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Financial Support for Students. The University has concluded, following consultation with its Students Union, that the loan arrangements available through Student Finance England make fee waivers a less attractive offer to prospective students, whereas packages that provide financial support in cash or in kind will be preferred. Durham is a collegiate university and participating in a college community is an integral part of the student experience. For this reason, living in college in the first year is a regulatory requirement for most students. Therefore, financial support will be targeted at facilitating this participation, by offering the support in the form of free or subsidised college accommodation, where appropriate. Bursaries for Students Progressing from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme The University will introduce a financial bursary scheme for students who progress from the Supported Progression Scheme who will be offered £5,500 per annum for the duration of their course. It is estimated that 90 new entrants per year will be offered the bursaries. In 2012/13 with the first year of entry from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme, this will cost up to £495k, rising to £1.5 million by 2015/16 when there will be students in all four undergraduate years who have progressed from the Scheme. In their first year, students will be offered at least part of the bursary in the form of a subsidy for college accommodation. Bursaries and Accommodation Subsidies for those with Household Income below £25,000 Through a combination of the National Scholarships Programme (NSP) and the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme, the University will provide financial support packages of £3,000, either as discounted college accommodation or as a cash bursary, for every year of their course to all home undergraduate students resident in the UK where the residual household income is below £25k per annum (as assessed by Student Finance England in accordance with its guidance on Assessing Financial Entitlement). Approximately 1,800 students in total will be in this category so that by 2015/16 the total sum committed to these will be £5.4 million, of which, it is assumed, approximately £1.3 million will be received from the government under the NSP scheme. The Government’s restrictions on the use of NSP funding mean that the University will use the NSP funding and the matched NSP funding provided by the University for college accommodation subsidies only. Any cash bursaries will be offered through the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. Therefore, as a condition of receiving financial support, students will be required to apply for college accommodation in their first year and in their final year of study. (The condition will be relaxed for students studying at Queens Campus where college accommodation is more limited.) If they are successful and are accommodated in college, the financial support will normally be given in the form of an accommodation subsidy through the National Scholarship Programme. In the years when qualifying students are not in college accommodation they will receive the financial support in the form of a bursary of £3,000 from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. By 2015/16, approximately 860 students (575 in year 1 and 285 in year 3) will be in receipt of a National Scholarship Programme scholarship of £3,000 as discounted accommodation charges, and approximately 940 students will be in receipt of a Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme cash bursary of £3000. Financial Details of the University’s Commitment to the National Scholarships Programme As stated above, in 2012/13, under the auspices of the NSP, the University will provide £3,000 towards the cost of college accommodation to every first year student who comes from a household where the residual household income is below £25k per annum. Approximately 575 students will be in this category so that the cost of the scheme in 2012/13 will be £1.73 million, of which £0.43 million will be provided by the government and the remainder, £1.3 million, as matched funding by the University. The scheme will similarly provide 575 individual subsidies of £3,000 each to entrants in subsequent years. In 2013/14, it is assumed that £860k will be provided by the Government and approximately £870k by the University. In 2014/15, when the Government contribution is assumed to reach £1.3 million, and is matched by £1.3 million from the University, the scheme will provide 575 college accommodation subsidies in year 1 and 285 in year 3. This will be 860 scholarships in total. Bursaries for those with Household Income between £25,000 and £42,600 For home students resident in the UK, where the residual household income has been assessed as between £25K and £42.6k per annum, the University will provide financial support packages of £1,000 from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme for each year of their course. By 2015/16 approximately 1000 students in total will be in this category so that the total sum committed to these bursaries will be £1 million. In 2012/13 the cost of this provision will be £320k. Total Commitment for Financial Support

Financial Support for Students. The University has concluded, following consultation with its Students Union, that the loan arrangements available through Student Finance England make fee waivers a less attractive offer to prospective students, whereas packages that College will provide financial support in cash or in kind to eligible students through the Myerscough College Higher Education Bursary Scheme. Bursaries will vary and will be preferredtailored to those in the greatest need and who meet the criteria, regardless of academic year, the maximum award per student will be £2,000. Durham Students will be able to select how they would like the funds to be allocated through a financial bursary and/or discounted accommodation, course equipment, food and travelor other similar institutional services. Bursaries will be targeted at students from low income households with a declared income of less than £25,000 to ensure students with the greatest need receive the maximum award. Full details of eligibility and support arrangements will be published for potential applicants on the College website in the 2015-16 academic year. The College is introducing a collegiate university series of new Scholarships and participating a ‘Welcome Package’ for 2016-17 onwards to complement the access measures and bursary arrangements and provide additional financial support thereby providing new students with a full and robust package of support and access measures. A significant ‘Welcome Package’ is being introduced to help support students in their first year of study and support their transition into higher education. This will include a college community is an integral part waiver of the student experienceresources and facilities fee and other benefits such as free gym membership and £50 voucher to help with initial book purchases. For this reason, living in college These benefits will be made available to all new entrants and will be of particular benefit to those from low-income households. All