Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students i. The Consortium has identified the following target groups to receive bursaries and other financial support:- • Students from the Cumbria and Lancashire area from lower socio-economic groups currently under-represented in higher education; • Students from lower income households; • Students from lower income households with child dependants, particularly in the light of their need as students on clinical programmes to attend irregularly timetabled clinical placements, at unsocial hours.
ii. In addition, due to the extent of outreach education in the curricula, each student will receive a laptop computer to ensure that they are able to access Consortium electronic facilities regardless of their location.
iii. The Consortium’s bursary arrangements will apply to all UK students provided that the appropriate means-testing information is available.
iv. The Consortium will provide for all medical students with a household income of up to £17,910 a bursary of £1,300 per year.
v. The Consortium will provide each medical student with a household income of up to £17,910 with the sum of £500 for each dependent child under 5, and £300 for each child aged between 5 and 11.
vi. The Consortium will provide each medical student with a household income of up to £17,910 who enters the course from a designated progression route with a further £400 bursary. Appropriate progression routes offered in the Cumbria and Lancashire area will be designated by the Consortium, and this information publicised.
vii. The Consortium will provide for all medical students with a household income of between £17,911 and £38,330 a bursary of £500 per year.
viii. The Consortium will provide each medical student with a household income of between £17,911 and £38,330 with the sum of £250 for each dependent child under 5, and £200 for each child aged between 5 and 11.
ix. The Consortium will provide each medical student with a household income of between £17,911 and £38,330 who enters the course from a designated progression route with a further £250 bursary.
x. The Consortium will provide for all Year 1 dental students with a household income of up to £17,910, a bursary of £2,000 for that year.
xi. The Consortium will provide all Year 1 dental students with a household income of up to £17,910 with the sum of £500 for each dependent child under 5, and £300 for each child aged between 5 and 11.
xii. The Consortium will provide for all Year 1 dental students with a household income of between £17,9...
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. In anticipation of the introduction of variable tuition fees in 2006, ncn introduced the Higher Education STAR Bursary Scheme in 2004 to assist full time UK HE students. This scheme will continue for 2006 / 07 as outlined below: The two criteria for eligibility are outlined below:
1) First in the Family to attend Higher Education £250
2) Attended a Nottingham City School or other designated school £250 Matching one criteria = £250, matching two criteria = £500 The bursary is administered in three equal instalments in November, February and May, and therefore provides general financial support, as well as an incentive to help with retention, achievement and progression through the course. ▪ First in Family to HE In order to support students who come from a background with no tradition of HE, we offer £250 per year, to assist them. The financial implications of HE study for these students is a main decisive factor; offering additional support, therefore, acts as an incentive for them to apply. ▪ Attended a Nottingham City School / other designated secondary school 27% (03/04 figures) of our HE cohort comes from the Nottingham City area. The Nottingham City LEA area has a documented very low progression rate to Higher Education, 15% in 2000 (HEFCE POLAR data). In order to encourage more students from the local area to progress to HE, and, therefore, widen participation, we are targeting additional support at these students. This provides the College with a useful marketing tool, whilst also offering widening participation students additional help; aiming to alleviate any concerns regarding financial expense of higher education for this cohort. As a condition of the bursary all students must participate in at least one Widening Participation activity per year e.g. helping with Open Evenings or visiting level three classes with the HE Development Officer (more information in outreach section). A further condition of the bursary is an attendance rate of 90% or above, and satisfactory progress; this is verified through course teams and registers before payments are made. The bursary scheme award levels will be reviewed on an annual basis.
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. The Bursary Scheme has been designed to ensure that financial circumstances do not deter potential students from applying to the College.
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. The University intends to introduce a range of Bursaries and Scholarships for students from 2006.
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. 3.1 The majority of our current HE students are from groups which are under represented in Higher Education. Such students are likely to qualify for the full HE maintenance grant of £2,906 from September 2009.
3.2 A minimum bursary of £319 p.a. will be awarded to those students in receipt of the full HE maintenance grant when the fee set by the College for full-time HEFCE funded courses is £3225.
3.3 The actual bursary available will be calculated on a pro-rata basis according to - The actual HE fees set by the College in each academic year. - The size of the HE maintenance grant awarded (as confirmed by the Student Loans Company). The College will revise its bursary awards in line with inflation.
3.4 The College expects to commit 30% of its additional fee income to bursaries and other forms of financial support to its full-time HE students.
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. 3.1 The bursary arrangements reflect the views of the governing board, which are that the cost of full-time higher education should not act as a barrier to those who are suitably qualified and wish to progress. Additional income from tuition fees should therefore be used to provide direct financial support for students and should be offered in a way which encourages student retention, progression and achievement.
3.2 All students on courses attracting the £2,155 fee will be entitled to an annual bursary of £540. Bursary payments will be made as follows : • A first payment of £100, following enrolment in each year of study to assist in the purchase of learning materials for the course. • Subsequent payments of £200 at the end of the spring term and £240 at the end of the summer term, in each year of study, to assist in student retention, progression and achievement. The bursaries are in addition to any other financial support available to students.
