The fee for this course is £8,000. You can either pay:
or
- In two equal instalments: 1) when you enrol, 2) two weeks before Term 2 teaching starts.
Important: your place on the course is not secured until we have received your first payment, along with any required documents, such as proof of English language proficiency.
If you are offered a place, you will receive instructions as to how to register and pay your tuition fees.
Help with tuition fees
The University has many sources of financial help that you can explore. Please visit our pages on bursaries and sources of funding and Disabled Student’s Allowances (DSAs) for more information.
There are two sources of funding specific to students of this course:
1. Student Finance England loans
Depending on your individual circumstances, you may be able to access funding from Student Finance England (SFE) to cover your tuition fees.
Students can access funding to cover the tuition fees for the CertHE in Pre-Medical Studies (120-credits, level 4, resulting in a Certificate of Higher Education award from the University of Cambridge) and their subsequent medical degree at University of East Anglia, Anglia Ruskin University, or the University of Cambridge if they have not previously accessed higher education.
Any individual who has not yet engaged with SFE may be entitled to funding to cover the tuition fees for the duration of their course plus a ‘gift year’. If used, the loan taken out during the ‘gift year’ is added to the final balance that the student must repay to SFE after the completion of their course.
For students enrolled on six-year medical degrees the first four years of study can be funded using SFE, while the final two years are funded by the NHS. Students are therefore entitled to a total of five years funding from SFE, i.e. four years for the duration of the course plus the ‘gift year’. This five-year entitlement can be used to cover the tuition fees for the CertHE in Pre-Medical Studies (using the ‘gift year’) and four years at medical school, while the fees for years five and six are covered by the NHS. Please note that the ‘gift year’ can also be used if extenuating circumstances mean that your studies are disrupted therefore if you use it for the CertHE in Pre-Medical Studies you will need to complete your subsequent study without interruption.
If you have previously accessed funding from SFE then your eligibility for finance will be affected and you are unlikely to secure loans for both the CertHE and medical degree. It is important to note that even if you did not complete a course of study (e.g. HNC, HND, Foundation Degree, Degree) but you did take loan funding from the SFE, this is highly likely to preclude your ability to fund the CertHE through a student loan.
You must research the financial implications of undertaking study at this level and your personal circumstances will dictate the most appropriate funding route for you to ensure your completion of the CertHE in Pre-Medical Studies and your medical degree. For further information about loan entitlement, please see: https://www.gov.uk/student-finance.
2. Pre-Medical Studies bursaries
The Pre-Medical Studies bursaries are intended to support mature students to enrol on the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education’s level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Pre-Medical Studies (120 credits).
Up to 12 tuition fee bursaries of £3,000 will be available, reducing the tuition fee from £8,000 to £5,000.
To apply for the bursary, please provide a personal statement (up to 200 words), outlining your motivations for applying for the bursary. While all eligible candidates are encouraged to apply, we particularly seek to support applicants with a clear connection to the East of England, with an aspiration to improve access to and the quality of healthcare provision in the region.
Bursary Eligibility Criteria (proof will be required):
- Home address at time of application must be in one of the following area postcodes - AL, CB, CM, CO, IP, LU, MK, NN, NR, PE, RM, SG, SS;
- UK Citizen, or holder of UK Indefinite Leave to Remain Status or holder of UK Refugee Status;
- Aged 21, or over, by 01 September 2025;
- Hold at least 6 GCSEs B/6 grades or higher - including Mathematics, English Language and two science subjects - by 01 September 2025;
- An intention to apply for medical school after completion of this course with this clearly articulated in the supporting statement
The bursary application closing date is 14 July 2025. The Bursary Panel will meet to consider applications received up to this date and students will be informed of the outcome within one month of the closing date.
There is no financial barrier criteria for this bursary.
Refunds
This course will require a minimum number of students to run. In the rare event that the course is cancelled by us, due to minimum numbers not being met, or for any other reason, you will receive a full refund of any tuition fees paid to us.
If you would like to cancel your place on the course, please refer to our Cancellations and Refunds policy, which we encourage you to read in full before applying.