4. Bursaries and grantsYoung students’ bursary and independent students’ bursaryYoung students’ bursaryIndependent students’ bursaryEstranged students’ bursaryDisabled students’ allowanceCare-experienced students’ bursarySummer accommodation grantDependants’ grantChildcare fundLone parents’ grantHigher education discretionary fundParamedic, nursing and midwifery student bursariesBursaries and grants are money students do not need to pay back. They are means-tested based on either the student’s parents’ income or their own household income or circumstances if they are an independent student. They are paid on top of a student loan.