2015 Access Bursary Application Form

To be eligible to apply, applicants should be ordinarily

resident in Scotland and meet at least one of the
following criteria:
A. Students from the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods as
defined by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).
B. Students from schools identified as having low progression
rates to higher education by the Schools for Higher Education
Programme (SHEP).
C. Students articulating to year 2 and 3 of HWU degrees from an
HNC or HND at a Scottish college.
D. Associate Students starting their third year at Heriot-Watts
Edinburgh or Scottish Borders campuses.
E. Mature students who have gained entry qualifications through
the Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP).
F. Students who have formerly been Looked After or
Accommodated i.e. in local authority care including foster care
or being looked after at home. This includes applicants from
anywhere in the UK who have spent time in care.
G. Students who have participated in Heriot-Watts Brightest
Watts Programme in the year prior to entry.
Students who are awarded an Access Bursary receive a total of
1,000 for each year of their undergraduate studies. The student is
paid 1,000 in their first year of studies, (this includes those
entering directly to Years 2 or 3), and 1,000 in each year as an
enrolled student on an Honours degree. If the student is taking part
in a paid work placement, the bursary will not normally be paid for
that year. Students on an intercampus transfer will continue to
receive the bursary. There are approximately 50 Access Bursaries
available each year. Fulfilment of the eligibility criteria does not
guarantee that a bursary can be awarded, we try and identify the
applicants who are in greatest need.
Please complete the following information and e-mail this
form to accessbursaries@hw.ac.uk no later than 5pm on Friday
21st August 2015.
Note: The personal information that you provide on this form about your personal
circumstances will be kept securely and used only to assess your eligibility for the award of
a Bursary. For more information about how we protect your personal data please see our
Data Protection Policy:
http://www.hw.ac.uk/documents/heriot-watt-university-data-protection-policy.pdf

Name

Ian Aquino

Address

41 Gracemount House Drive

Post Code

EH16 6FD

Telephone

07447941794
01315315122
Ian_aquino47@yahoo.com

e-mail
address
3) Heriot-Watt University Identification Number.
Note: we put this on any communication addressed
personally to you and the format is the letter H followed by
eight numbers e.g. H12345678.

4) Name of school or college currently attending/most

recently attended:

..
5) Which of the eligibility criteria (listed as A to G above) do
you think may apply to you? Please indicate with a cross, or
crosses, in the boxes below. Note: more than one may be
relevant to your situation.
A

Not
Sure

6). Please say why you have applied for an Access Bursary. Please
focus specifically on: financial need; personal or family
circumstances which may make it difficult for you take up a place
and/or complete your studies at the University; evidence of
commitment and motivation. Please note that this is a
competitive bursary and what you provide in this section will
be used in the selection process.
I have applied for an Access Bursary, as it will greatly aid my family
and myself financially as I go on and start my year 2 at Heriot-Watt
University. My fathers workplace will soon be closing down, so he is
currently looking for another job that he can potentially take on.
However, this also means that he is at risk of being unemployed for
an indeterminate amount of time.
I am also currently looking for a part-time job, which requires
sensible hours that would be able to help me financially but have
yet to find one.
I am hoping for your kind consideration of my application,
Ian Aquino

Signature.
Date