Applicants are advised to check the relevant website(s) of the charity organisations to review the eligibility criteria, for up to date details, and to contact them with any queries before applying.
The links below provide access to a range of charitable and external funding organisations that may offer additional financial support for eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students.
You will also find links to resources where you can search for further funding opportunities and access useful financial guidance.
For Undergraduate Students
Active Wandsworth Grant Fund: funding for sports clubs, local coaches, community groups and individual athletes under 21 years of age and living or go to school/college in Wandsworth. Funding includes travel and accommodation costs for training and attending competitions.
BMA Charities: grants for second degree medical students and medical students in need.
The British Division of the International Academy of Pathology (BDIAP): Elective grants available for medical students studying pathology in a laboratory during their elective period.
Daiwa Scholarships: 19-month programmes of work placement, language study and homestay in Japan for graduates aged between 21 and 35 years.
The Foulkes Foundation: fellowships for recently qualified scientists or PhD students wishing to undertake a medical degree, or medical graduates undertaking research for a PhD.
Gilchrist Educational Trust: funding for students facing unexpected financial difficulties that may prevent them from finishing their degree or higher education, as well as travel grants for students required to spend time studying in another country as part of their degree.
Institute of Medical Ethics: conference grants, medical student elective bursaries and medical student intercalated scholarships.
Kidderminster Medical Society: Up to £1,000 bursary to help support an elective placement during study towards an MBChB (or equivalent) and up to £3,000 bursary to help support the first year of a Graduate Entry MBChB (or equivalent). All applicants must demonstrate some connection with the Wyre Forest Area of North Worcestershire.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund: up to £5,000 to support undergraduate students who are care leavers.
The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust: Undergraduate bursaries of up to £3,000 and postgraduate bursaries of up to £5,000 for anyone whose parent or spouse is employed as a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer.
The Pathological Society: funding to support research projects in pathology, to cover conference travel costs, or for students to gain experience in diagnostic departments during elective/vacation periods. They also provide an annual grant for medical students completing an intercalated degree (either BSc or MRes/MSc), which includes up to £9,000 towards tuition fees, £4,500 for consumables and a £1,500 stipend.
Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust: small grants between £500 and £1200 for both UK and non UK national graduates pursuing a second degree in medicine, dentistry and veterinary studies and students studying for certain postgraduate qaulifications..
Royal Air Force (RAF): bursaries or sponsorships for university students looking for a full-time medical role in the RAF.
The Royal College of Surgeons in England: grants for medical students looking to undertake an intercalated bachelor of a science degree related to surgery. They also offer prizes for clinical students undertaking an elective in surgery in a developing country.
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund: grants to assist students in their penultimate or final year facing exceptional hardship.
Royal Navy: offer the Medical Officer Cadet programme, which covers tuition fees for the last three years of study, as well as providing an annual starting salary of £18,000.
The Sidney Perry Foundation: grants of up to £1,000 for students doing their first degree.
Student Health Association Assistance Fund: funds of up to £500 to help students with disabilities to keep up with their studies.
The Valerie Carr Award: payment of tuition fees for three-year degree in Radiotherapy/Therapeutic Radiography for students for who the course will be a second degree.
The Victoria Foundation: grants for students facing financial hardship to help purchase books, equipment, medical instruments and fund transport costs to hospital or elective placements.
For Postgraduate Students
The Anglo-Danish Society: scholarships for postgraduate courses or research for Danish and British citizens.
Active Wandsworth Grant Fund: funding for clubs, coaches, community groups and individuals including travel and accommodation costs for attending competitions.
BMA Charities: grants for second degree medical students and medical students in need.
Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund: scholarships for Canadian students pursuing postgraduate degrees in the UK.
Colt Foundation: fellowships for PhD students conducting research in occupational and environmental health.
Daiwa Scholarships: 19-month programmes of work placement, language study and homestay in Japan for graduates aged between 21 and 35 years.
Find a Masters and Find a PhD: guides and information about available scholarships for postgraduate study.
The Foulkes Foundation: fellowships for recently qualified scientists or PhD students wishing to undertake a medical degree, or medical graduates undertaking research for a PhD.
Funds for Women Graduates: grants and bursaries specifically for women in postgraduate studies to help with living expenses.
Gilchrist Educational Trust (grants to individuals): funding for students facing unexpected financial difficulties that may prevent them from finishing their degree or higher education, as well as travel grants for students required to spend time studying in another country as part of their degree.
Sir Halley Stewart Trust: funding for medical projects that are practical and capable of clinical application within five to ten years.
Kidderminster Medical Society: Up to £1,000 bursary to help support an elective placement during study towards an MBChB (or equivalent) and up to £3,000 bursary to help support the first year of a Graduate Entry MBChB (or equivalent). All applicants must demonstrate some connection with the Wyre Forest Area of North Worcestershire.
Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust: small grants between £500 and £1200 for both UK and non UK national graduates pursuing a second degree in medicine, dentistry and veterinary studies and students studying for certain postgraduate qaulifications.
Student Health Association Assistance Fund: funds of up to £500 to help students with disabilities to keep up with their studies.
If you would like to search for further funding options or would like more information about managing your money, please see the links and information below.
The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding
City St George's subscribes to this popular funding resource for postgraduate students. The Alternative Guide is compiled by two former PhD students. It offers details of hundreds of alternative funding bodies, comprehensive insider advice and guidance, and invaluable tools to streamline and demystify the application process. The guide offers an integrated approach, taking a student through each stage of the funding workflow: from identifying, to finding, to approaching, to crafting winning applications.
For Tooting campus students, if you want to request a PDF copy of this guide please email student finance quoting your seven digit City St George's student number.
Postgraduate Studentships
All types of funding, all for postgraduates.
Prospects
Explore various kinds of postgraduate funding.
Postgraduate Search
Search for scholarships specific to your subject and level of study. This site also provides links to free online resources for students, funding advice and articles.
Further Information
The Scholarship Hub
Search for UK scholarships, grants or bursaries using a comprehensive database of funding available for UK/EU students. There are scholarships available based on a wide range of eligibility criteria. Some are based purely on academic merit, others on financial need, personal circumstances, or on special skills and abilities, and more. You can also register with The Scholarship Hub to receive updates about new scholarships as they are announced.
Turn2us
The Turn2us grants database contains information on over 3,000 charitable funds offering welfare and educational grants, as well as other support and services. Their website can help you to find financial support relevant to your circumstances. In addition to the grants search facility, there is a benefits calculator and other useful information and resources.
Money Helper
Free and impartial advice on all things money related. As well as lots of helpful information and tips to help make your money stretch that bit further, their budget planner is also really useful for managing your income and expenditure. Money Helper has also updated its website to include information, advice and guidance for students who are about to graduate.