Fitzwilliam College Maintenance Bursary Application form - Graduate Students

Thanks to the generosity of alumni of the College and other donors, the College is able to award the Fitzwilliam College Maintenance Bursary to help graduate students cover living costs. All home and overseas graduate students are eligible to apply

Awards are made according to individual circumstances - please complete the form with as much information as possible

The maximum amount available to an individual student during the academic year is £1000. Awards are typically made at a lower level, of £250, £500 or £750.

TUTOR'S RECOMMENDATION - IMPORTANT NOTE - to enter your comments and select the category of funding please open the 'Edit' field on the right hand side above. Once entered, 'Save Changes' and then select the Approve/Decline button on this page.
Notes for Tutor:

There are 3 main levels of award (£250, £500 and £750). Awards of £1000 in one payment will be under very exceptional circumstances - more usual is a lower award or a top up /2nd award made later in the year.

To award £1000 in one payment, Tutors should tick category (A) and make a specific recommendation in the comments box below.
Recommended level of funding. Please select one.

Recommended level of funding. Please select one. CATEGORY A: Exceptional financial hardship, due to unforeseen circumstances. Deserving of full award: £750 (or £1000 with specific comments in box below) CATEGORY B: Demonstrable financial need, due to change in circumstances, or required course related placements (e.g. Veterinary Medicine). £500 CATEGORY C: Difficult financial circumstances, deserving of College support. This category of award may also be used in the case of a student who has received a Category B award earlier in the academic year. £250. Category D - None of the above - such as loan/no payment appropriate/something else.
Tutor comments
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Personal Data

The personal data that you have supplied will be used for the purpose of administering maintenance bursary awards. All data will be processed and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. By completing this form you consent to the use of your personal data for these purposes.

Please note your data may be shared with the University, in accordance with our standard agreement, but will not be passed on to any other Third Party unless you separately agree, or the College is under a legal obligation to do so.

If you are successful, the outcome of the award will be recorded on your CamSIS record. Otherwise, the personal data associated with this application will be deleted when it is no longer required.

For more information about how we use your data and the College’s data protection policy see https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/about/official-information/data-protection
Name Name * First Last
Email *

please use your @cam email
Your Fitzwilliam Graduate Tutor *
Degree *
Department/Subject *
Your Primary Nationality
Section 1 - Information about your course.
Year of study *
4th Year PhD student - please give your expected thesis submission date and ask your Supervisor to send a brief email report 4th Year PhD student - please give your expected thesis submission date and ask your Supervisor to send a brief email report * / DD / MM YYYY

Please ask your supervisor to send a brief report/opinion on your progress towards submission. The report can be sent by email direct to your Tutor, or to graduate.office@fitz.cam.ac.uk
Only for the following VetMB, Clinical Medicine, PGCE -

If you are funding your studies in part using a Student Finance loan/bursary, or NHS bursary of any sort, please submit copies of your assessment letters with this application. All student please also complete sections 2,3,4 and 5
Please quote University fee per year £ Pounds . Pence
Please complete the following for the current academic year using the figures from the University Graduate Admissions website - http://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees
University fee per year * £ Pounds . Pence
Course Length *
Minimum Maintenance for the year £ Pounds . Pence
Section 2 - Your Financial Support

For this academic year - please list all the sources of funding support that you had EXPECTED before starting the course. The College would normally expect this to equal your course and maintenance costs [if any of this is no longer available, you can explain in section 5, personal comments].
Sources of funding - with amounts £ *
Maximum of 200 characters allowed. Currently Entered: 0 characters.
Other income or savings available to you - with amounts £
Maximum of 100 characters allowed. Currently Entered: 0 characters.
Section 3 - Financial Debts and Expenses
Full amount owing for Student Loans to date (include money still owing for previous courses) (£) £ Pounds . Pence
Bank Overdraft/outstanding Credit Card (£) £ Pounds . Pence
Outstanding College Bill (£) £ Pounds . Pence
Amounts owed to others/family £ Pounds . Pence
Accommodation Expenses
Address in Cambridge/College Room number Address in Cambridge/College Room number *
Street Address Address Line 2 City County Postcode Country
Rent / week (do not include Kitchen Fixed Charge or Utility bills (water/electricity etc) (£) * £ Pounds . Pence
Weekly utility bill (only for those not in College accommodation) £ Pounds . Pence
Other relevant Expenses (£) £ Pounds . Pence
Details of above
Maximum of 100 characters allowed. Currently Entered: 0 characters.
Section 4 - Applications for financial support made elsewhere
During this academic year, have you applied/are you applying for, any other hardship funds. If YES, please give details.
Maximum of 100 characters allowed. Currently Entered: 0 characters.
Section 5 - Your Comments

You were accepted by the University on the understanding that you had sufficient funds to complete your course. Please state why you are applying and what has occurred to change your financial circumstances (attach extra page if necessary) *
Maximum of 500 characters allowed. Currently Entered: 0 characters.
Date Date * / DD / MM YYYY
Declaration *

Declaration I declare that the information I have given is correct to the best of my knowledge. If it is discovered that I have knowingly given false information, I understand that I will be required to repay any Bursary I have been awarded and may be subject to disciplinary action by the College
Email
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Fitzwilliam College Maintenance Bursary Application form - Graduate Students

Fitzwilliam College Maintenance Bursary Application form - Graduate Students

TUTOR'S RECOMMENDATION - IMPORTANT NOTE - to enter your comments and select the category of funding please open the 'Edit' field on the right hand side above. Once entered, 'Save Changes' and then select the Approve/Decline button on this page.

Notes for Tutor:

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Personal Data

Section 1 - Information about your course.

Only for the following VetMB, Clinical Medicine, PGCE - If you are funding your studies in part using a Student Finance loan/bursary, or NHS bursary of any sort, please submit copies of your assessment letters with this application. All student please also complete sections 2,3,4 and 5

Please complete the following for the current academic year using the figures from the University Graduate Admissions website - http://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees

Section 3 - Financial Debts and Expenses

Accommodation Expenses

Section 4 - Applications for financial support made elsewhere

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Only for the following VetMB, Clinical Medicine, PGCE -

If you are funding your studies in part using a Student Finance loan/bursary, or NHS bursary of any sort, please submit copies of your assessment letters with this application. All student please also complete sections 2,3,4 and 5