The Prime & Assura Healthcare Fund

The Prime and Assura Healthcare fund will be awarded to up to 25 UK students each year, and provides a one-off payment of £1,000 to support Foundation Year and Undergraduate students studying a course led by the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, with the exception of veterinary courses, at the University of Surrey.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Demonstrate a household income of less than £40,000

and meet at least one of the criteria for widening participation 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 Higher Education 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.