students who progress from FE to full time HE at Myerscough will also receive a £500 cash award in the first year is a regulatory requirement for most studentsof their programme. Therefore, financial support Again this will be targeted at facilitating this participationof particular benefit to promote progression and social mobility for applicants in areas with a high proportion of low income households and traditionally low participation in higher education, by offering the support in the form of free or subsidised college accommodation, where appropriate. Bursaries particularly for Students Progressing students progressing from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme College further education centres in East Lancashire and Merseyside. The University College will introduce also make available 20 Scholarships for new applicants. The Scholarships will consist of a financial bursary scheme for students who progress from the Supported Progression Scheme who will be offered £5,500 per annum for the duration of their course. It is estimated that 90 new entrants per year will be offered the bursaries. In 2012/13 with 1000 cash payment in the first year of entry from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme, this will cost up to £495k, rising to £1.5 million by 2015/16 when there programme. Some of the Scholarships will be students in all four undergraduate years prioritised for applicants who have progressed from undertaken extensive voluntary work or community work with under-represented groups in relation to their chosen subject to help raise awareness of higher education opportunities among these groups. Successful applicants for Scholarships must meet one or more of the Schemefollowing criteria: • Evidence of external representation of their School or previous College at regional level or wider in their chosen subject through competitions, exhibitions, presentations or other similar activities. In • Extensive evidence of volunteering work or charity fund-raising work in relation to their chosen subject. • Evidence of extensive community work with under-represented groups in relation to their chosen subject. Applicants must also choose Myerscough as their first yearchoice, students will be offered at least part of the bursary in the form of on a subsidy for college accommodation. Bursaries and Accommodation Subsidies for those with Household Income below £25,000 Through a combination of the National Scholarships Programme (NSP) and the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme, the University will provide financial support packages of £3,000, either as discounted college accommodation or as a cash bursary, for every year of their full-time HEFCE funded Undergraduate course to all home undergraduate students resident in the UK where or Europe and enrolled on the residual household income is below programme (i.e. not withdrawn or suspended) at the time of each payment. Scholarships are paid in the first year of study subject to the following criteria: • £25k per annum 500 to be paid before Christmas as long as students have >90% attendance (excepting extenuating circumstances) • £500 to be paid at the end of year 1 as assessed by Student Finance England in accordance with its guidance on Assessing Financial Entitlement). Approximately 1,800 long as students in total have successfully passed all modules at the June assessment boards (excepting extenuating circumstances) Full details of the scholarships and the application form will be published for potential applicants on the College website in this category so that by 2015/16 the total sum committed to these will be £5.4 million, of which, it is assumed, approximately £1.3 million will be received from the government under the NSP scheme2015-16 academic year. The Government’s restrictions College is aware that financial support on its own is not the use most effective support measure and will monitor the impact of NSP funding mean direct financial support to ensure that the University will use the NSP funding and the matched NSP funding provided by the University for college accommodation subsidies only. Any cash bursaries will be offered through the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. Therefore, as a condition of receiving financial support, students will be required to apply for college accommodation in their first year and in their final year of study. (The condition will be relaxed for students studying at Queens Campus where college accommodation is more limited.) If they funds are successful and are accommodated in college, the financial support will normally be given in the form of an accommodation subsidy through the National Scholarship Programme. In the years when qualifying students are not in college accommodation they will receive the financial support in the form of a bursary of £3,000 from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. By 2015/16, approximately 860 students (575 in year 1 and 285 in year 3) will be in receipt of a National Scholarship Programme scholarship of £3,000 as discounted accommodation charges, and approximately 940 students will be in receipt of a Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme cash bursary of £3000. Financial Details of the University’s Commitment to the National Scholarships Programme As stated above, in 2012/13, under the auspices of the NSP, the University will provide £3,000 towards the cost of college accommodation to every first year student who comes from a household where the residual household income is below £25k per annum. Approximately 575 students will be in this category so that the cost of the scheme in 2012/13 will be £1.73 million, of which £0.43 million will be provided by the government and the remainder, £1.3 million, as matched funding by the University. The scheme will similarly provide 575 individual subsidies of £3,000 each to entrants in subsequent years. In 2013/14, it is assumed that £860k will be provided by the Government and approximately £870k by the University. In 2014/15, when the Government contribution is assumed to reach £1.3 million, and is matched by £1.3 million from the University, the scheme will provide 575 college accommodation subsidies in year 1 and 285 in year 3being targeted correctly. This will be 860 scholarships in totalinclude monitoring of the demand for Scholarships from under-represented groups. Bursaries for those with Household Income between £25,000 and £42,600 For home students resident in the UK, where the residual household income has been assessed as between £25K and £42.6k per annum, the University will provide The overall allocation of financial support packages for 2016-17 through the Myerscough Higher Education Bursary Scheme and other financial support measures detailed above is £215,000. The amount allocated is based on the proportion of £1,000 students from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme for each year of their course. By 2015/16 approximately 1000 students in total will be in this category so that the total sum committed low participation areas and is monitored and reviewed on an annual basis to these bursaries will be £1 million. In 2012/13 the cost of this provision will be £320k. Total Commitment for Financial Supportensure sufficient funds are available.

