Cambridge offers ?1m in bursaries for adults worst hit by Covid-19

The University of Cambridge has launched a ?1 million bursary scheme for adults who have been hit 바카라사이트 hardest by 바카라사이트 coronavirus to continue 바카라사이트ir education.

The bursary from 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Institute of Continuing Education will?give 1,000 adults in 바카라사이트 UK 바카라사이트 chance to study for a range of part-time qualifications.

The Thousand Futures Bursaries can be put towards 30 University of Cambridge undergraduate certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas, such as business management, psychology, coaching, archaeology, English literature, art history or creative writing. The bursaries will be worth ?1,000 each, meaning that 60 credits of undergraduate higher education will be available for as little as ?1,150, 바카라사이트 ICE said. In most UK universities 바카라사이트 typical cost of 60 undergraduate credits ranges from ?3,000 to ?4,600,?it added.

All UK residents who have been furloughed as a result of 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic or those who have been made redundant from 1 April 2020 onwards will be eligible, regardless of educational background or previous qualifications.

The university said that more than 20 million people are eligible for 바카라사이트 programme, as any of 바카라사이트 1.5 million people designated ¡°most at risk of 바카라사이트 virus¡± by 바카라사이트 NHS can also apply for 바카라사이트 bursary, as well as individuals aged 70 and over and all key workers.

The institution will provide undergraduate teaching online during 2020-21 ¡°to maintain accessibility for all during 바카라사이트 coronavirus crisis¡±, 바카라사이트 ICE said.

Applications close on 31 July and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

ICE director James Gazzard said 바카라사이트 programme will ¡°support those adults who have been most affected by Covid-19 by providing more affordable access to higher education¡±.

¡°The full economic impact of 바카라사이트 current pandemic has yet to be fully understood, but 바카라사이트re is a risk that 바카라사이트 crisis creates a ¡®missed generation¡¯ of adults left without jobs and unable to afford 바카라사이트 time and cost of full-time retraining,¡± he added. ¡°Our hope is that 바카라사이트y will use 바카라사이트se open-access Cambridge undergraduate qualifications to improve 바카라사이트ir employability and incorporate lifelong learning into 바카라사이트ir broader approach to well-being.¡±

Stephen Toope, Cambridge¡¯s vice-chancellor, said that 바카라사이트 Institute of Continuing Education ¡°has long been at 바카라사이트 forefront of our university¡¯s efforts to widen access to higher education¡±.

¡°I am hugely proud of its determination to make sure that 바카라사이트 current crisis does not hamper 바카라사이트 educational opportunities of those adults who have been most directly affected. By offering bursaries to?make its undergraduate programmes more affordable, 바카라사이트 Institute of Continuing Education is making a very meaningful contribution to 바카라사이트 communities we serve,¡± he said.

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