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07/08/2014
Belfast Bursary Fund Launches
Applications will open to students soon for the next round of the Belfast Bursary Fund.
Belfast City Council has invested £300,000 in Achieve through its Investment Programme which will support hundreds of young people in the city take part in further education and training opportunities.
The Achieve Award of up to £500 is targeted at students who live in the council area who have an annual household income of £25,000 or less and in their first year of full-time study at Belfast Met. They must also be on a course linked to key growth areas such as computing, multimedia, science, renewable energy, tourism or hospitality – 33 courses of which are applicable to the scheme.
Administered for the council by Belfast Met, applications will open from Monday 1 September with completed applications submitted to the Belfast Met Finance team by 14 November. Funding decisions will be made in December with first payments made in January 2015.
The other type of Belfast bursary is the Prince's Trust Development Award which is open to young people aged 16-25 years living in the city who are not in education, training or employment. The scheme aims to help recipients overcome barriers which may prevent them from undertaking training and education or moving into employment.
Bursary funding can be used to cover course fees, equipment, books, travel and childcare costs.
(CD/IT)
Belfast City Council has invested £300,000 in Achieve through its Investment Programme which will support hundreds of young people in the city take part in further education and training opportunities.
The Achieve Award of up to £500 is targeted at students who live in the council area who have an annual household income of £25,000 or less and in their first year of full-time study at Belfast Met. They must also be on a course linked to key growth areas such as computing, multimedia, science, renewable energy, tourism or hospitality – 33 courses of which are applicable to the scheme.
Administered for the council by Belfast Met, applications will open from Monday 1 September with completed applications submitted to the Belfast Met Finance team by 14 November. Funding decisions will be made in December with first payments made in January 2015.
The other type of Belfast bursary is the Prince's Trust Development Award which is open to young people aged 16-25 years living in the city who are not in education, training or employment. The scheme aims to help recipients overcome barriers which may prevent them from undertaking training and education or moving into employment.
Bursary funding can be used to cover course fees, equipment, books, travel and childcare costs.
(CD/IT)
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