Financial Support for Students. The University has concluded, following consultation with its Students Union, that the loan arrangements available through Student Finance England make fee waivers a less attractive offer to prospective students, whereas packages that provide financial support in cash or in kind will be preferred. Durham is a collegiate university and participating in a college community is an integral part of the student experience. For this reason, living in college in the first year is a regulatory requirement for most students. Therefore, financial support will be targeted at facilitating this participation, by offering the support in the form of free or subsidised college accommodation, where appropriate. Bursaries for Students Progressing from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme The University will introduce a financial bursary scheme for students who progress from the Supported Progression Scheme who will be offered £5,500 per annum for the duration of their course. Students progressing from the scheme, who also qualify for funding from the National Scholarship Programme and/or the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme, will have their combined total bursary and scholarship amount capped at £6,500. It is estimated that in the fully expanded scheme, 90 new entrants per year will be offered the bursaries. In 2012/13 with the first year of entry from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme2013/14, this will cost up to approximately £495k700k, rising to £1.5 1.4 million by 2015/16 when there will be students in all four undergraduate years who have progressed from the Scheme. In their first year, students will be offered at least part of the bursary in the form of a subsidy for college accommodation. Bursaries and Accommodation Subsidies for those with Household Income below £25,000 Through a combination of the National Scholarships Scholarship Programme (NSP) ), Durham University’s matched funding for NSP, and the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme, the University will provide financial support packages of £3,000, either as discounted college accommodation or as a cash bursary, for every year of their course to all home undergraduate students resident in the UK students, for each year of study, where the residual household income is below £25k per annum (as assessed by Student Finance England in accordance with its guidance on Assessing Financial Entitlement). Approximately 1,800 students in total will be in this category so that by 2015/16 the total sum committed to these will be £5.4 5.6 million, of which, it is assumed, approximately £1.3 million will be received from the government under the NSP scheme. The Government’s restrictions on the use of NSP funding mean that the University will use the NSP funding and the matched NSP funding provided by the University for college accommodation subsidies onlyof £3000 and single cash bursaries of £1000 per recipient. Any cash Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme bursaries will be offered through added to the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Schemeoverall support provision to ensure that each qualifying student receives a total of £3,000 per recipient per year either in accommodation discount or cash bursary. Therefore, as a condition of receiving financial support, students will normally be required to apply for college accommodation in their first year and in their final year of studyyear. (The condition will be relaxed for students studying at Queens Campus where college accommodation is more limited.) If they are successful and During years that qualifying students are accommodated in college, the their financial support will normally be given in the form of an accommodation subsidy of £3000 through the National Scholarship Programme. In the years when qualifying students are not in college accommodation they will receive the financial support in the form of a cash bursary of £3,000 3000. These cash bursaries will be derived as follows. In the year following residence in college, continuing students normally live out. Such students, who received an NSP accommodation subsidy during their college year, will qualify for a second instalment of their National Scholarship in the form of a £1000 cash bursary. This will be topped- up by a £2000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme bursary, to produce a bursary package totalling £3000 for the year. Where students were not previously accommodated in college, and continue to live out, the cash bursary of £3000 will be provided wholly from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. By 2015/16, approximately 860 students (575 in year 1 and 285 in year 3) will be in receipt of a National Scholarship Programme scholarship of £3,000 as discounted accommodation charges, and approximately 940 students will be in receipt of a Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme cash bursary of £3000. Financial Details of the University’s Commitment to the National Scholarships Scholarship Programme As stated above, in 2012/13The following two paragraphs set out the component of the above arrangements that pertain to the National Scholarship Programme only. In 2013/4, under the auspices of the NSPNational Scholarship Programme, the University will provide £3,000 towards the cost of every new student in college accommodation to every first year student accommodation, who comes from a household where the residual household income is below £25k per annum, will be awarded a National Scholarship worth £4,000: £3,000 of which will be received in the first year in the form of discounted college accommodation, and £1,000 will be received in the second year as a cash bursary. Approximately 575 520 students will be in this category so that the cost of the scheme in 2012/13 will be £1.73 2.08 million, of which £0.43 0.83 million will be provided by the government and the remainder, £1.3 1.25 million, as matched funding by the University. The scheme will similarly provide 575 individual subsidies £0.74 million of £3,000 each to entrants in subsequent years. In 2013/14, it is assumed that £860k the matched funding will be provided by the Government in 2013/14 and approximately £870k by the University0.51 million in 2014/15. In 2014/15, when the Government contribution is assumed to reach £1.3 million, and is matched by £1.3 1.4 million from the University, it is predicted that the scheme will provide 575 520 college accommodation subsidies of £3,000 for students in year 1 1; 510 cash bursaries of £1,000 for students in year 2; and 285 200 college accommodation subsidies of £3,000 for students in year 3. Financial Details of the University’s Commitment to the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme The following two paragraphs set out the component of the above arrangements that pertain to the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme only. In 2013/4, all first and second year students not in college accommodation will receive a cash bursary of £3000 under the auspices of the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme, a commitment of £2.1 million per year. By 2015/16, the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme will provide approximately 100 first year students, 90 second year students, 360 third year students, and 100 fourth year students with cash bursaries of £3000. Furthermore, 510 second year students will receive cash bursaries of £2000 (which together with their NSP award will make up a combined cash bursary of £3,000). This will be 860 scholarships in totalis a total commitment of £3 million per year. Bursaries for those with Household Income between £25,000 and £42,600 For home students resident in the UK, where the residual household income has been assessed as is between £25K and £42.6k per annum, the University will provide financial support packages of £1,000 from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme for each year of their course. By 2015/16 approximately 1000 students in total will be in this category so that the total sum committed to these bursaries will be £1 million. In 2012/13 2013/14 the cost of this provision will be £320k650k. Financial support for postgraduate ITT trainees For postgraduate ITT trainees (PGCE students), the University will provide financial support packages of £1,000, as a cash bursary through the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme, to all home students resident in the UK where the residual household income is below £25k per annum (as assessed by Student Finance England in accordance with its guidance on Assessing Financial Entitlement) in 2013-14. An estimated 100 students will be in this category, so that the total sum committed to these will be £100,000. Total Commitment for Financial SupportSupport All these new arrangements will reach steady state in 2015/16, at which point the total commitment for financial support under the Access Agreement will be of the order of £6.8 million.

Financial Support for Students. The University has concludedIn successive Access Agreements, following consultation with its Students Uniondespite changes in funding and policy, that the loan arrangements available through Student Finance England make fee waivers a less attractive offer we have sought to prospective studentsretain bursary support for approximately 1,000 beneficiaries, whereas packages that provide financial support and continue to pay bursaries in cash or (rather than paying accommodation for example) Our bursaries have been carefully targeted, and utilised to support student success throughout the full student life journey. Full time students liable for housing costs are eligible for a £2,000 bursary in kind will be preferredyear 1 (part time students are eligible for a pro-rata payment). Durham is a collegiate university and participating in a college community is an integral part of the student experience. For this reason, living in college in the first year is a regulatory requirement for most students. Therefore, financial support will be targeted at facilitating this participation, by offering the support in the form of free or subsidised college accommodation, where appropriate. Bursaries for Students Progressing from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme The University will introduce a financial bursary scheme for students who progress from the Supported Progression Scheme who will be offered £5,500 per annum for the duration of their course. It is estimated that 90 new entrants per year will be offered the bursaries. In 2012/13 with the first year of entry from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme, this will cost up to £495k, rising to £1.5 million by 2015/16 when there will be students in all four undergraduate years who have progressed from the Scheme. In their first year, These students will be offered receive progression bursaries of £1,000 in their subsequent years of study. Full time students living at least home are eligible for a £500 bursary (again, with a pro-rata for part time students) with progression bursaries of the bursary in the form of a subsidy for college accommodation£250. Bursaries and Accommodation Subsidies for All eligible students (those with Household Income household incomes below £25,000 Through resident in England and studying on a combination HEFCE funded course) are assessed according to our priorities: care leaver status being the highest priority (full details of our priorities can be found in our bursary policy) and are awarded ‘points’ accordingly. Bursaries are allocated to students with the highest score. After all priority-based bursaries have been allocated, bursaries are allocated to those without a score but with the lowest residual income. While students in these priority groups are not guaranteed a bursary, we have always been able to pay all students from these groups. We