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Funding and Advice Service

Funds 10/11

Procedures for each of these funds are available to view and download in the right hand columnn. Please familiarise yourself with these before appying to any of the funds as these explain how the funds are processed and how payments are made, and they have changed since last term!

Full time students may also find the 'Guidance for Completing Your Application' useful. Guidance notes for completing the part time appliction are within the application form.

You can also attend one of our drop in sessions for more information on the funds or for help in completing your application. Details of these can be found at your student services reception, where you can also pick up a hard copy of the forms and book an appointment to see an adviser.

 

saas full time discretionary funds

Who can apply?

  • UK Home students
  • Full time
  • Undergraduate or postgraduate
  • In receipt of all student support available to you, inc. student loan

SAAS Discretionary Fund Application

SAAS PART TIME DISCRETIONARY FUNDS

Who can apply?

  • UK Home Students
  • Part time (20-100 credits)
  • Undergraduate or Postgraduate
  • Meets Government Fee Waiver elligibility or has income of under £74 per week.

SAAS Part time Discretionary Fund Application

Additional form to be completed if applying forchildcare funds - (part time students only)

SAAS CHILDCARE FUNDS

Who can apply?

  • UK Home students
  • Full time
  • Undergraduate or postgraduate
  • In receipt of all student support available to you, inc. student loan

SAAS Childcare Fund Application - (full time students only)

All applicants must complete both the SAAS Discretionary Fund Application and SAAS Childcare Fund Application if applying for childcare funds
UWS Childcare Funds

Who can apply?

  • Any student who is not able to apply for childcare funds from the above funds (primarily EU/International and Nursing/Midwifery)

Please consult the Application Procedures before applying as these explain when and how you should apply, as well as how your application will be processed.

UWS Childcare Fund Application for September intake students*

*Any continuing students who have received a letter form us should follow the instructions in their letter when applying.

Trusts/Scholarships

We will update this section regularly to show what Trusts/Scholarships we are administering that are open and accepting applications.

NO TRUSTS/SCHOLARSHIPS ARE CURRENTLY IN OPERATION.

TRY SEARCHING FOR YOUR OWN FUNDS USING THE INFO. BELOW.

SEARCH FOR YOUR OWN FUNDS

There are a whole wealth of alternative funds available to you, from the small and obscure, through to large internationally funded and recognised scholarships. The first port of call is probably to use our funder finder PC available on each campus student services. But you can also search online, or use a search service provided by an organisation such as EGAS or SAAS...

Funderfinder

Funderfinder is an easy to use database which holds up-to-date information on a whole range of trust funds. You will be asked to provide various details before a list of trust funds is generated based on your information. It's important to remeber that the more information you provide, the more relevant the list of trusts will be to your own circumstances.

There are trusts funds that exist that may relate to your parents, or even grandparents, occupations. Some relate to the area you grew up in or school you attended. Others may relate to the subject you are studying.

Funderfinder is available for students to use in the Student Services reception on all campuses*. It is free to use on a first come first served basis, so pop in to you student services today.

For the 2010-11 term Funderfinder will also be available to use from the comfort of you own home! We anticipate this link will to use by enrollment week in September so please check back here then:

www.funderfinderpin.org.uk

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information or assistance.

*Sorry to students in Paisley over the summer this service is unavailable on Campus due to the construction works in Student Services..

Educational Grants Advisory Service:

If you cant make it onto campus today, then Family Action's online search may be a good place to start if your looking for extra support.

Family Action, is a long standing charitable organisation that looks to help families and young people with difficulties and financial hardship. UWS is proud to be a member of Family Action's Grant's Advisory Service. Part of their work allows our students to search a number of trusts for additional support. Visit them online at http://www.family-action.org.uk/section.aspx?id=1924

 

 

 

PROCEDURES FOR FUNDS:

 

 

 

 
 
Important notice: DISCRETIONARY FUNDS for 09/10

The Part time fund has now closed (except for specified summer modules that started in late June or later).

The Full time fund is now closed and is no longer accepting any applications.

Continuing students (full time only) who are experiencing financial difficulties over the summer months may book an appointment with an Adviser to discuss their situation. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide financial support but we will try and help you resolve the situation.