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.

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.

General Financial Information

For details on eligibility and how to apply for a Canadian loan, please visit the Canada Student Loans Program website

See Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund for information on scholarships for postgraduate students.

RBC Royal Bank Royal Credit Line

Global Education Management Services (GEMS) are now coordinating with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC Royal Bank) to offer the RBC Royal Bank Royal Credit Line® for Canadian Students studying at approved institutions of higher education outside of Canada.

The RBC Royal Bank Royal Credit Line is an excellent way for Canadian students to manage their cash flow and supplement the money they receive from the Canadian government through the Canada Student Loan Program.

Features and Benefits

Flexible limits: Credit lines start at $5,000 for undergraduate students up to $150,000 for students pursuing a professional designation (based on field of study).

Lower interest rate: Competitive interest rates based on the RBC Royal Bank prime rate (Prime Rate):

• General Undergraduate / Special Programs: Prime Rate + 3.75%
• Professional programs: Prime Rate + 2.75%
• Medical / Dental programs: Prime Rate + 1.75%
• Rate does not increase once the student is required to repay the principal of the credit line. This applies to all programs.

No annual fee: There is no annual service fee or cost to set up the line of credit. Plus, there's nothing to repay if the student does not use the credit line.

Easy to repay: As long as students are in school full-time or part–time, they only have to pay the interest owing on the credit line each month. After graduating, students have up to 12 months before they must start to repay the principal they have borrowed on a fixed re-payment schedule. During this 12-month period, students must continue to pay the interest owing on the credit line.

Convenient and responsible use of credit: The credit line is different than other student loans. It is a revolving line of credit. This means that instead of taking all the money up-front, a student can arrange to have an amount of money available to them each year. Once a student is approved for the RBC Royal Bank Royal Credit Line, they never have to apply again. They can borrow all or any of it, at any time—and they can re-use any or all of it up to the available credit limit once they repay the portion of the principal they have borrowed as long as their account is in good standing.

For further information please visit Global Education Management Services.

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 

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:

• RVC veterinary nursing alumni and current staff receive a 20% discount
• Organisations sponsoring
• Organisations sponsoring 6 - 10 registered veterinary nurses in an annual cohort of students receive 20% off tuition fees

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.

• 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.

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.

Please also see

• The UK Council for International Student Affairs
• International Education Financial Aid
• Foreign and Commonwealth

Office Some students will be eligible to apply for commonwealth shared scholarship schemes. To see if you are eligible please see the link below.

• Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme

Useful links for postgraduate scholarships and studentships

• https://www.findamasters.com/guides/funding/
• https://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/ 

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.

Russell E. Train Fellowships support individuals pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in conservation. Each year, WWF supports committed conservationists from target countries to receive financial support for their studies and field research. Applicants can apply to attend any university around the world and must return to their home countries to work in conservation for at least two years after completing their degree. Applicants from select WWF-US priority countries must meet all of the eligibility criteria to be considered for a grant.

Eligible countries: Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Democratic Republic of Congo, Laos, Peru, Vietnam

Please see the full guidelines as well as all the Train Fellowship competitions.

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.

• Tuition fee loan
• Maintenance loan
• Application
• Repayments
• Additional important point to note

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 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.