The level of your loan entitlement will be assessed on your own income, or that of your parents or your spouse, depending on your age and circumstances. Loans are paid by the Student Loans Company, usually in termly instalments. They are repaid on an income-contingent basis after graduation and will be collected through the Inland Revenue. Please note that you must apply to your Local Education Authority for a loan and for help with tuition fees before you start the course . Applications to LEAs should be made as soon as possible to guarantee the payment of the first instalment of a loan by the beginning of the first term.
Lower rates apply to final - year students.
There is an additional loan entitlement for students undertaking courses lasting beyond 30 weeks and three days. The Government has provided all universities with Access funds for student support. The funds are to be used to provide financial help to students where access to higher education might not be taken up due to financial hardship. Details of how the School distributes these funds are provided to all new students. The School is well endowed with prizes for students undertaking the MBBS degree programme.