University Bursary and National Scholarship Programmes 2014-15 Terms and Conditions for Students Commencing their Programme of Study in 2014-15 Only 1. Assessment for bursary and scholarship eligibility 1.1 Bursaries and scholarships will be allocated to those students who meet the eligibility criteria at the time of allocation. 1.2 Meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee that a bursary or scholarship will be allocated, as there are limited numbers available. 1.3 Eligibility for a bursary or scholarship is assessed in level 4 only, and where practicable all assessments will have been made by 28th February 2015. The University is unable to re-consider a student s eligibility should their circumstances change during the course of their studies. 1.4 Students who have been assessed under a current year income assessment should contact Student Welfare for advice on how to proceed. 1.5 The University reserves the right to extend the deadline for consideration of late applications, if any bursaries or scholarships remain unallocated. 1.6 Applicants who defer their entry for a year will be considered for a bursary or scholarship in the year that they start their course, not the year of application apart from in the case of eligible Level 5 Social Work students, who will be assessed in Level 5. 1.7 Household income information will be collected from Student Finance for all full-time students. It is the applicant s responsibility to ensure that Student Finance have completed their income assessment prior to scholarships and bursaries being allocated between July and February. 1.8 Part-time students must contact Student Support and Guidance after they have enrolled on their programme of study (and as soon as possible within term 1) to request an income assessment so that their eligibility for a National Scholarship can be determined. Student Support and Guidance will send the student s details to Student Loans Company for a full income assessment to take place and students will be expected to submit all of the required evidence for this process to take place. 2. Foundation Degrees 2.1 Students who are studying on a two year Foundation Degree programme will receive their bursary payments for level 4 and 5 of their study only. 2.2 Eligible Students enrolled on the Foundation Degree in Policing, Law and Investigation will be eligible to receive a bursary payment in Level 4 of their
studies only. This is because of the different tuition fee arrangements for this programme of study. 3. European Students and National Scholarship Awards 3.1 Eligible EU students are entitled to the fee waiver element of the National Scholarship Award only. Therefore the entire benefit available to EU students is 3,000 fee waiver, which will be applied in year one. 4. Interruption of studies 4.1 Bursary payments will cease during any period of interruption and any remaining payments will be made on the student s return to university, in line with the bursary payment dates. 4.2 Fee waivers will be applied on a pro rata basis dependent upon when the student interrupts their studies and when they resume their programme of study. 5. Withdrawal from programme of study 5.1 If a student withdraws from their programme of study prior to receiving their full bursary payment, they will forfeit entitlement to any further bursary payments from the date of withdrawal. Fee waivers will be applied on a pro rata basis dependent upon the point in the academic year that the student withdraws. 6. Change of programme 6.1 Students in receipt of a bursary / National Scholarship award should inform Student Welfare if they change their programme of study. 6.2 If a student has been awarded a bursary or fee waiver and subsequently changes their programme (within the same academic year), and they remain on an eligible programme of study with no break in their studies, their fee waiver or bursary award will be transferred to their new programme of study. 6.3 If a student changes programme to an ineligible programme of study, they will not receive any further bursary payments, and their fee waiver will be applied on a pro-rata basis. 7. Re-admission to a new programme of study 7.1 If a student is re-admitted to a new programme of study, and they received a fee waiver or bursary in level 4 of their initial programme of study, their fee
