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Funding for Graduate Entry Medicine Students 2014

Asad Rahman, Jessica Hughes,

Alison Maguire, Rob Ellis

& Suzanne Meyrick

Money Advice & Support Office

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Student Services – Who are we and what do we do?

• Money Advice and Support Office (MASO)

• International Student Advisory Service (ISAS)

• Disability Office

• Wellbeing Service

• Residential Services

• English Language Training Services (ELTS)

• Reaching Wider

Student Services is a one stop shop for any advice and guidance

required!

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Graduate Entry Medicine Year 1 Funding

• Tuition Fee Loan available - £5,535

• Must consider how to Self Fund the remaining

tuition fees of - £3,465

• Income assessed Maintenance Loan (up to £5,500 in Wales)

• Supplementary Grants (PLA, ADG, CC)

- apply to SFE or SFW

• No NHS support provided

• No PCDL (nor in year two)

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Graduate Entry Medicine Year 2, 3 & 4 Funding

FEES:

• NHS Tuition Fee Bursary - £3,465

• Tuition Fee Loan for the remaining £5,535

(apply to SFE or SFW)

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Graduate Entry Medicine Year 2, 3 & 4 Funding cont.

Living Costs:

• NHS Grant - £1,000 (not means tested)

• NHS Means Tested Bursary (up to circa £4,443 – 14/15)

- assessed on household income

• Non Means Tested Maintenance Loan (approx £2,548, via

SFE/SFW)

• Supplementary Grants (via NHS)

• Professional Career Development Loan? (Y3 & Y4)

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Swansea University Hardship Fund

• Not a source of funding

• Eligible for UK and EU students who suffer unforeseen

financial difficulties

• Must be able to show they had budgeted for all living

and tuition fee costs

• International Students can apply to a separate Fund

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• Promotion of Financial Literacy

• General Advice – Bank accounts, credit cards etc.

• Benefits

• Budgeting & Debt Counseling

• Events for students – Look out for us in Fulton House

Money Doctors

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Would you like further Information?

• Grab a leaflet

• Check the website:

• www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/studentloansandgrants/graduateentrymedicinefunding/

• Or search for GEM funding on the Swansea University

website.

• If you have any questions or queries please contact

The Money Advice and Support Office

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Contact Us

MoneyDoctors@swansea.ac.uk

01792 606 699 Join us on Blackboard

SwanseaUniMASO SwanseaUniMASO

Drop in: Mon & Fri 9.30am – 12.30pm Tues & Thurs 1pm – 4pm

Where:Keir Hardie Building: Student Services Reception

(Opposite the main library on campus)