Aston Excellence Scholarships Sample Clauses

Aston Excellence Scholarships. All Home/EU students entering Aston in 2012/13 with at least AAB grades at „A‟ Level or equivalent* will be entitled to Aston Excellence Scholarships. Entrants in receipt of NSP, Aston Advantage Scholarships and Aston Progression Scholarships will also be entitled to receive Aston Excellence Scholarships if they have gained at least AAB grades or equivalent. This will further promote the principle of accessible excellence. We anticipate that 21% of students from widening participation backgrounds will benefit from Aston Excellence Scholarships IN ADDITION to other forms of Aston scholarship support. Aston‟s Excellence Scholarships will be as follows: £1, 000 tuition fee waiver in each year of study where a tuition fee for £9,000 is charged (normally amounting to £3,000 for a standard 4 year sandwich programme) £1,000 tuition fee waiver in 2014/15 for the Aston sandwich placement year. As already explained, Aston is planning to charge a fee for the placement year of £1,000. Students on Optometry or Pharmacy (where a pre-registration year replaces the placement year), or MEng/MSc courses with an integrated placement study year will be given a £1,000 tuition fee waiver.

Aston Excellence Scholarships. All Home/EU students entering Aston in 2015/16 with at least AAB grades at ‘A’ Level or have achieved grades from a list of other qualifications* will be entitled to Aston Excellence Scholarships. Entrants in receipt of other Aston Scholarships will also be entitled to receive Aston Excellence Scholarships if they have gained the grades required to qualify for the scholarship. This will further promote the principle of accessible excellence. We predict that over 20% of students from lower income backgrounds will benefit from Aston Excellence Scholarships IN ADDITION to other forms of Aston scholarship support. Aston’s Excellence Scholarships will be as follows:  £1,000 scholarship in year 1, £500 in year 2 and final year (normally amounting to £3,000 for a standard 4 year sandwich programme) o This will be a choice of either a tuition fee discount, residences fee discount in Aston University accommodation or a payment into a student’s bank account  £1,000 tuition fee discount or a payment into a student’s bank account in 2017/18 for the Aston sandwich placement year. As already explained, Aston is planning to charge a fee for the placement year of £1,000. Students on MEng/MSc/MOptom courses with an integrated placement study year will be given a £1,000 tuition/accommodation fee discount or a payment into a student’s bank account for that year.  Excellence Scholarships will be awarded annually, subject to satisfactory academic performance.

Aston Excellence Scholarships. All Home/EU students entering Aston in 2016/17 with at least AAB grades at ‘A’ Level or have achieved grades from a list of other qualifications* will be entitled to Aston Excellence Scholarships. Entrants in receipt of other Aston Scholarships will also be entitled to receive Aston Excellence Scholarships if they have gained the grades required to qualify for the scholarship. This will further promote the principle of accessible excellence. In 2014 we expanded the range of qualifications eligible for Aston Excellence Scholarships, to include A level/vocational mixes and Access Courses. We will continue this in 2016. Over 60% of our current students who receive Excellence Scholarships are from families with household incomes of below £42,000. Aston’s Excellence Scholarships will be as follows:  £1,000 entry scholarship in year 1 o This will be a choice of either a tuition fee discount, residences fee discount in Aston University accommodation or a payment into a student’s bank account  £1,000 tuition fee discount or a payment into a student’s bank account in 2018/19 for the Aston sandwich placement year. As already explained, Aston is planning to charge a fee for the placement year of £1,000. Students on MEng/MSc/MOptom courses with an integrated placement study year will be given a £1,000 tuition/accommodation fee discount or a payment into a student’s bank account for that year.