2012-2013 fees are £4,750 (£528 per 20 credits). There is no limit to the number of applications that can be received.
FAQs
How do I apply?
Eligible (Scottish domiciled and EU) full-time or part-time students who have accepted a postgraduate place on a course eligible for a postgraduate loan can apply directly to the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) for a loan to cover up to £3,400 towards their tuition fees. The PTFL application will be available in April to download from the SAAS website: www.saas.gov.uk. Students should complete and return this form along with a clear photocopy of their unconditional offer.
What are the repayment terms?
Students enter into an agreement based on the terms and conditions of the Income Contingent Repayment Loan. Repayment is directly linked to income, through the income tax system, ensuring that monthly repayments are affordable. If a borrower earns less than the repayment threshold, which is currently £15,000 per year (£15,795 from April 2012), then they are not required to repay any of their outstanding loan balance. Only when a borrower earns above the £15,000 threshold are they then required to repay 9% of the amount earned in excess of the threshold. If income falls below £15,000 or the borrower becomes unemployed, they are not required to make any repayments.
Details of the Legislation explaining repayment can be found at the following web address: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/944/contents/made .