are currently conducting our own research under the current fees regime to determine how best to utilise bursaries and to enhance students’ financial capabilities. Bursary support to date has been enhanced by hardship funds under the previous Access to Learning Fund and through our supplementary Learner Support Fund, funded through fee income. We are considering how we can best support students experiencing hardship in particular consequent upon the ending of ALF ACCESS AND OUTREACH MEASURES The review of our approaches to working with partner schools and colleges described above means that between writing this Agreement and delivery in 2015/16 we will have developed a revised programme of access and outreach measures to encourage progression to HE and to support progression to the University of the National Scholarships Programme (NSP) West of England by those students for whom it would be the best choice. This will mean - The continuation of our established best practice and methodologies, where we are satisfied we can demonstrate o impact in appropriate ways; o value for money and o educational progression. This is likely to include o Targeted outreach with key partner primary schools through a Primaries Transition Project; o Enhanced partnerships with 3 key partner colleges to widen participation and support progression to higher education level study and the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Schemeattainment of higher skills; o Enhanced partnerships with key partner secondary schools to widen participation and support progression to HE, and to support school staff for the University will provide financial support packages purposes of £3,000widening participation in higher education; o Targeted work with priority groups, either including in particular potential students from Black and Minority Ethnic groups, part-time students and mature students; o Delivering bespoke programmes for specific target groups of students such as discounted college accommodation or Access to HE Diploma students, Women into Engineering, Into Law, Talent Ticket and Heading Higher Passport Plus; o Using established methodologies for delivery such as a cash bursarytaster days, for every year summer schools and mentoring and tutoring where appropriate; o Developing new and enhancing established methodologies using new technologies and social media, including investigation of their course to all home undergraduate students resident in the UK where the residual household income is below £25k per annum (as assessed by Student Finance England in accordance with its guidance on Assessing Financial Entitlement). Approximately 1,800 students in total will be in this category so that by 2015/16 the total sum committed to these will be £5.4 million, of which, it is assumed, approximately £1.3 million will be received from the government under the NSP scheme. The Government’s restrictions on the use of NSP funding mean that the University will use the NSP funding and the matched NSP funding provided by the University for college accommodation subsidies only. Any cash bursaries will be offered through the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. Therefore, as MOOCs; o Implementation of a condition current review of receiving financial support, students will be required our approaches to apply for college accommodation in their first year and in their final year of study. (The condition will be relaxed for students studying at Queens Campus where college accommodation is more limited.) If they are successful and are accommodated in college, the financial support will normally be given engagement with impartial IAG in the form of an accommodation subsidy through the National Scholarship Programme. In the years when qualifying students are not in school and college accommodation they will receive the financial support in the form of a bursary of £3,000 from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. By 2015/16sectors, approximately 860 students (575 in year 1 and 285 in year 3) will be in receipt of a National Scholarship Programme scholarship of £3,000 as discounted accommodation charges, and approximately 940 students will be in receipt of a Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme cash bursary of £3000. Financial Details of the University’s Commitment appropriate to the National Scholarships Programme As stated above, in 2012/13, under the auspices needs of the NSP, the University will provide £3,000 towards the cost of college accommodation to every first year student who comes from a household where the residual household income is below £25k per annum. Approximately 575 students will be in this category so that the cost of the scheme in 2012/13 will be £1.73 million, of which £0.43 million will be provided by the government our local and the remainder, £1.3 million, as matched funding by the University. The scheme will similarly provide 575 individual subsidies of £3,000 each to entrants in subsequent years. In 2013/14, it is assumed that £860k will be provided by the Government and approximately £870k by the University. In 2014/15, when the Government contribution is assumed to reach £1.3 million, and is matched by £1.3 million from the University, the scheme will provide 575 college accommodation subsidies in year 1 and 285 in year 3. This will be 860 scholarships in total. Bursaries for those with Household Income between £25,000 and £42,600 For home students resident in the UK, where the residual household income has been assessed as between £25K and £42.6k per annum, the University will provide financial support packages of £1,000 from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme for each year of their course. By 2015/16 approximately 1000 students in total will be in this category so that the total sum committed to these bursaries will be £1 million. In 2012/13 the cost of this provision will be £320k. Total Commitment for Financial Supportregional partners.

