UKCAT Bursaries
Emedica and UKCATPrep.com are committed to widening access to Medicine and Dentistry. We offer an unlimited number of bursaries each year to any student that receives a UKCAT Consortium bursary.
We do not limit the number of bursaries as we wish to help as many students as possible.
To get a 50% discount on all our services, just email us a copy of your UKCAT bursary confirmation email and we will send you a unique coupon code that will provide a 50% discount on any of our UKCAT subscriptions and take 50% off the cost of any school session you are booked to attend.
The following UKCAT test fees apply in 2017:
Tests taken in the EU between 3 July and 31 August 2017 |
£65 |
Tests taken in the EU between 1 September and 3 October 2017 |
£85 |
Tests taken outside the EU |
£115 |
UKCAT Consortium bursaries are available to candidates who are in receipt of one of the following:
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16 to 19 Bursary or Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
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Discretionary Learner Support (or equivalent FE funding for Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)
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Free School Meals
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Student Finance Full Maintenance Grant or Full Special Support Grant (or equivalent HE funding for Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)
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Income Support, Job Seeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit
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An equivalent means tested benefit to one of the above, if they are outside the UK but within the EU
Bursaries are also available to candidates who:
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Live with a parent/guardian in receipt of Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income-based Employment and Support Allowance
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Live with a parent/guardian in receipt of Universal Credit if the household income as stated on the award is less than £35k.
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Live with a family member in receipt of Child Tax Credit where the candidate is named on the award and the household income as stated on the award is less than £35k
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Live with a parent/guardian in receipt of Asylum Support
Candidates need to provide one piece of documentary evidence from the list below to support their application:
Candidates need to provide one piece of documentary evidence from the list below to support their application:
Type of Income/Benefit |
Evidence Required |
16-19 Bursary FE 19+ Discretionary Learner Support |
Official letter confirming award (usually from school/college) for academic year 2016/17 or 2017/18.
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Educational Maintenance Allowance |
Government agency award letter issued for academic year 2016/17 or 2017/18 |
Free School Meals |
A letter from your school/college confirming you receive free school meals. |
Full Maintenance Grant / Special Support Grant |
Student Finance Award letter for academic year 2016/17 or 2017/18 including reference to the maintenance or special support grant element and not only tuition fee or maintenance loans. |
Child Tax Credit |
Tax Credit Award Notice for 2016/17 or 2017/18 which must include the pages showing total household income (less than 35k) and the section where the candidate is named. Both sections must be supplied |
Income Support Job Seeker's Allowance Employment & Support Allowance |
Award letter from the UK Jobcentre Plus – dated 2017 |
Universal Credit |
Universal Credit Award Notice for 2016/17 or 2017/18 - The full letter must be supplied |
EU means tested benefits |
Award letter from a relevant government agency plus a translation into English – both dated 2017 |
Asylum Support |
Asylum Support award letter - dated 2017 |
The UKCAT Consortium Bursary scheme opens on 2nd May 2017
The deadline for applications is 19th September 2017 at 5pm
Applications must be made online here:
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