CAREERS GUIDANCE: FUNDING UNIVERSITY

For students who have their heart set on becoming an Army Officer and are still at school, the Army Scholarship supports students through sixth form and university. Students receive £3,000 in the sixth form, and a minimum of £6,000 at university which can be upgraded to one of the other bursaries.

For more information see Scholarship

Students who are at university, or about to go can receive a bursary to help them meet the cost of studying.

If they pass Army Officer Selection before December of their final year at university, they are eligible to be considered for a bursary from £6,000 - £25,000.

 See Officer Bursaries

There are two main ways to get funding to study nursing. Firstly, you can apply to be a soldier student nurse – which means that not only will your tuition fees be paid by the Army, but you’ll earn a yearly salary of around £21,000. You will need to meet the entry requirements of the Nursing BSc (Hons) at Birmingham City University.

Alternatively, you can be sponsored through university before you join the Army with a nursing bursary of up to £42,000, studying nursing anywhere in the UK.

For people wanting to become Army doctors, vets and dentists, the Army will give sponsorship of up to £75,000. Interested students should start their application in their first or second year at university.

For more information see: Army Doctor, Army Vet, Army Dentist

Aspiring professional musicians could be sponsored up to £9,250 per year with a Music Bursary. To be eligible, students must have a confirmed place on BMus course in performance at a university or conservatoire. Upon graduation, they will have an exciting and varied career with music performance at its heart. All types of instrumentalists will be considered.

For more information see Army Musician

There are many ways to get a fully funded degree with the Army, after you start serving. This means the Army will pay all your tuition fees, whilst paying you a salary. You will work towards the qualification as part of your training.

Roles include: Army Nurse, Biomedical Scientist, Radiographer, Environmental Health Technician, Geographic Technician, More about Officer fully funded degrees

Most soldiers will start with working towards an  apprenticeship, and then can choose to work towards diploma, degree and masters level qualifications as their career progresses.

For more information see Apprenticeships