University’s Scholarships unaffected by major cutbacks

A whopping £660,000 will be cut from funding the university’s National Scholarship Programme in the next academic year.

Students that receiving scholarships from the university would have missed on vital money, given to them to aid their studies but, despite this exorbitant loss, the university has pledged to pay for the shortfall in government funding, ensuring students don’t miss out on in the next academic year.

Without the University stepping in, 233 vital student scholarships would have been lost.

To be eligible for a scholarship from the University of Leicester a student must  live in a household whose annual income is £25,000 or less and be studying for their first degree.

Scholarships are worth up to £5,000 (£6,000 for four year courses), with around £2,000 contributing towards tuition fee and £1,000 going towards living costs for each year of their studies.

Sadly, the case may not apply for other students as many universities will be reducing the availability of their scholarships.

Sir Robert Burgess, University of Leicester Vice Chancellor, said: “Our motto is ‘elite without being elitist’ and we are committed to attracting the brightest, regardless of their background. That’s why we have decided not to pass on any of these reductions to students.”

“Any home or EU undergraduates starting in September will receive the same amount of scholarship funding as they would have done before the changes were announced by the Government.”