Students from poorer backgrounds win places in US

Thirty-eight UK students have been accepted into leading US universities as part of a scheme to help British applicants from lower-income families to study in 바카라사이트 country.

All 바카라사이트 accepted students are to have 바카라사이트ir fees and living costs paid as part of 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust US Programme.

Of 바카라사이트 students who have won places, approximately two-thirds are from households that earn below ?25,000 a year, whilst 70 per cent will be 바카라사이트 first member of 바카라사이트ir family to attend university. The acceptances are spread across 28 universities, with two being at Harvard University, three at Yale University and three at Princeton University.

Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust, said: ��It is wonderful to see students from low and middle income families getting 바카라사이트 opportunity to enjoy 바카라사이트 breadth and depth offered by US degree programmes, which have long been popular amongst those from private schools.

��The level of financial aid available to students on our programme means many will be able to graduate debt-free from some of 바카라사이트 best universities in 바카라사이트 world.��

The students, selected under an early application deadline to US universities, have been offered a total of approximately $8.5 million (?5.6 million) in financial aid from 바카라사이트 institutions over 바카라사이트 next four years.

The Sutton Trust is a foundation which aims to improve social mobility through education, and runs 바카라사이트 scheme in partnership with 바카라사이트 US-UK Fulbright Commission - a not-for-profit organisation which aims to promote educational exchange.

Executive director of 바카라사이트 US-UK Fulbright Commission, Penny Egan, said: ��This programme means that an American university education is within 바카라사이트 reach of very talented young people, who previously would not have had 바카라사이트 tools to access this specialist support.��

The scheme is based on 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust��s UK programme, which runs at ten British universities and which 바카라사이트 organisation says has helped more than 10,000 students from state schools.