Belfast Girls' Club Union Scholarships

The fund will provide 1-2 local support bursaries and 1-2 International placement expenses bursaries for female students undertaking the BSc or PGDip Community Youth Work course at Ulster University (full-time or part-time).

In addition to the hardship fund the international/placement expenses bursary aims to offer on-course support to widening access students with a focus on experiencing cultures, environments and countries other than that of their domicile and socio-economic background.

1. International or Exceptional Placement Expenses Bursary

The placement bursary will consist of £500 - £1000 each year to support 1-2 students who meet the university widening access criteria, travelling to undertake an International practice placement. In the event that there are no applications of a sufficient quality in a given year for the placement bursary, the funding will be directed toward the support of more students through the hardship fund.

2. Study Support Bursary

The bursary will consist of £500 - £1000 each year to support 1-2 students who meet the university widening access criteria to help with costs of study, for example, the purchase of books or a laptop, or for travel expenses.

To be eligible to apply applicants must be a female full-time/part-time registered BSc or PGDip Community Youth Work student at Ulster University.

Eligibility will be assessed against Banner student records and information provided in the application. In the first instance, applicants must also meet at least one, usually more than one, of the following criteria:

be in receipt of an Ulster Widening Access Bursary.

permanently reside (ie home address as recorded in Banner) in an area of high deprivation/low participation in higher education. Applicants can check their eligibility against these criteria by entering their postcode using the quick look up tool.

have undertaken their secondary education at a state school with a free school entitlement of 40% or more (applicants can check their eligibility against this criteria on the Department for Education website

be in receipt of benefits which may include state income support, working tax credit or child tax credit.

have declared to the University a background-of-care

have disclosed a disability to the University or be in receipt of disability living allowance/personal independence payments.

Should the fund be oversubscribed, priority will be given to applications that meet several of the eligibility criteria.