Government Support

The Department for Education and Employment have advised that the official educational guidelines on financing a second undergraduate degree are that “previous attendance on a full-time higher education course at a publicly funded institution in the United Kingdom will usually mean that a student is not eligible for support for fees for another course. Previous attendance at a non-publicly funded institution will also usually debar them, if any support from public funds toward their fees was available to them."

However, these regulations do not affect a student's eligibility to maintenance support, which includes loans and supplementary grants, provided the student meets the general eligibility criteria for such support.  

See Direct Gov's advice on Student Finance

Other Support

• Sources of additional support can be found on the student section of the BVA website
• See the Get Advice section of this site for trust and scholarship applications

Alternatives to doing a graduate degree, such as a Masters or Ph.D.?

Studentships and fellowships are available for these courses and if you do have to pay a fee they are not as expensive. 

• For example, the Institute for Animal Health in Berkshire has a number of postgraduate and research initiatives. It is the largest research institute in the United Kingdom dedicated to the health of farm animals. 
• The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) also provides such training opportunities, as do a number of universities around the UK.