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Bursary scheme criticised »

Government plans to sustain the education of the poorest students with a £150 million fund has been pronounced 'unworkable' by some of the leading figures in higher education. As part of the plans to increase tuition fees, the coalition governme...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Imogen Block | Read more »

Funding cuts spark bursary meltdown »

The Scottish budget for college bursaries will be £8.8 million short this year, an NUS Scotland report has found. The survey of college principals indicated that almost two thirds of further education colleges in Scotland had insufficient bursar...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Conservatives pledge to support vocations »

The Conservative party has pledged to create a scheme which will introduce bursaries to move students from apprenticeships into higher education. The policy will create up to 1,200 university places for vocational subjects like science and engineering,...

Tue 14 Oct 2008 by Michael Fern | Read more »

Thousands of student bursaries go unclaimed »

Thousands of students from low income backgrounds are missing out on bursaries to which they are entitled, a university watchdog has claimed. Over 12,000 students who could have claimed a £1,000 grant towards their education failed to do so, acco...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

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