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.
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.
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. In anticipation of the introduction of variable tuition fees in 2006, ncn introduced the Higher Education Special Support Bursary Scheme in 2004 to assist full time UK HE students. This scheme will continue for 2007/08 as outlined below: The two criteria for eligibility are outlined below:
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. 10. 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. 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.
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.
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 time for review has arrived and from 2008 we wish to offer a simpler but more generous bursary package which will benefit more students and ensure that the proportion of tuition fee income set aside for this purpose is used to the full. The new package will be available from 2008. Continuing students will receive support under our original agreement for the duration of their courses, though amounts will be subject to an inflationary increase.
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.
Bursaries and other Financial Support for Students. BURSARIES. The College’s Bursary Scheme targets students on full-time and sandwich undergraduate and PGCE programmes from low-income households; those from low participation neighbourhoods and the disabled. The Scheme is a cash award scheme and for 2008/09 will operate as follows: Students enrolled in 2006/07 and 2007/08:
