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11. Support with essentials Students facing financial hardship due to exceptional reasons and/or their circumstances changing, and/or in need of assistance with course-related costs are invited to apply. This is a means-tested bursary so applications should be submitted with evidence of income (from the list above). SCL’s qualifying condition requirements above also apply. Items to be funded through cash and/or “in kind” payments may include:
Emergency meals
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Kit (up to £350 per student)
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• Laptops (up to £500 per student) will be purchased by SCL and available on lease to the student. The laptop must be returned to SCL on leaving the learning programme.
• Other justified costs as agreed by the bursary committee.
The funding rules outline in section 4.1 that ‘the bursary fund is not intended to support costs not related to education, such as general living costs, extra- curricular activities, or non-essential activities or to provide learning support – services that institutions give to students – such as counselling, mentoring or extra tutoring.’ As such we will not be reimbursing any costs which fall under this category. If you have requested support with emergency meals, please be advised that this is a short-term arrangement, and is not equivalent to free school meals. We will endeavour to support students on a case-by-case basis and consider their circumstances; however, this type of support is intended for short-term support. Although the bursary fund is intended to reduce financial barriers that prevent students from participating in education, there are several costs that are not covered. These are: counselling or mentoring, tutoring, extra-curricular or non- compulsory activities, and living costs support. As such. all students should be aware that all bursary applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis, and in accordance with students’ individual financial need and circumstances. There is a possibility of no award or a limited award once applications have been assessed. 12. Decisions Decisions about bursaries and Hardship Funds will be made by the Bursary committee which include Group Executive Director of Quality and Curriculum,
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