Common use of BURSARY SCHEME Clause in Contracts

BURSARY SCHEME. Our findings have shown that being in receipt of a bursary is a positive predictor of student retention; students not in receipt of a bursary are more likely to fail or withdraw from their course than those that received a bursary. The scale of this difference has varied in recent years as the bursary arrangements have altered, but the difference has been present in each case. Our findings have also shown that this effect persists even when age, gender, disability, ethnicity, postcode (POLAR3), stage number, course campus, and the type of bursary scheme according to which awards were granted are taken into consideration. Although the criteria for bursary schemes have changed over the years, household income has remained one of the criteria for an award. Therefore, we will continue to provide a bursary scheme for students from low-income households. We will provide a bursary of £1,000 per year for the first two years of study and £500 for the final year, to full-time entrants with a household income of up to £25,000 and who meet all eligibility criteria. Students undertaking a year abroad or a sandwich placement year as part of a four-year course will not be eligible for this bursary during that year. Students admitted in 2017-18 and later years to nursing, midwifery and allied health professions no longer receive NHS bursaries. These students will have access to our bursary scheme; this was not previously permissible. Continuing students admitted in 2016-17 or earlier years or who are funded by the NHS will not be eligible to access our bursary scheme.

BURSARY SCHEME. Our findings have shown that being in receipt of a bursary is a positive predictor of student retention; students not in receipt of a bursary are more likely to fail or withdraw from their course than those that received a bursary. The scale of this difference has varied in recent years as the bursary arrangements have altered, but the difference has been present in each case. Our findings have also shown that this effect persists even when age, gender, disability, ethnicity, postcode (POLAR3), stage number, course campus, and the type of bursary scheme according to which awards were granted are taken into consideration. Although the criteria for bursary schemes have changed over the years, household income has remained one of the criteria for an award. Therefore, we the University will continue to provide a bursary scheme for students from low-income households. We will provide a bursary of £1,000 per year for the first two years of study and £500 for the final year, to full-time entrants with a household income of up to £25,000 and who meet all eligibility criteria. Students undertaking a year abroad or a sandwich placement year as part of a four-year course will not be eligible for this bursary during that due to these students not incurring tuition fees for this year. Students admitted in From 2017-18 and later years 18, new entrants to nursing, midwifery and allied health professions will no longer receive NHS bursaries. These For the first time, these students will have access to our bursary scheme; this was not previously permissible. Continuing students admitted in 2016-17 or earlier years or who are funded by the NHS will not be eligible to access our bursary scheme.

BURSARY SCHEME. Our findings have shown that being in receipt of a bursary is a positive predictor of student retention; : students not in receipt of a bursary are more likely to fail or withdraw from their course than those that received a bursary. The scale of this difference has varied in recent years as the bursary arrangements have altered, but the difference has been present in each case. Our findings have also shown that this effect persists even when controlling for age, gender, disability, ethnicity, postcode (POLAR3POLAR 3), stage number, course campus, and the type of bursary scheme according to which awards were granted are taken into considerationgranted. Although the criteria for bursary schemes have changed over the years, household income has remained one of the criteria for an award. Therefore, we the University will continue to provide a bursary scheme for students from low-low income households. We will provide a bursary of £1,000 per year for the first two years of study and £500 for the final year, to full-time undergraduate 2015 entrants with a household income of up to £25,000 and who that meet all eligibility criteria. Students undertaking a year abroad or a sandwich placement year year, as part of a four-year course course, will not be eligible for the bursary due to students not incurring a fee for this bursary during that yearyear and due to our International Experience Bursary scheme. Students admitted in 2017-18 and later years to nursing, midwifery and allied health professions no longer receive NHS bursaries. These students will have access to our bursary scheme; this was not previously permissible. Continuing students admitted in 2016-17 or earlier years or who are on courses funded by the NHS will not be eligible to access our receive a bursary schemedue to other support available for NHS-funded courses.

BURSARY SCHEME. Our findings have shown that being in receipt of a bursary is a positive predictor of student retention; : students not in receipt of a bursary are more likely to fail or withdraw from their course than those that received a bursary. The scale of this difference has varied in recent years as the bursary arrangements have altered, but the difference has been present in each case. Our findings have also shown that this effect persists even when age, gender, disability, ethnicity, postcode (POLAR3POLAR 3), stage number, course campus, and the type of bursary scheme according to which awards were granted are taken into consideration. Although the criteria for bursary schemes have changed over the years, household income has remained one of the criteria for an award. Therefore, we the University will continue to provide a bursary scheme for students from low-low income households. We will provide a bursary of £1,000 per year for the first two years of study and £500 for the final year, to full-time undergraduate 2016 entrants with a household income of up to £25,000 and who that meet all eligibility criteria. Students undertaking a year abroad or a sandwich placement year year, as part of a four-year course course, will not be eligible for this bursary during that yeardue to students not incurring a fee for this year and due to our International Experience Bursary scheme. Students admitted in 2017-18 and later years to nursing, midwifery and allied health professions no longer receive NHS bursaries. These students will have access to our bursary scheme; this was not previously permissible. Continuing students admitted in 2016-17 or earlier years or who are on courses funded by the NHS will not be eligible to access our receive a bursary schemedue to other support available for NHS-funded courses.