Application process

The Alumni Fund Placement Grant scheme is currently under review. We hope to have details available at the beginning of Semester 2.

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and other friends, the Alumni Fund is able to offer awards of £2,000 to support undergraduate student placements.

You are only eligible to apply if you have not yet started your placement. You do not need to have confirmed your placement before applying but your application must relate to a specific placement. If you apply for a grant and are successful but then your placement plans change (for instance, you are not successful in securing your placement) you will not automatically retain the grant.

Eligibility

Applicants for an Alumni Fund Placement Grant must also meet one or more of the following criteria:

• have a student loans household income assessment of £42,875 or below

• your home is in an area where there is a low participation of young people progressing into higher education

• your school or college performance is below average

• you are a care leaver

• you or your family receive a state means-tested benefit

• you have an Access to HE Diploma

• you are 'irreconcilably estranged' from your parents or guardians

• you are a young carer

• you are a refugee or asylum seeker

• your home address is considered to be in an area of lower social mobility according to ACORN data analysis

• you have a protected characteristic which could put you at a disadvantage when applying for a placement. More information can be found here.

Applicants must also demonstrate a shortfall in the funding required to complete their placement. If you are unsure if you meet these criteria, please contact Student Money Advice.

International students are welcome to apply. Please talk to the Student Monday Advice team to discuss your individual situation and whether you are eligible for a grant.