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Bucks New University participates in the Government’s National Scholarship Programme (NSP). Bucks will make available 101 individual scholarships of up to £6,000 in 2012. Recipients will be entitled to a financial support package of £3,000 in their first year of study and £1,500 in each of their subsequent years of study (to a maximum of three years in total). Students firmly accepting an offer of a place for a full-time or part-time undergraduate course at Bucks will be eligible to apply for a scholarship if their household residual income is £25,000 or less.

What is the NSP?
The NSP is intended to provide a direct benefit to individual students from low income backgrounds and to support progression of students from groups currently under-represented in higher education. It is part-funded by the Government and part-funded by participating universities.

Who is eligible to apply?
Students are eligible to apply for a scholarship if their declared household residual income is £25,000 or less and if they have firmly accepted an offer of a place at Bucks. Scholarships will be awarded based on the merit of each individual application. Consideration will be given to a range of supporting factors including: declared disability; previously looked after children or those leaving care; and evidence to support suitability for a National Scholarship through extra-curricular activity e.g. clubs and societies, youth club, volunteering etc and/or paid employment.

NSP awards are available only to those students who qualify for student support under the current Education (Student Support) Regulations.
We regret that we are unable to consider applications from the following groups of students:
students ordinarily resident in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
students paying the international tuition fee
NHS-funded students
students directly continuing from one course to another (eg those progressing to the final year of a degree programme from an foundation degree or an HND)
students transferring in from another institution
students studying for a qualification that is equivalent to or less than the one they have already achieved
students undertaking a post-graduate qualification
students whose fees are paid or part-paid through a sponsorship arrangement.
The NSP is aimed at new entrants to higher education. As such, entrants onto foundation degree or HND courses with course fees of £6,000 or more are able to apply for an award. However, this excludes those topping up awards.

Bucks has restricted its scholarships to students who are paying fees of £6,000 or more. The national scholarship programme is open to part-time students who are completing at least 25 per cent of the full-time equivalent course and awards will be made on a pro-rata basis.


How does the Bucks’ scholarship programme work?
We are keen to ensure that successful applicants receive the package most appropriate to their circumstances and that financial support is made available at a time which is of greatest benefit during their studies. We are therefore offering a voucher scheme, redeemable against a range of financial supports, which will enable students to choose which elements of the package best meet their individual needs. We will arrange for recipients to speak to or meet with one of our NSP team members to discuss their individual package once confirmation of the award is made.

Elements of the package include:

course fee discount
discounted accommodation in university managed accommodation
discounted public transport
funding towards course costs eg study visits, course materials
cash bursary (maximum £1000 payable in February of first year).
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