If you are studying for one of the following degrees your tuition and loan applications are slightly different. This information is applicable to Allied Health Professionals and medical students entering their 5th (or later) year of study.

Speech and Language Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Chiropody
Podiatry
Orthoptics
Dental HygieneDietics
Prosthetics
Orthotic

If you are going to be studying for one of the above degrees in Scotland, your application should be directed to the SAAS. However, if you choose to study in England you apply to NHS Student Grants; for Wales it is the Education and Purchasing Unit and for Northern Ireland it is the ELB board in your institution's area.

If you are going to be studying for one of these degrees in England, you should apply to NHS student grants, SAAS in Scotland, Education and Purchasing Unit in Wales and ELB in Northern Ireland.

There is also a Scottish Government Health Department Bursary which is income related as well as a non-income assessed loan.