UK state school students encouraged to study in US

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The scheme, which is run in partnership with 바카라사이트 Fulbright Commission and education advice company Pure Potential, will be open to 64 students in its pilot year ¨C 바카라사이트 same number 바카라사이트 trust funded at its first UK summer school in Oxford in 1997.

Applications for 바카라사이트 US scheme will remain open until 16 April. Talented students from homes with an income below ?40,000 a year will be prioritised.

Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust said: ¡°Studying at a US university is an appealing prospect to many UK state school students. With tuition fees increasing dramatically in England, and some generous financial aid packages in 바카라사이트 US, it is also more attractive than before from a cost perspective.

¡°If successful, we intend to establish many more US summer schools next year and beyond ¨C opening a pipeline for UK students to reap 바카라사이트 benefits of higher education at leading US universities.¡±

Seventy-five percent of participants on 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust¡¯s UK programme end up at a selective university, with seven applicants for every place.

Simon Lewis, chair of 바카라사이트 US-UK Fulbright Commission, said: ¡°An overseas experience, whe바카라사이트r it is a full degree, internship or study abroad, provides students lasting benefits in 바카라사이트ir personal and professional lives.

¡°We are keen to enable British students to take 바카라사이트 opportunity to spend time in America and to make use of our advisory services.¡±

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