The Prime & Assura Healthcare Fund

The Prime & Assura Healthcare Bursary Fund will award a one-off payment of £1,000 for the 2026/27 academic year only to up to 25 students who are undertaking their studies at the University of Surrey.

This scholarship is designed to support students studying specific courses, which are listed in the eligibility criteria.

The terms of the scholarship listed above are at the discretion of the donor and may be subject to change before awarding.

To apply for this scholarship, the applicant must:

Be a Home/UK student.
Be a student (in any year of study), studying any Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (FHMS) degree, apart from Veterinary Medicine.
Have a household income of less than £40,000.
Meet at least one of the following Widening Participation (WP) criteria as listed below:

• Students from Low Participation Neighbourhoods (LPNs, defined as POLAR4 Quintiles 1 and 2 by OfS*
• Students from an area of high deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation, IMD) Quintiles 1 and 2*
• Students from a low-income family (eligible for Free School Meals in last six years)
• Care leavers and students in local authority care
• From families where parents/carers are in non-professional households (NS-SEC groups 4-8)
• From families with no parental history of HE participation
• Students classified as having a disability
• Young carers
• Mature learners
• Refugees and asylum seekers
• Students estranged from their families
• Students who have a parent/carer who has served in the armed forces or reserves
• Students from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic backgrounds
• Students from Gypsy, Roma or Irish Traveller (GRT) communities
• Students who identify as a New Traveller, Boater, Bargee or Showperson.