Financial support in the form of tuition loan and maintenance loan is available for students from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and EU countries who normally live in UK.

NB: UK students considering studying on the BVetMed Graduate Accelerated or the BVetMed as a second degree are entitled to maintenance loan (a variable means tested living cost loan) and RVC bursary. However, they are not eligible for tuition fee loans so please consider how you will pay the tuition fees for each year before enrolling. For more info see money-matters.

For full details of the government financial support visit the links below.

Tuition fee loan

Maintenance loan

Application

Repayments

Additional important point to note

Maintenance Grant - this is only available to full-time UK undergraduate students who commenced their studies on or before 2015/16 academic year.

RVC Bursaries are customary to assist students from lower income households with the cost of undergraduate study.

Further Information

The RVC participates in the Direct Loan Program in which federal financial assistance is made available from the US Department of Education to US students studying at the RVC. The purpose of this page is to inform you about the process of applying for financial assistance.

The RVC College will originate Direct Stafford loans and Direct Graduate and Parent PLUS loans and full-time students from the USA who are attending at the RVC are normally eligible for funding. The RVC also participates in the VA Educational Benefits programme.

Further Information

For September 2024 entry, RVC will be offering one BSc scholarship per cohort and can be offered to a home or overseas student entering our Biological Sciences programme.

This scholarship is to the value of £6,560 p.a. and is based on your performance during the admissions process (taking into account your previous academic performance and your application as a whole).You will be informed if any additional paperwork needs to be submitted. 

RVC offers one Merit full fee waiver scholarship awarded to one high quality international student entering our BVetMed programme.

This scholarship is based on your performance during the admissions process (taking into account your interview scores, previous academic performance and Grade Point Average and your application as a whole).

Decisions will be made once our International admissions process has been completed, and all of our offers have been made. You will be informed if any additional paperwork needs to be submitted.

Postgraduate Master's Loan is funding to help with course and living costs whilst studying a postgraduate Master’s level course. The loan is seen as a contribution to the costs of postgraduate study, and is paid directly to the students, so you can spend it as you wish – tuition fees, accommodation, course books, and living expenses.

Further Information

RVC bursary for outstanding home and international students undertaking a Masters in 2024/25.   

The RVC postgraduate bursary will be offering a discretionary amount, typically of £5,000 upwards per recipient, to select outstanding home and international students undertaking a Masters in 2024/25. These will be allocated on a highly competitive basis to students applying for a full-time place.

Bursaries will be allocated in or by July 2024 at the discretion of the Scholarship Allocation Board. All students who have applied by the course deadline or 5 June 2024 (whichever is soonest) and have been offered a full-time place will be considered. Priority will be given to those who have met the English language requirements, or shown evidence of their exam booking, by 5 June 2024.

Other sources of financial information for postgraduate taught courses:

1. Contact your local ministry of education/education department. They may provide a scholarship scheme that supports study in the UK.
2.  Visit the British Council. They will be able to advise you on British scholarship schemes and provide other information about studying in the UK.
3. The UK government and other UK and EU organisations offer a number of scholarships to enable international students to study in the UK.

Further Information

A Postgraduate Doctoral Loan can help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate doctoral course, such as a PhD.

You can get up to:

• £28,673 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2023
• £27,892 if your course started between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023
• £27,265 if your course started between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022

For full details please see www.gov.uk/doctoral-loan

Competitive bursary for overseas applicants

If you are successful in applying for a PhD studentship in an area of strategic importance to us then you can apply for a bursary of £5,000 per annum. These are competitive bursaries and candidates will be selected using information supplied in their application form, curriculum vitae and at an interview, which can be held by telephone or video conference link for overseas students.

This scholarship is only available to students from Member countries of the Commonwealth

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (DFID)

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for the academic year 2024/2025 are now closed. Applicants will be notified of the outcome between June and August 2024.

For more info please see your course page e.g. link

This scholarship is only available to students from Member countries of the Commonwealth.

Applications for Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships for the academic year 2023/24 are now closed. 

Applicants can expect to hear the outcome of their applications by June 2024.

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships are for candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, to undertake full-time taught Master’s study at a UK university.

For full details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, visit: https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-masters-scholarships/

Offered by the US- UK Educational Commission (Fulbright Commission).