waiver or bursary will be suspended until they have successfully progressed to level 5 of their programme of study, provided they remain on an eligible programme of study. 8. Transfer in from another institution 8.1 A student who transfers to the University of Chester at level 5 or 6 from another institution will not be eligible to be considered for the NSP, but may be eligible to be considered for the other bursary schemes. 9. Failure to progress to the next level of study 9.1 The fee waiver or bursary will be applied once in each progressive level of study. Students who take an extra year to complete a level, for any reason, will not receive a fee waiver or bursary payment during that time. 10. Placement years 10.1 Students on a placement year will not receive a bursary payment or fee waiver during their placement year. 11. Payment dates 11.1 The dates below are the earliest dates by which a student can expect to receive their cash payment. There will be occasions where payments are delayed where, for example, the bursary has been approved after the first payment date, or Student Finance do not have correct bank details for the student. Cash payments in 2014/15 academic year, where relevant, are currently expected to be made as follows: 1st payment 5th December 2014 2nd payment 27th February 2015 3rd payment 15th May 2015 In Kind book credit payment, where applicable, will be available on the student ID card from the Wednesday of Induction Week. 12. Recovery of debt owed to the University 12.1 If you owe money to the University for any of the following reasons, and you are due a bursary payment, we may recover this debt from your bursary. 1. Accommodation fees 2. Tuition fees (including reassessment fees) 3. University nursery fees
4. Emergency loans 12.2 You will be informed that the debt will be recovered in this way, prior to your bursary payment due date. 13. In Kind Benefit 13.1 In kind benefits will be paid to you as credit on your student ID card. The credit can be used to purchase learning resource materials and digital products from the John Smiths Bookshop at Chester campus or online at: www.jscampus.co.uk/chester. 13.2 In kind benefits are not transferable and card balances cannot be exchanged for cash. 13.3 If your student ID card is lost or stolen you must ensure it is deactivated. Access to your balance is protected by both the card and a PIN that you set during your registration with John Smith s bookshop. To fully deactivate your card, a replacement must be created at your nearest LIS Helpdesk. You should then re-register your new card at the bookshop to completely deactivate the old card. 13.4 Replacements for damaged, lost or stolen cards can be obtained from your nearest LIS Helpdesk. There is a 5 charge for a replacement card and the balance from your original card will be transferred to your new card. 13.5 You can check your balance and transaction history at any time at the John Smith s Aspire scheme website (http://www.johnsmith.co.uk/chester). 13.6 Credit on your student ID card will be used up in a particular order. Credit given to you in the form of in kind benefit as part of your University bursary or National Scholarship will be spent before any introductory sums you may receive as part of the Chester Aspire Scheme. 13.7 Any unspent balance will remain on your student ID card for use in the next academic year. 13.8 The University will be entitled to apply any unspent balance on your student ID card, applied in the form of a bursary / National Scholarship, against any debts that you owe to the University. You can apply for any surplus to be paid to you by emailing university.bursary@chester.ac.uk. 14. Request for Review 14.1 There is a Review procedure which can be accessed at this link: http://www.chester.ac.uk/student-life/finance/bursaries
15. Removal of a Scholarship / Bursary 15.1 The University reserves the right to withdraw a scholarship or bursary from any student who has misled the University about any aspect of their application or eligibility for an award. 15.2 The University will seek repayment of any monies paid in this instance. 16. Overpayments 16.1 The University is entitled to recover any material overpayment of bursary or fee waiver made in error.
Bursary and National Scholarship Programme Eligibility Criteria 2014-15 Name Eligibility Criteria Exclusion Criteria National Scholarship Programme A new undergraduate student starting university for the first time in 2014. Students who are ordinarily resident in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. National Scholarship 4000 Year 1: 3,000 fee waiver, 800 cash and 200 in kind benefit Additional Chester Plus Bursary when successfully progress to next level of study Paying a tuition fee of 9,000. With a declared household income of 25,000 or less (this is likely to be those students with very low levels of income). Ordinarily resident in England or non-uk EU. Students on a course fully or partially funded by the NHS (funding may include tuition fee support and/ or bursary payments) i.e. nursing, midwifery, social work, nutrition and dietetics. Student who have their fees paid (in full or in part) through a sponsorship arrangement. Year 2: 500 cash (Chester Plus Bursary) Year 3: 500 cash (Chester Plus Bursary) Chester Bursary Bursary: 2,000 Year 1: 800 cash and 200 in kind benefit A new full-time undergraduate student starting university for the first time in 2014. Paying a tuition fee of at least 6,000. With a declared household income of 25,000 or less. Students on a course fully or partially funded by the NHS (funding may include tuition fee support and/ or bursary payments) i.e. nursing, midwifery, social work, nutrition and dietetics.
