About the Medical School Hardship Fund

In the past year, over 70 of our medical students have spent their time in between studies providing frontline support to hospitals across the North West in the region's continued fight against the Coronavirus Pandemic. Most recently, some of these students have been involved in the running of the University’s coronavirus testing site as well as contributing to the mass vaccination programme currently taking place at our new Health Innovation Campus.

Many students have had to balance long and challenging shifts in a variety of roles alongside remote and blended learning whilst spending much of the last year living away from their families.

Much of the extra work they have undertaken has been on a voluntary basis, meaning many are still facing the financial pressures of student life alongside the stresses of providing frontline medical support.

In order to provide direct and essential financial support for medical students as they continue to support hospitals across the region, both now and in the future, we have established the Lancaster University Medical Student Hardship Fund. Medical students from all year groups will be able to apply to the Hardship Fund for support when they need it most. It can be used to cover the cost of essential training resources and equipment or to help to pay living and travel costs for those undertaking placements in hospitals across the region.