Further Information

Study abroad scholarship worth €5000. This scholarship is open to students from any country who are planning to study a Master's degree at a European university in the autumn 2024.

Further Information

The Royal Veterinary College is not involved in processing your application for a loan, however we can confirm your student status; please direct your queries to the Financialaidoffice@rvc.ac.uk

For an overview of the financial aid process for Canadian students, please visit the Campus Access website

Students should apply through their provincial student assistance office or website. When you apply for a loan, you are considered for funding by both the Provincial and Federal Government, meaning you only have to apply once for funding for the year. Federal loans are processed via the National Student Loans Service Centre and provincial loans through the provincial governments and student aid branches.

Further Information

All Internships are fully funded.  Stipend is provided.

Please contact the graduate school (ctsrecruitment@rvc.ac.uk) for more information

• Years 1 – 5 and the graduate entry year are all counted as long courses, and counted towards the SLC’s Long Course Loan (LCL).  
• The additional period spent on AHEMS/EMS is included when the RVC submits the course term dates to the SLC.  
• Students at the RVC who are eligible have already been receiving the LCL in previous years and this will continue to be the case going forward.
• For students domiciled in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, this will mean an entitlement to any additional maintenance support associated with studying on a long course, according to their individual circumstances. These loans are means tested and therefore will automatically be allocated as part of the loan assessment.

For further information on the relevant regional additional support for long-course loans, please see the following links.

Student Loan’s Company guidance for England

Student Finance Wales

Student Finance Northern Ireland

If you are unsure whether you are receiving the correct amount of loan or are experiencing financial difficulties, please contact the Money & Welfare Adviser in the Advice Centre, moneymatters@rvc.ac.uk.

The Royal Veterinary College is offering a postgraduate tuition fee discount to Alumni who are self-financing their postgraduate study and meet the eligibility criteria.

The value of the discount is 20% for all Alumni.

The BVNA work alongside some companies and institutions to award a number of bursaries each year with the aim of assisting students or qualified Veterinary Nurses. A number of Grad Dip students in the past have successfully applied for and gained BVNA bursaries.

Further Information

The 2023 Russell E. Train Fellowship Application deadline for submission was 15th February 2023.

Further Information

The Foundation exists to overcome social injustice by providing financial bursaries, mentoring and support to disadvantaged students from the further and adult education sectors, enabling them to complete their studies in higher education and move on successfully into employment or further studies.

Further Information

A range of discounts are available to students, and sponsors of students, who apply to the Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Nursing programme. The following discounts are available:

Further Information

All Clinical Training Residencies are fully funded. 

• As a Resident your tuition fees will be paid by the department that you are working in.
• Residents are required to cover the cost of their own accommodation.
• A stipend will be paid monthly in arrears. Currently the stipend is £24,500 per annum (subject to review).

All Clinical Training Internships are fully funded. 

• As an intern you will be awarded a scholarship for your fees.
• A stipend will be paid monthly in arrears. Currently the stipend is £17,200 per annum (subject to review)
• A single occupancy room in a shared (with others interns) house on-site is available for the duration of the internship for RVC based interns. No pets are allowed in the accommodation.

A scholarship scheme aimed at improving diversity across the Veterinary professions.

Successful candidates will be awarded an annual grant, mentored by Ethnic Diversity Scholarship board members and a support network to help them through their studies.

For How to Apply, deadlines and all the terms and conditions, please see this link https://www.ivcevidensia.co.uk/ethnic-diversity 

We’re delighted to offer the following scholarships for students on undergraduate programmes at the RVC, kindly funded by philanthropic funds given to the RVC.

Further Information

The page below details potential funding options, including links to Charities and Trusts, available to potential MRes applicants:

Further Information

The AVTRW have just launched a new student grant scheme, worth up to £1500 per undergraduate project.

Further Information

A scholarship scheme aimed at improving diversity across the Veterinary Nursing professions.

Successful candidates will be awarded an annual grant, mentored by Ethnic Diversity Nursing Scholarship board members and a support network to help them through their studies.

For How to Apply, deadlines and all the terms and conditions, please see this link https://www.vets-now.com/careers/ethnic-diversity-nursing-scholarship/