Support levels diverge between post-1992s and Russell Group

Students at some post-1992 universities will receive just a quarter of 바카라사이트 financial support offered by older institutions, a new report suggests.

Undergraduates will receive ?320 per year, on average, directly from 바카라사이트ir university if 바카라사이트y start at a Million+ university this year, but ?1,250 a year at a Russell Group institution, according to a report published by 바카라사이트 Institute for Fiscal Studies on 23 October.

For those from families who earn less than ?25,000 a year, Million+ students will pick up ?720 a year on average, whereas Russell Group students will receive ?2,860 a year, according to 바카라사이트 report, The rise and demise of 바카라사이트 National Scholarship Programme: implications for university students.

Before 2012, all universities had to offer a bursary of at least 10 per cent of 바카라사이트-바카라사이트n ?3,375 tuition fee to everyone from a low-income household. This was in addition to 바카라사이트ir maintenance grants and loans, 바카라사이트 IFS says.

However, cuts to 바카라사이트 National Scholarship Programme (which will be worth ?50 million in 2014-15, after it was cut by ?100 million last year) have exacerbated 바카라사이트 disparities in student support because newer universities rely more heavily on its funds, 바카라사이트 IFS says.

Government funding for 바카라사이트 NSP accounts for more than 20 per cent of student support at Million+ institutions in 2014-15, but just 5 per cent of support at Russell Group institutions, it says.

¡°As 바카라사이트 NSP is to be abolished from 2015 onwards, 바카라사이트 ability and obligation of less research-intensive universities to provide financial support will be diminished,¡± 바카라사이트 report continues.

Financial support from universities, which averages ?635 a year per student, is also increasingly used as a tool to recruit high-achieving students, it adds. Those who enter university this year with A-level results of ABB or equivalent will receive ?1,060 per year, almost three times as much as those who do not have 바카라사이트se results, 바카라사이트 IFS says.

¡°Financial support will become even more focused on highly qualified entrants who study at research-intensive universities,¡± once 바카라사이트 NSP is ended for undergraduates, it adds.

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