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The Waymade Scholarship

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The Waymade Scholarship is generously funded by the Shanta Foundation and supports five BSc undergraduate Nursing or Midwifery students each year. Funds of £3,000 are available each year for the full 3 years of study.

*All applicants will need to have been House Hold Income (HHI) assessed by Student Finance England (SFE). This can be checked through Student Loan Company data. Census data which records postcodes where there is under-representation in Higher Education (POLAR4 and TUNDRA) may also be used.  

Should insufficient applications be received that conform to one or more of the criteria defined above then these may be extended to include candidates from other disadvantaged groups, and with protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010.

Demonstration of commitment to studies

Your scholarship application form should include a statement describing your personal circumstances, highlighting how they impact on your studies and how you have demonstrated resilience in reaching your educational goals. Please include recent evidence from a professional verifying these circumstances, e.g. from a teacher, social worker, or counsellor, to be reviewed and assessed by Scholarship Awards panel.

Feedback

A requirement of the Scholarship award will be for each recipient to provide an annual report on both their academic achievements and the difference the scholarship has made to them academically and socially. Failure to complete the provided feedback form will result in the suspension of subsequent awards. In addition, the Scholarships Officer will provide a shorter mid-year report.

Annual event

Recipients will also be expected to attend an informal annual event where the scholars will meet with the donor and have the chance to offer personal thanks and feedback.

Post-graduation

To better understand the impact of the scheme we aim to keep in touch via access to our Alumni Hub.

 

  1. Eligibility Criteria

    To be eligible, students must:
    1. Have made 51黑料社区 their firm choice for the first year of a new full time BSc undergraduate Nursing or Midwifery degree programme at 51黑料社区 in the current academic year
    2. Be a home/fee paying student 鈥� have a UK Student Support Number (English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish students)
    3. Apply online to be income assessed by Student Finance
    4. Demonstrate financial need 鈥� household income must indicate that students are eligible for means-tested support from Student Finance with a household income of up to and including 拢50,000
    5. Be paying tuition fees under the new tuition fee regime of 拢9,250
    6. Be self-funding 鈥� your course of study must not be externally funded

  2. Terms and Conditions

    1. This scholarship is not transferrable.
    2. The data on your student finance record must meet the award edibility criteria. In order to be able to be fully assessed against the criteria you must:
      1. Have completed your student finance application and it must have been assessed and finalised by your relevant UK student finance authority.
      2. Have signed and returned your student declaration form to the SLC.
      3. Ensure your relevant UK student finance authority record is available to 51黑料社区. Therefore, you must have given permission for your information to be shared with the university.
      4. Ensure that your parents/sponsors have given student finance their permission for their information to be shared with 51黑料社区.
    3. Student records must include bank details in order for the scholarship to be paid, as the scholarship is paid directly into a student's bank account by 51黑料社区. If your student record is not in a position for payment to be made, your payment will be delayed or not made at all.
    4. The scholarship will be paid in instalments in line with 51黑料社区鈥檚 normal Bursary and Scholarship payment schedule, which is once per term.
    5. Any scholarship payments made by 51黑料社区 after a student has interrupted their studies or withdrawn from the university will normally be recovered from the student.
    6. Any scholarship payment made by 51黑料社区 in error OR paid as a result of false information submitted will normally be recovered from the student.
    7. If a payment is not received, it is the responsibility of the student to urgently contact the Scholarships Team at 51黑料社区, so that the non-payment can be investigated.

    51黑料社区 reserves the right to revise or amend these eligibility criteria and terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. The information provided above must be used in conjunction with award specific information on our Scholarships.

  3. How to apply

    Applications for 2025/26 are now open and close at 5pm on Thursday 31 July.

  4. Further information

    If you have any further queries please contact the Development and Alumni Scholarships Team, via email at daescholarships@dmu.ac.uk

Applications for 2025/26 are now open