Financial Support for Students. The University has concluded, following consultation with its Students Union, that the loan arrangements available through Student Finance England make fee waivers a less attractive offer to prospective students, whereas packages that provide financial support in cash or in kind will be preferred. Durham is a collegiate university and participating in a college community is an integral part of the student experience. For this reason, living in college in the Surrey Bursary Scheme All new first year is a regulatory requirement for most students. Therefore, financial support will be targeted at facilitating this participation, by offering the support entrants to all full-time undergraduate programmes in the form of free or subsidised college accommodation, where appropriate. Bursaries for Students Progressing from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme The University will introduce a financial bursary scheme for students who progress from the Supported Progression Scheme who will be offered £5,500 per annum for the duration of their course. It is estimated that 90 new entrants per year will be offered the bursaries. In 2012/13 with the first year of entry from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme, this will cost up to £495k, rising to £1.5 million by 2015/16 when there will be students in all four undergraduate years 2018-19 who have progressed from the Scheme. In their first year, students will be offered at least part a household income of the bursary in the form of a subsidy for college accommodation. Bursaries and Accommodation Subsidies for those with Household Income below £25,000 Through a combination of or less and who are in POLAR postcodes, quintiles 1 and 2 will receive an award to the National Scholarships Programme (NSP) and the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme, the University will provide financial support packages value of £3,000, either as discounted college . Students living in University accommodation or will receive the award as a cash bursary, for every year of their course to all home undergraduate students resident in the UK where the residual household income is below £25k per annum (as assessed by Student Finance England in accordance with its guidance on Assessing Financial Entitlement). Approximately 1,800 students in total will be in this category so that by 2015/16 the total sum committed to these will be £5.4 million, of which, it is assumed, approximately £1.3 million will be received from the government under the NSP scheme. The Government’s restrictions discount on the use cost of NSP funding mean that the University will use the NSP funding and the matched NSP funding provided by the University for college accommodation subsidies only. Any cash bursaries will be offered through the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. Therefore, as a condition of receiving financial support, students will be required to apply for college accommodation in their first year and in their final year of study. (Students living at home or in rented accommodation will receive a cash bursary. The condition University will also run a Surrey Bursary scheme which will target financial support to students with a household income of £25,000 or less for all subsequent years of study, except for the professional training year and re-sit years. The award of £3,000 will be relaxed paid as a cash bursary in all years, except for the professional training year and re-sit years. The University extended the Surrey Bursary Scheme to new students studying at Queens Campus where college accommodation is more limited.) If they on nursing, midwifery and allied health profession courses from 2017-18. The University has a strong record in providing targeted bursaries. The cost of University should not be a disincentive for talented young people who are successful considering applying to university, and are accommodated in college, the our package of financial support measures will normally be given in ensure that talent and potential are the form of an accommodation subsidy through only factors that dictate attendance at the National Scholarship Programme. In the years when qualifying University and that those students are not disadvantaged by personal financial circumstances. The University has introduced Asylum Seeker Bursaries for 2017/18 entry for students who are asylum seekers or who hold Discretionary Leave to Remain, in college accommodation they order to help support these students with greater access routes into the University. Successful applicants will receive be awarded a partial tuition fee waiver that will cover the difference between the UK/EU tuition fee and the Overseas fee charged and a maintenance bursary of up to £1,500 to help towards set up costs, books, and travel. Evaluating the Impact of Financial Support Research with our applicants has consistently shown financial support to rank relatively low down in their decision making, particularly when choosing between Surrey and another institution, however for a small proportion of applicants it is a major factor. On this basis we seek to set conditions and awards that are meaningful and targeted. Our proposed financial support scheme is a result of this optimisation. Furthermore, demographic analysis informed us that household income alone was not a reliable measure to identify students from households with a low propensity to attend HE, so POLAR was added as a criteria . In March 2016, a short optional survey was disseminated to all second year undergraduates who were in receipt of the form Surrey Bursary Scheme in 2014/15. The same survey was repeated in December 2016 and was targeted towards current second year undergraduates who were in receipt of the Surrey Bursary Scheme in 2015/16. In March 2016, 24% of the 640 eligible students completed the survey and in December 2016, 48% of the 252 eligible students completed the survey. A number of findings came out of the surveys:  Receiving financial support disproportionately affects students from low participation neighbourhoods: Across both surveys 14% of students “would have attended another university” if no financial support was available. However, this figure rises to 64% for students from POLAR quintiles 1 and 2.  67% of students stated that receiving a bursary of £3,000 from meant that they were less worried about building up debt.  Since the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. By bursaries have become more targeted for 2015/16, approximately 860 the impact on an individual’s sense of belonging has increased to 64% from 48%.  