Undergraduate medical or dental students
If you are intercalating to undertake a course at Bachelors or Masters level (but not a PhD), you may be eligible for NHS Bursary funding from your fifth year of study onwards, regardless of when your intercalation year occurs.
Examples
Year 1 medical course SLC funding
Year 2 medical course SLC funding
Year 3 medical course SLC funding
Year 4 medical course SLC funding
Year 5 intercalating NHS funding
Year 6 medical course NHS funding
Year 1 medical course SLC funding
Year 2 medical course SLC funding
Year 3 intercalating SLC funding
Year 4 medical course SLC funding
Year 5 medical course NHS funding
Year 6 medical course NHS funding
Graduate entry medical or dental students
You may be eligible for NHS Bursary funding from your second year of study onwards, regardless of when your intercalation year occurs.
Example
Year 1 medical course SLC funding
Year 2 medical course NHS funding
Year 3 medical course NHS funding
Year 4 intercalating NHS funding
Year 5 medical course NHS funding
If you intercalate to undertake a 2 or 3 year course at PhD level, you will not be eligible for NHS Bursary support during this period, however you may be eligible for NHS funding for more than one period of intercalation.