Apply for the pre-registration training grant
Published on 13 April 2026
If you are supervising a pre-registration trainee in your practice, you are entitled to claim this grant.
The annual payment from the 1st April 2025 for PCA(O)2025(05) Pre-Registration Grants is £4,644. The form for 2025–26 can be accessed here.
The annual payment from the 1st April 2024 for PCA(O)2024(05) Pre-Registration Grants is £4,465. The form for 2024–25 can be accessed here.
It is paid in two instalments; one after the first six months of training and the second after the trainee has completed their full year of training.
Forms should be signed and returned electronically to nss.psdgospayteam@nhs.scot
Before you get started
You will need to have the following information to hand in order to complete the form.
You will be required to provide your trainee details, including:
- training institute attended
- date of graduation or examination
- period of training you are claiming for
- details of the ophthalmic contractor that employs the trainee and where the payment will be sent.