68% of respondents also said that they were able to dedicate more time to their studies and the number of students (575 in year 1 and 285 in year 3) will be in receipt of a National Scholarship Programme scholarship bursary who have successfully completed FHEQ level 4 is the same as the institutional average for 2015/16 We are keen to gain further insight into the impact of £3,000 as discounted accommodation chargesour financial support, particularly on the attainment, retention, and approximately 940 students success. Therefore, we are intending to apply further robust evaluation in this field and plan to use the statistical model and toolkit developed by Sheffield Hallam University to analyse the impact of financial support on our student body. The aim of undertaking this research will be in receipt to ensure that our bursaries are correctly targeted and allocated and to provide us with the opportunity to refine and/or develop our bursary offer for 2019/20. Approach to Widening Access Activity The Department of a Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme cash bursary of £3000. Financial Details WP and Outreach delivers an important dimension of the University’s Commitment work in raising aspirations and attainment for students from a range of backgrounds, particularly those from groups currently under-represented in Higher Education. The Department predominantly works with students who are from non-selective state schools, between Key Stage 2 to the National Scholarships Programme As stated aboveKey Stage 5 inclusive, and who are in 2012/13, under the auspices one or more of the NSPfollowing under-represented groups:  from non-professional households (NS-SEC groups 4-7);  from low income households1 not included above; 1 Free school meals, 16-19 bursary and the pupil premium can be used as criteria for identification of these students  from low participation neighbourhoods (LPNs – defined as quintiles 1 and 2 in HEFCE’s POLAR32 classification;  from families which have no parental history of HE participation;  looked after children/care leavers;  from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups;  white working class males;  classified as having a disability;  young carers;  refugee and asylum seekers;  classified as Gifted and Talented (G&T) and also being in one of the sub-groups above. The Department works closely with the Surrey Schools’ Consortium, the University will provide £3,000 towards the cost core of college accommodation to every first year student who comes which consists of 54 local Surrey maintained schools, and students are targeted from a household where the residual household income is below £25k per annum. Approximately 575 students will be in this category so that the cost within each of the scheme in 2012/13 will be £1.73 million, of which £0.43 million will be provided by the government and the remainder, £1.3 million, as matched funding by the Universityschools. The scheme will similarly Department aims to provide 575 individual subsidies a sustained, coherent programme of £3,000 each intervention and activities and to entrants in subsequent years. In 2013/14, it is assumed that £860k will be provided by track our work with these students to monitor the Government and approximately £870k by impact of the University. In 2014/15, when the Government contribution is assumed to reach £1.3 million, and is matched by £1.3 million from the University, the scheme will provide 575 college accommodation subsidies in year 1 and 285 in year 3. This will be 860 scholarships in total. Bursaries for those with Household Income between £25,000 and £42,600 For home students resident in the UK, where the residual household income has been assessed as between £25K and £42.6k per annum, the University will provide financial support packages of £1,000 from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme for each year of their course. By 2015/16 approximately 1000 students in total will be in this category so that the total sum committed to these bursaries will be £1 million. In 2012/13 the cost of this provision will be £320k. Total Commitment for Financial Supportactivities we are running.

Financial Support for Students. The University has concluded, following consultation with its Students Union, that the loan arrangements available through Student Finance England make fee waivers a less attractive offer to prospective students, whereas packages that College will provide financial support in cash or in kind to eligible students through the Myerscough College Higher Education Bursary Scheme. Bursaries will vary and will be preferredtailored to those in the greatest need and who meet the criteria, regardless of academic year, the maximum award per student will be £2,000. Durham Students will be able to select how they would like the funds to be allocated through a financial bursary and/or discounted accommodation, course equipment, food and travelor other similar institutional services. Bursaries will be targeted at students from low income households with a declared income of less than £25,000 to ensure students with the greatest need receive the maximum award. Full details of eligibility and support arrangements will be published for potential applicants on the College website in the 2015-16 academic year. The College is introducing a collegiate university series of new Scholarships and participating a ‘Welcome Package’ for 2016-17 onwards to complement the access measures and bursary arrangements and provide additional financial support thereby providing new students with a full and robust package of support and access measures. A significant ‘Welcome Package’ is being introduced to help support students in their first year of study and support their transition into higher education. This will include a college community is an integral part waiver of the student experienceresources and facilities fee and other benefits such as free gym membership and £50 voucher to help with initial book purchases. For this reason, living in college These benefits will be made available to all new entrants and will be of particular benefit to those from low-income households. All students who progress from FE to full time HE at Myerscough will also receive a £500 cash award in the first year is a regulatory requirement for most studentsof their programme. Therefore, financial support Again this will be targeted at facilitating this participationof particular benefit to promote progression and social mobility for applicants in areas with a high proportion of low income households and traditionally low participation in higher education, by offering the support in the form of free or subsidised college accommodation, where appropriate. Bursaries particularly for Students