3.3 Since the vast majority of full-time students receive substantial financial support, in various forms, the bursary will not be means tested.
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students i. The University has identified the following target groups to receive bursaries and other financial support:- • Students from lower socio-economic groups currently under-represented in higher education; • Students from lower income households; • Students from the Merseyside sub-region; • Students in identified vocational subject areas who have excellent attainment.
ii. The University’s bursary arrangements will apply to all UK students provided that the appropriate means-testing information is available.
iii. The University will provide for all students in receipt of the full Higher Education Maintenance Grant of £2,700 a further bursary of £1,300 per year to give a total annual maintenance package of £4,000.
iv. In addition, the University will provide for all students in receipt of a partial Higher Education Maintenance Grant a bursary of £1,000 per year.
v. The University will continue to target bursary support on students resident in the Merseyside area through the existing Xxxx Xxxxxx and Hillsborough memorial bursaries. These awards recognise the low level of participation in Higher Education in the Merseyside sub-region and are targeted towards students from lower-income families.
vi. The University’s bursaries and scholarships will be paid to eligible students in instalments, subject to satisfactory attendance. The University will use the assessments made available from the Student Loans Company to ensure that al eligible students receive the appropriate level of bursary. The University intends to sign up to the model bursary scheme as devised by the UUK/SCOP advisory group on bursary schemes.
vii. The University will raise the bursary level each year to ensure that no gap is created between the fee charged and the support available, as result of inflation.
viii. The University will provide a specific number of targeted Attainment Scholarships of £1,500 per year in particular Departments. These will be for a defined subset of courses within the following subject areas:- • Chemistry • Civil Engineering • Computer Sciences • Earth and Ocean Sciences • Electrical Engineering and Electronics • Materials Science and Engineering • Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering • Physics The award of an Attainment Scholarship will depend on the achievement of defined entry criteria and continued success at a defined level on each year of the course.
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. The University of Plymouth has a long established record for widening participation in HE both directly into the University and through its network of Partner Colleges in the South West of England. As part of that mission we set in place a range of bursary and other support measures for our students in 2006 which were designed to be flexible and supportive. At the time we stated that these would be reviewed regularly to ensure they remain appropriate and well targeted. The support package is for home and EU students on full-time courses where the full and deferred fee rate is applied only, with the exception of those students on NHS or TDA funded courses, or students on a placement year.
3.1 Bursary Support 2010 entry Scheme Amount Household income criteria Additional information Allocated Budget
3.2 Scholarships Support 2010 entry Scheme Amount Criteria
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. 3.1 The majority of our current HE students are from groups which are under represented in Higher Education. Such students are likely to qualify for the full new HE maintenance grant of £2700.
3.2 A minimum bursary of £300 p.a. will be awarded to those students in receipt of the full HE maintenance grant when the fee set by the College for full-time HEFCE funded courses is £3000.
3.3 The actual bursary available will be calculated on a pro-rata basis according to
3.4 The College expects to commit 30% of its additional fee income to bursaries and other forms of financial support to its full-time HE students
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. 2.1 The University already offers bursaries to several different categories of new undergraduate students. The total value of the current scheme in 2003/4 was £247,000. A breakdown of expenditure on existing bursaries is contained in Appendix E.
2.2 From 2006/7 onwards, bursaries will be provided to undergraduate students to ensure that the minimum requirement for statutory bursaries is met. The University also intends to operate a more wide-ranging package of financial support that will far exceed the requirements of the statutory bursaries (statutory bursaries will be subsumed within the larger scheme) and replace the current schemes. This new financial support package will be known as the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. All UK-domiciled, home, full-time undergraduate students will be eligible to receive awards through the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. The scheme will be available to all such students, irrespective of age or any other factors, on the basis of the means-testing conducted by their LEA and transmitted to the University via the SLC.
2.3 The Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme has been based on research undertaken on behalf of the University by the Scholarship Company Limited. This research examined students’ attitudes to various forms of financial support packages and has supplemented the evidence base upon which the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme has been developed.
2.4 All Durham Grants (including that portion required in statutory bursary entitlement) will be paid directly by the University to the student in three equal instalments, one at the start of each term. Entitlement for an award will be based on financial assessment information provided by the LEAs through the SLC. Students’ entitlement will be re-assessed at the start of each year of their programme of study.
2.5 It is estimated that in its first year of operation the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme will award 725 grants with a total value of £1.1 million which represents 25% of the eligible student population. In 2010/11 the number of grants awarded is estimated to be 2,569 with a total value of £4.5 million.
2.6 The University has established a Student Opportunities Fund which is supported by donations from alumni. This fund will be used to support expenditure from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme and it is anticipated that £150,000 per year will be available for this purpose.
2.7 Awards will be made to students through the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme according to household income; those students from families with lower household incomes will receive...
