Helen McArdle Nursing Scholarship

The Helen McArdle Nursing Scholarship will be awarded following an application and ranking process based on the priority awarding criteria.

You must be a 'Home' or 'Overseas Island' student on an eligible course. The Government classes all students as ‘Home' or ‘International'. This status determines which tuition fees you pay, and which scholarships and bursaries you may be eligible to receive. Overseas Island Isle of Man and the Channel Islands students are eligible. EU students with a UK Settled Status at the time of application are eligible. International students are not eligible. You must be a first-year student applying to commence your studies in autumn 2025. You must successfully enrol onto one of the following eligible full-time courses in academic year 2025/26: BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing Practice, BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing Practice, BSc (Hons) Children's and Young People's Nursing Practice. Priority will be given to scholarship applicants who have been employed by Helen McArdle Care or their family member have previously been employed by Helen McArdle Care. Secondary awarding priority will be given to students who are the first in their family to enter higher education (first generation) or are mature students with family commitments. Mature students (aged 21+) with family commitments will be verified via an application for the NHS Learning Support Fund. For the scholarship, we are defining family commitments as having parental responsibility for a child who is under 15 years of age at the start of the academic year, or under 17 years of age if the child is registered with special educational needs. When awarding this scholarship, priority will be given to applicants from the following under-represented groups: Care-experienced student, Estranged student aged under 25 at the start of the course, Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showman or Boater, Asylum seeker or refugee, Carer, Low household income (equal to or below £27,500 per annum), Low household income (between £27,501 and £47,500 per annum), Mature student (aged 21 or over at the start of the course).