Medicine
Finance
Tuition fees
Our course webpages have full details of medical degree tuition fees for home EU and international students.
Student finance
As a student at Leicester Medical School, you will be eligible for a standard tuition fee loan from for the first four years of your course, just like any other full-time student at the University (if you are a resident in England).
The fifth year of your course will be funded by an .
- Visit the University's fees and funding section for up-to-date information on undergraduate finance
- Visit for information about how funding works for medical degrees in the UK
Remember that tuition fees do not need to be paid upfront. Instead, you can apply for a tuition fee loan. You will make loan repayments once your salary is above a certain threshold. The BMA has information on in the UK.
Intercalating year
If you extend your course to six years by taking the intercalating year, you will still receive a tuition fee loan for the first four years, and you will then receive an NHS Bursary for Years 5 and 6.
Students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
First degree
The following information relates to eligible students from England studying towards their first degree.
Years 1-4 (Student Loans Company)
Tuition fee
- Fee charge can be covered by the non-means-tested tuition fee loan
Living costs
- Means-tested maintenance loan (this will be less if you live with parents during term-time)
- There is a potential increase in Years 3 and 4 if your academic year includes extra weeks due to clinical placements
Year 5 (and 6, if intercalating)
Tuition fee (NHS Bursaries)
- NHS fee grant to cover the full tuition fee charge
Living costs
NHS Bursaries
- Non-means-tested bursary
- Means-tested bursary (this will be less if you live with parents during term-time)
Student Loans Company
- Non-means-tested reduced rate maintenance loan
Second degree
The following information relates to eligible students from England undertaking the five-year Medicine MBChB as their second undergraduate degree.
Years 1-4 (Student Loans Company)
Tuition fee
- Tuition fee loan is not available
Living costs
- Means-tested maintenance loan (less if you live with parents during term-time)
- There is a potential increase in Years 3 and 4 if your academic year includes extra weeks due to clinical placements
Year 5 (and 6, if intercalating)
Tuition fee (NHS Bursaries)
- NHS fee grant to cover the full tuition fee charge
Living costs
NHS Bursaries
- Non-means-tested bursary
- Means-tested bursary (less if you live with parents during-term time)
Student Loans Company
- Non-means-tested reduced rate maintenance loan
Further funding
You may also be able to access further funding if you have:
- Children
- An adult dependant
- A disability/learning difficulty or long-term health condition that impacts your studies
Â鶹APP offers scholarships to:
- Care leavers
- Students from low-income families
- Some students studying at partner schools/colleges
- Some students who display exceptional musical and sporting talent
- Students participating in the Realising Opportunities Programme (ROP)
Learn more about the other scholarships, bursaries and discounts available from the University.