Question reference: S6W-01146
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 30 June 2021
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a bursary for student paramedics in time for the start of the 2021-22 term.
Answer
Eligible Scottish domiciled (home) students studying towards a degree in Paramedic Science (BSc) at Scottish universities will be eligible for a new paramedic bursary and the additional allowances which will fully replicate the funding and administrative arrangements to the bursary offered to nursing and midwifery students. This Bursary will be offered to all eligible students in time for the beginning of the 2021-22 Academic Year.