Three Quarters of Newport’s full time students in line for University Bursaries
20-10-2011
Newport’s University has today announced more details of its bursary and support plans for students studying in the city from next year. Three quarters of Newport’s full time students will be in line for a new support package that the University is developing as part of its 2012 fee plan.
Worth a total of £3m over 3 years, the scheme will see over 1100 of Newport’s 1500 annual intake of full time undergraduate students receiving support. The poorest students will receive a total of £4 000 during their course while those with a family income between £25 000 and £50 000 will be eligible for £2 000 directly from the University. This is on top of the support packages available through Government and student support agencies. Students resident in Wales will not have to pay fees at levels above those they would pay currently.
Dr Peter Noyes, Vice Chancellor of the University of Wales, Newport said: “We are very pleased to be able to announce a package of support for our students from next year which will help such a large proportion of our students with the costs of study.
“There is a large amount of support on offer for many students, targeted at the poorest, which is why we were very keen to extend these plans to those coming from middle income families who often don’t receive as much support as others. We made promises when we set our fee levels for next year that we would announce the most generous student support package that we could, and this announcement is the culmination of that.
“There are many myths around about the ability for people from low and middle incomes to continue experiencing Higher Education from next year and this is why it is essential that we publicise the huge amount of support on offer.”
Pablo Riesco, President of Newport Students Union said: “Newport Students Union wants to ensure that students are given the most support possible when the new fees system comes in next year. It is important that students are not put off university by the costs involved, so I am pleased to see that so many will receive extra support from the University from next year.”