Progressing students progressing from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme College further education centres in East Lancashire and Merseyside. The University College will introduce also make available 20 Scholarships for new applicants. The Scholarships will consist of a financial bursary scheme for students who progress from the Supported Progression Scheme who will be offered £5,500 per annum for the duration of their course. It is estimated that 90 new entrants per year will be offered the bursaries. In 2012/13 with 1000 cash payment in the first year of entry from the Supported Progression Compact Scheme, this will cost up to £495k, rising to £1.5 million by 2015/16 when there programme. Some of the Scholarships will be students in all four undergraduate years prioritised for applicants who have progressed from undertaken extensive voluntary work or community work with under-represented groups in relation to their chosen subject to help raise awareness of higher education opportunities among these groups. Successful applicants for Scholarships must meet one or more of the Schemefollowing criteria:  Evidence of external representation of their School or previous College at regional level or wider in their chosen subject through competitions, exhibitions, presentations or other similar activities. In  Extensive evidence of volunteering work or charity fund-raising work in relation to their chosen subject.  Evidence of extensive community work with under-represented groups in relation to their chosen subject. Applicants must also choose Myerscough as their first yearchoice, students will be offered at least part of the bursary in the form of on a subsidy for college accommodation. Bursaries and Accommodation Subsidies for those with Household Income below £25,000 Through a combination of the National Scholarships Programme (NSP) and the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme, the University will provide financial support packages of £3,000, either as discounted college accommodation or as a cash bursary, for every year of their full-time HEFCE funded Undergraduate course to all home undergraduate students resident in the UK where or Europe and enrolled on the residual household income is below programme (i.e. not withdrawn or suspended) at the time of each payment. Scholarships are paid in the first year of study subject to the following criteria:  £25k per annum 500 to be paid before Christmas as long as students have >90% attendance (excepting extenuating circumstances)  £500 to be paid at the end of year 1 as assessed by Student Finance England in accordance with its guidance on Assessing Financial Entitlement). Approximately 1,800 long as students in total have successfully passed all modules at the June assessment boards (excepting extenuating circumstances) Full details of the scholarships and the application form will be published for potential applicants on the College website in this category so that by 2015/16 the total sum committed to these will be £5.4 million, of which, it is assumed, approximately £1.3 million will be received from the government under the NSP scheme2015-16 academic year. The Government’s restrictions College is aware that financial support on its own is not the use most effective support measure and will monitor the impact of NSP funding mean direct financial support to ensure that the University will use the NSP funding and the matched NSP funding provided by the University for college accommodation subsidies only. Any cash bursaries will be offered through the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. Therefore, as a condition of receiving financial support, students will be required to apply for college accommodation in their first year and in their final year of study. (The condition will be relaxed for students studying at Queens Campus where college accommodation is more limited.) If they funds are successful and are accommodated in college, the financial support will normally be given in the form of an accommodation subsidy through the National Scholarship Programme. In the years when qualifying students are not in college accommodation they will receive the financial support in the form of a bursary of £3,000 from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme. By 2015/16, approximately 860 students (575 in year 1 and 285 in year 3) will be in receipt of a National Scholarship Programme scholarship of £3,000 as discounted accommodation charges, and approximately 940 students will be in receipt of a Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme cash bursary of £3000. Financial Details of the University’s Commitment to the National Scholarships Programme As stated above, in 2012/13, under the auspices of the NSP, the University will provide £3,000 towards the cost of college accommodation to every first year student who comes from a household where the residual household income is below £25k per annum. Approximately 575 students will be in this category so that the cost of the scheme in 2012/13 will be £1.73 million, of which £0.43 million will be provided by the government and the remainder, £1.3 million, as matched funding by the University. The scheme will similarly provide 575 individual subsidies of £3,000 each to entrants in subsequent years. In 2013/14, it is assumed that £860k will be provided by the Government and approximately £870k by the University. In 2014/15, when the Government contribution is assumed to reach £1.3 million, and is matched by £1.3 million from the University, the scheme will provide 575 college accommodation subsidies in year 1 and 285 in year 3being targeted correctly. This will be 860 scholarships in totalinclude monitoring of the demand for Scholarships from under-represented groups. Bursaries for those with Household Income between £25,000 and £42,600 For home students resident in the UK, where the residual household income has been assessed as between £25K and £42.6k per annum, the University will provide The overall allocation of financial support packages for 2016-17 through the Myerscough Higher Education Bursary Scheme and other financial support measures detailed above is £215,000. The amount allocated is based on the proportion of £1,000 students from the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Scheme for each year of their course. By 2015/16 approximately 1000 students in total will be in this category so that the total sum committed low participation areas and is monitored and reviewed on an annual basis to these bursaries will be £1 million. In 2012/13 the cost of this provision will be £320k. Total Commitment for Financial Supportensure sufficient funds are available.