Carnegie-Cameron Bursary Application 2013-2014

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Carnegie-Cameron Bursaries for Postgraduate Masters

Application form

Completing the form

Please read the guidance notes below and the accompanying Regulations before completing this application form.

All sections of the form must be completed and applicants must ensure that they provide all the required evidence.

Guidance notes

Who may apply?

The Carnegie-Cameron Postgraduate Bursaries are open to students who are Scottish by birth, by descent (at least one parent born in Scotland) or have received 3 full years of secondary, further and/or higher education in Scotland.

Students must demonstrate that they meet the criteria envisaged by Andrew Carnegie: that they are qualified and deserving, industrious and ambitious and that they would derive particular benefit from undertaking a Postgraduate Masters.

The financial circumstances of applicants will also be taken into consideration during the selection process.

Any student meeting the above criteria and accepted on an eligible Postgraduate Degree programme may apply.

What courses are eligible?

Any one year (or two consecutive years if studying part-time) postgraduate degree courseis eligible, other than an MPhil or a similar programme undertaken solely by research. Postgraduate diploma or certificate courses are not eligible.

Submitting the form

Please return this form to:

Closing date for applications: 01 June 2016

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Please return this form to the university where you plan to undertake a Postgraduate Degree by the closing date for applications given by the university.

Under no circumstances should the form be sent directly to the Carnegie Trust.

Forms sent to the Carnegie Trust will not be processed.

Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland

Andrew Carnegie House, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline KY12 8AW

Tel 01383 724990Fax 01383 749799Email eb

Scottish Charity No. SCO 15600

Carnegie-Cameron Bursary Application 2014-2015

Carnegie-Cameron Bursaries for Postgraduate Masters

Application form

Section A

  1. Applicant’s details

Surname
Maiden name (if applicable)
Forename(s)
Student ID number
Place of birth
Term time address(give full address)
Permanent address, if different(give full address)
Email (university)
Email (personal)
Tel. No
Mobile No

If not born in Scotland, please explain how you meet the Scottish eligibility criterion:

Applicants must be of Scottish birth, or extraction (at least one parent born in Scotland), or residence (resident in Scotland for a period of at least three years for the purpose of secondary or tertiary education)

  1. Secondary and/or further education

School or College name and location / Subject/course / From MM/YY to MM/YY / Results
  1. University qualifications held or pending

University / Subject/course / From MM/YY to MM/YY / Results

Please provide details of any prizes or distinctions received:

  1. Details of proposed postgraduate degree course

Full title of proposed Postgraduate course, including degree type (e.g. MSc., MLitt., etc.)
Start date
Is this course? / Full-time  Part-time  Distance learning 
Have you been accepted on this course?
Applicants must have an offer of a place in order to be considered for an award. /  Yes  Not yet

If you have applied for other funding for the proposed postgraduate degree course, please specify:

Section B: Personal statement

Please explain why you wish to undertake this course and what you hope to gain from it (max 500 words). Be sure to demonstrate how you meet the criteria of the scheme as envisaged by Andrew Carnegie.

Section C: Financial statement

Personal situation

Surname / Forename(s)
Date of birth / Marital status / Single/married/living with partner
No. of dependent children (if applicable) / Ages
Term time address
Permanent home address

Accommodation

Rent £ per month / Mortgage £ per month
What does your rent include (meals, gas, electricity, phone etc.)
Private rented / Yes  No 
Own home / Yes  No 
Student residence / Yes  No 
Parent’s home or family/partner’s home / Yes  No 

Current monthly income

Student loan total / £ / Monthly / £
Bursaries/Grants total / £ / Monthly / £
Parental contribution / Yes  No  / How much per month / £
Rent paid by parents / Yes  No 
Part-time/casual work / Yes  No  / Monthly / £
Spouse/partner’s income / Yes  No  / Monthly / £
Working Tax credits / Monthly / £
Child tax credits / Monthly / £
Child benefits / Monthly / £
Child support payment / Monthly / £
Other (specify) / Monthly / £
Total monthly income / £

Expenditure

Please give an estimate of your expected monthly expenditure during academic year 2014-15.

Rent / £
Food / £
Clothing/toiletries / £
Gas/electric / £
Books/equipment / £
Social / £
Mobile phone / £
Travel / £
Other / £
Total monthly expenditure / £

Current financial position

Please provide details of all bank, building society, and savings accounts, including ISAs held by you. In addition, please provide for each account full up-to-date statements for the last three months (no mini statements).

Names of banks/building societies / Agreed overdraft / A/C balance
£ / £
£ / £
£ / £
Credit card facilities
£
£

If you expect your current financial situation and/or income to change once your planned postgraduate degree programme starts, explain what changes will occur.

Section D: Supporting evidence checklist

Proof of Scottish birth or descent: copy of birth certificate of applicant or parent if Scottish by descent

OR

Proof of residence for schooling: copy of Scottish Qualifications Authority for Standard Grades/Highers/HNC/HND

AND

Copy of last three full bank or building society statements

Section E: Applicant declaration and Data Protection Act

The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and complies with the provisions of the Act. Applicants are reminded that, in order for the Carnegie Trust to manage awards, it will be necessary to store and process the information received through the universities the students have applied to. Data will be securely held and lawfully processed, it will be kept up-to-date, and not retained for longer than necessary. Data may also be used to compile published lists of award holders, which may be available on the Internet and in the Trust’s Annual Report. The Trust may contact award holders about its funding schemes, application processes and policies or to help evaluate these.

In making this application, I agree that the information provided therein is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and accurate; that the University and the Trust may process the data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. I accept that the University and the Trust will not enter into correspondence which would involve, directly or indirectly, discussion of, or comparison with, other applications, whether successful or unsuccessful. I have read the Bursary regulations and agree to abide by them, should an award be made.

Signature / Date

Submitting the form

Please return this form to:

Closing date for applications: 01 June 2016

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Please return this form to the university where you plan to undertake a Postgraduate Degree by the closing date for applications given by the university.

Under no circumstances should the form be sent directly to the Carnegie Trust.

Forms sent to the Carnegie Trust will not be processed.

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