Name Eligibility Criteria Exclusion Criteria Year 2: 500 cash Year 3: 500 cash Scotland or Northern Ireland. Students who have their fees paid (in full or in part) through a sponsorship arrangement. Link Bursary Bursary: 2,000 Year 1: 1,000 cash Year 2: 500 cash Year 3: 500 cash A new full-time undergraduate student Paying a tuition fee of at least 6,000. With a declared household income between 25,000.01 and 42,600. Scotland or Northern Ireland. Completed Level 2 (GCSE) studies at a link organisation* in the four years prior to commencing an undergraduate course, or completed Level 3 (A Level) studies at a link organisation in the two years prior to commencing an undergraduate course. Students on a course fully or partially funded by the NHS (funding may include tuition fee support and/ or bursary payments) i.e. nursing, midwifery, social work, nutrition and dietetics. Students who have their fees paid (in full or in part) through a sponsorship arrangement. Courses based at Reaseheath College i.e. FD Animal Management (Behaviour & Welfare), FD Animal Management (Zoo) and BSc Wildlife Conservation & Ecology, are NOT part of the Link Bursary Scheme. * A list of our link schools and colleges can be found on our website at http://www.chester.ac.uk/sites/files/chester/link- Bursary-List-of-Schools-and-Colleges-2014.pdf
Name Eligibility Criteria Exclusion Criteria Excellence Scholarship Bursary: 2,000 Year 1: 1,000 cash Year 2: 500 cash Year 3: 500 cash It is possible to receive this Scholarship in addition to any other bursary or the National Scholarship A new full-time undergraduate student. Achieved A Level grades ABB or equivalent*. Paying a tuition fee of 9,000. With a declared household income of 42,600 or less. Scotland or Northern Ireland. *A list of equivalent A-Level ABB qualifications and grades can be found on our website at http://www.chester.ac.uk/studentlife/finance/bursaries/chester-excellence Students on a Nursing, Midwifery of Nutrition and Dietetics programme of study. Students who have their fees paid (in full or in part) through a sponsorship arrangement. Courses based at Reaseheath College i.e. FD Animal Management (Behaviour & Welfare), FD Animal Management (Zoo) and BSc Wildlife Conservation & Ecology, are NOT part of the Excellence Scholarship Scheme. Care Leaver Bursary Bursary: 7000 Year 1: 1500 cash, 500 in kind benefit and 1000 fee waiver Year 2: 1000 cash and 1000 fee waiver A new full-time undergraduate student Paying a tuition fee of at least 6,000. Under the age of 25 and who have spent at least 3 months in care including at the time of their 16th birthday. Evidence of care leaver status, in the form of written documentations from the student s local authority (corporate parent) Students on a course fully or partially funded by the NHS (funding may include tuition fee support and/ or bursary payments) i.e. nursing, midwifery, social work, nutrition and dietetics. Students who have their fees paid (in full or in part) through a sponsorship arrangement.
Name Eligibility Criteria Exclusion Criteria Year 3: 1000 cash and 1000 fee waiver will be required before any payment can be made. Scotland, Northern Ireland and EU. Courses based at Reaseheath College i.e. FD Animal Management (Behaviour & Welfare), FD Animal Management (Zoo) and BSc Wildlife Conservation & Ecology are NOT part of the Care Leaver Bursary Scheme. Social Work Level 5 in 2014-15 Bursary: 2000 Year 2: 1000 A level 5 / 6 undergraduate student who started the BA Social Work programme in 2013; With a declared household income of 25,000 or less; Students who are receiving a Social Work Bursary from the NHS Year 3: 1000 Scotland or Northern Ireland. Faculty of Science and Engineering Bursary A new student, starting in September 2014 on one of the following programmes: Year 1 only: 500 MEng Mechanical Engineering BEng Mechanical Engineering MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng Chemical Engineering BEng Chemical Engineering BSc Natural Sciences
Name Eligibility Criteria Exclusion Criteria Science and Engineering Excellence Award Bursary: 2,000 Year 1: 1,000 cash Year 2: 500 cash Year 3: 500 cash A new student, starting in September 2014 on one of the following programmes: MEng Mechanical Engineering BEng Mechanical Engineering MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng Chemical Engineering BEng Chemical Engineering BSc Natural Sciences Achieved A Level grades ABB or equivalent*. Paying a tuition fee of 9,000. With a declared household income of more than 42,600. Scotland or Northern Ireland. *A list of equivalent A-Level ABB qualifications and grades can be found on our website at http://www.chester.ac.uk/studentlife/finance/bursaries/chester-excellence