Oxford University Gazette

Notices of Hardship-related Funds and Index to Scholarships, Grants, and Prizes

Supplement (1) to Gazette No. 4413

Monday, 21 October 1996

Contents of the supplement:

Introductory note
ABBOTT'S BURSARIES
ACCESS FUNDS
WALTER GORDON BEQUEST
HARDSHIP FUND
PIRIE-REID SCHOLARSHIPS
PRENDERGAST BEQUEST
INDEX TO SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND PRIZES

To Gazette No. 4413 (24 October 1996)

This supplement to the University Gazette serves two functions: it reproduces those notices printed in Supplement (2) to No. 4411 (entitled `Notices of University Scholarships, Fellowships, Studentships, Exhibitions, Grants, and Prizes') which particularly relate to hardship-related funds; and it provides an improved index for those notices. It is being circulated in greater numbers than ordinary Gazette editions to JCRs and MCRs and similar bodies, so as to bring to the attention of Junior Members the availability of various funds.

ABBOTT'S BURSARIES

The Board of Management of the Abbott Fund invites recommendations by Friday, 29 November 1996, from colleges and other societies, for the award of bursaries to members of the University who are:

(a) children (including orphan children) of the clergy of the Church of England;

(b) reading for (i) a first degree, or (ii) the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine or an equivalent degree, or (iii) a second Honour School, of the University; and

(c) standing in need of financial assistance to enable them to obtain the full benefit of a university education. Eligible members of the University may wish to note that in 1995-6 bursaries of up to £500 were awarded.

The board is prepared to consider recommendations also on behalf of present or future members of the University who intend to embark in the next academic year on one of the courses designated at (b) above, provided the criteria at (a) and (c) are satisfied. Eligible candidates are advised to notify their Senior Tutors of their interest in being considered for an Abbott's bursary.

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ACCESS FUNDS

Access Funds are allocated to the University, by the DFEE via the HEFCE. Eligibility is restricted to full-time undergraduates and postgraduates who face financial difficulty and who are (broadly speaking) either `home' students (i.e. those who have been `ordinarily resident' in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man throughout the three year period preceding the commencement of their present course of study) or the children of EC migrant workers who are employed in the United Kingdom. The precise definition of eligibility is given in notes of guidance to which reference is made below.

Grants are assessed on the basis of expected income and expenditure in the academic year 1996–7. Intending applicants who are eligible to receive loan support from the SLC should note that, to be considered for an Access Fund grant, they must apply to the SLC for their full loan entitlement. Intending applicants who are also eligible to receive loan support from the SLC should note that, to be considered for an Access Fund grant, they must apply to the SLC for their full loan entitlement.

Application forms are available from colleges, and must be completed and returned with additional documentation as specified on the form by Friday, 15 November 1996.

It is not yet known what the size of grants awarded in 1996–7 will be. As a guide, however, about 500 grants ranging in value from £100 to about £2,350 were awarded in 1995–6.

For more information about Access Funds please refer to the notes attached to the application forms, or, if clarification of the notes is required contact the Secretary to the Access Funds Committee (telephone: (2)70193).

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WALTER GORDON BEQUEST

The bequest of Walter Gordon, MA, Non-Collegiate Student, who bequeathed to the University the residue of his property subject to the payment of certain annuities upon trust that the income thereof be applied for the benefit of needy members of the University, junior as well as senior, and especially to help in providing nursing medical attendance or other aid for senior members of the University who are in need, shall be administered by the Curators of the University Chest, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, in accordance with the intentions of the Testator. (There is no closing date for applications.)

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HARDSHIP FUND

The Committee on Student Hardship administers funds - partly allocated from the University's general funds, and partly derived from specific funds - for `the relief of student hardship'.

Applications are considered from both undergraduates and graduates, and awards (grants and loans) are made principally on the grounds of unforeseeable hardship. The committee aims to help where unpredictable misfortunes have occurred, rather than to top-up inadequate funding. The size of awards in recent years has varied widely, ranging from £100 to several thousands of pounds. The committee will consider applications for assistance at termly meetings. Application forms are available from colleges, and must be completed and returned to the Secretary of the Committee, as specified on the forms, by Friday of fifth week of Michaelmas and Hilary Terms, or by Friday of second week in Trinity Term (i.e. in 1996–7, 15 November 1996, 21 February 1997, 9 May 1997).

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PIRIE-REID SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications are invited for up to two Pirie-Reid Scholarships tenable at the University of Oxford by graduates (including persons expecting to graduate in 1997) who intend in October 1997 to commence working for a degree or diploma.

Preference will be given to candidates applying from other universities, i.e. not already matriculated at Oxford, and to those domiciled or educated in Scotland. Candidates not fulfilling these criteria are unlikely to be successful.

The scholarships, which are to be awarded to persons wishing to begin a course of study in Oxford who would otherwise be prevented by lack of funds, will cover University and college fees and provide a grant for maintenance, subject to assessment of other sources of income (maintenance grants for 1996–7 are £1,710 for undergraduates and £5,400 for postgraduates). It will be renewable from year to year, subject to satisfactory progress and continuance of approved full-time study.

Candidates for a Pirie-Reid Scholarship are expected to have applied for admission to the University in the usual way.

Application forms may be obtained from Mrs J. Brown, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD. The closing date for application is 1 May 1997.

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PRENDERGAST BEQUEST

Funds from the Prendergast Bequest are available to men and women born in the Republic of Ireland whose parents are citizens of the Republic of Ireland, to assist them to read for a degree, either graduate or undergraduate (or in some cases for a diploma) at the University of Oxford.

Applications are invited for grants for the academic year 1997–8 from students either already on course or who will be commencing their studies at Oxford in October 1997. The grants are means-tested, and the amounts for the year 1997–8 are expected to be in the region of £500–£2,000.

Applicants who intend to follow a postgraduate course must have been accepted by both a college and the faculty board concerned before a grant can be awarded, while applications from candidates who wish to read for a second honour school should be endorsed by the college.

Further information and application forms are available from the Secretary to the Board of Management for the Prendergast Bequest, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD. The closing date for applications is 31 July 1997.

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INDEX TO SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND PRIZES

This index lists the various funds (other than hardship-related funds) by discipline, together with the page of the previous supplement on which details may be found.

Oxford University Gazette

Notices of Hardship-related Funds and Index to Scholarships, Grants, and Prizes

Supplement (1) to Gazette No. 4413

Monday, 21 October 1996

Contents of the supplement:

ABBOTT'S BURSARIES

ACCESS FUNDS

WALTER GORDON BEQUEST

HARDSHIP FUND

PIRIE-REID SCHOLARSHIPS

PRENDERGAST BEQUEST

INDEX TO SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND PRIZES

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