Please Note
The Funding structure to support Intercalation both at undergraduate and postgraduate level changes yearly so it is important that you check this information is current to your academic year group.
The information presented here relates to English domiciled students entering an intercalated year in 2012/13 only, and is based on current BIS and NHS student support guidance. It is intended to provide a summary of support; regulations regarding eligibility can be complex and will be checked carefully by the awarding authority before support is offered. Whilst the University endeavours to ensure the information contained is accurate at the date of publication it does not accept liability for any inaccuracies.
Funding Routes For Undergraduate & Postgraduate Intercalation
- Funding intercalation after two years of MBChB - Route 1
- Funding intercalation after three years of MBChB - Route 2
- Funding intercalation after four years of MBChB - Route 3
- Funding intercalation after three years of MBChB for Bradford Transfer Students joining the MBChB in Year 1 - Route 4
- Funding intercalation after three years of MBChB for Bradford Transfer Students joining the MBChB in Year 2 - Route 5
- Further Information / Contacts
- Fees
The timing of an intercalating year affects where the funding comes from and whether there is funding available for postgraduate study.
Student Finance England (SFE) supports the first 4 years of eligible study for English students this includes the first three years of the MBChB and either Bradford Clinical Sciences or undergraduate Intercalation; 1 year of SFE funding can also be used to support repeat study. The NHS pays tuition fees and maintenance in fifth and subsequent years of study (up to a maximum of three years) which can include an Intercalating year, years 4 and 5 of the MBChB or a repeat year. SFE does not provide any funding for postgraduate study except Disability Student Allowance if this is already received.
Below outlines the general rules for English students intercalating at different time points; these rules maybe affected if you have had to retake a year. Please note that Welsh students have a similar system to English students, N Ireland & Scotland have their own system therefore it is important that you contact financial aid for more information if your pathway is not shown below. There is no centralised funding for International students.
Funding Intercalation after two years of MBChB - Route 1
Most undergraduate Intercalated courses will allow students to intercalate who have completed two years of the MBChB; for English students SFE would fund this intercalated year.
| Route 1 – English Students | ||||||
| Funding | SFE | NHS | ||||
| MBChB year | 1 | 2 | Intercalation | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Funding Intercalation after three years of MBChB – Route 2
Most undergraduate Intercalated courses will allow students to intercalate who have completed two years of the MBChB; for English students intercalating after three years of MBChB, SFE would fund this undergraduate intercalated year.
Some Masters courses will allow students who achieve a ranking in the top 50% of their year group in yr 3 of the MBChB to intercalate onto a Masters course; the SFE will not fund this postgraduate intercalated year and students are not eligible for NHS funding at this stage. Students therefore need to fund the MSc intercalated year themselves.
| Route 2 – English Students | ||||||
| Funding | SFE | NHS | ||||
| MBChB year | 1 | 2 | 3 | Intercalation | 4 | 5 |
Funding Intercalation after four years of MBChB – Route 3
Most undergraduate Intercalated courses will allow students to intercalate who have completed two years of the MBChB; English students intercalating after four years of MBChB are now eligible for NHS funding. The NHS will fund this undergraduate intercalated year and students are eligible to apply for a NHS Bursary means tested Maintenance Grant.
Some Masters courses will allow students who achieve a ranking in the top 50% of their year group in yr 3 of the MBChB to intercalate onto a Masters course; after completing 4 years of the MBChB students become eligible for NHS funding. The NHS will contribute to the cost of this postgraduate intercalated year to the value of the cost an undergraduate intercalated course, for academic session 2012-2013 this is equal to £3475; students are also eligible to apply for a NHS Bursary means tested Maintenance Grant.
| Route 3 – English Students | ||||||
| Funding | SFE | NHS | ||||
| MBChB year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Intercalation | 5 |
Funding Intercalation after three years of MBChB for Bradford Transfer students joining the MBChB in year 1- Route 4
Most undergraduate Intercalated courses will allow students to intercalate who have completed two years of the MBChB; for English students transferring from the Bradford Clinical Sciences course to the MBChB, intercalating after three years of MBChB are now eligible for NHS funding and the NHS would fund this undergraduate intercalated year. Students are also eligible to apply for a NHS Bursary means tested Maintenance Grant.
Some Masters courses will allow students who achieve a ranking in the top 50% of their year group in yr 3 of the MBChB to intercalate onto Masters Courses. After completing the Bradford Transfer year and 3 years of the MBChB students are eligible for NHS funding. The NHS will contribute to the cost of this postgraduate intercalated year to the value of the cost an undergraduate intercalated course; for academic session 2012-2013 this is equal to £3475; students are also eligible to apply for a NHS Bursary means tested Maintenance Grant.
| Route 4 – English Students | |||||||
| Funding | SFE | NHS | |||||
| MBChB year | Bradford | 1 | 2 | 3 | Intercalation | 4 | 5 |
Funding Intercalation after three years of MBChB for Bradford Transfer students joining the MBCHB in yr 2- Route 5
Most undergraduate Intercalated courses will allow students to intercalate who have completed two years of the MBChB; for English students transferring from the Bradford Clinical Sciences course into the MBChB at year 2 and intercalating after the third year of the MBChB; SFE would fund this undergraduate intercalated year.
Some Masters courses will allow students who achieve a ranking in the top 50% of their year group in yr 3 of the MBChB to intercalate onto a Masters course; the SFE will not fund this postgraduate intercalated year and students are not eligible for NHS funding at this stage.
| Route 5 – English Students | ||||||
| Funding | SFE | NHS | ||||
| MBChB year | Bradford | 2 | 3 | Intercalation | 4 | 5 |
Further Information /Contacts
For queries regarding eligibility to receive NHS bursaries email financialaid@leeds.ac.uk 'FAO Alison Jackson'.
Financial Aid web pages: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/studentservicescentre/financial_admin/index_fa.htm
Fees
UK/EU students who commenced in 2006 or later will be charged the standard 2011/12 UG fee of £3375 for their intercalating year. International students pay the standard international fees; see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/20019/international/137/your_finances. It is expected that UK/EU students who commenced their Medicine degree in 2012 or later will be charged the standard fee rate that they commence on (e.g £9000 in 2012-2013) for an undergraduate intercalating year. Please review individual Masters courses for postgraduate fees. Students who wish to intercalate at another university should establish the level of fees that they will be charged by that institution. You may find the following website helpful: Money4MedStudents
