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EDUCATION
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Subsection 2.04:
Financing your studies |
Printed material
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UCAS Student Finance Guide
| 978 0749444280
| £9.99
| Jul05 |
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Endorsed by UCAS, this useful book explains the current system
and the major changes taking place. Kogan Page |
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Students' Money Matters
2008/09
| 978 1844551668
| £14.99
| 2008 |
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| This book aims
to provide students with all the skills necessary for them
to learn how to cope on a budget. Trotman |
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University Scholarships,
Awards and Bursaries
| 978 1844551446
| £22.99
| Oct07 |
| Information
on the value of each award, who is eligible, when and how
to apply, and other awards from private agencies, for example,
teacher training agencies. Trotman |
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Student Support and Benefits
Handbook: England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2008/09
| 978 190607614
| £12.50
| Oct08 |
| Like all CPAG handbooks,
this is fully indexed and cross-referenced to law and regulations.
It also contains useful summary tables and step-by-step guides
to assist with calculating benefit entitlement in the light
of student income. This handbook is supplied automatically to
students’ unions that are affiliated to NUS.
CPAG and the National Union of Students (due Oct08) |
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The Education Grants Directory
2006/07(9th edition)
| 978 1903991756
| £39.95
| Nov06 |
| A comprehensive
listing of national and local charities which give to individuals
for education. Published every two years. Directory of Social
Change
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The Push Guide to Money
| 978 0340929605
| £9.95
| Aug06 |
This guide helps
students choose the university they can afford and assists
them in minimising and managing debts that is an issue with
most university students. Hodder Education |
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Hotcourses Undergraduate
Courses and Funding Guide
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| £3.95
| 2008 |
| With over 1,000 awards, this guide
represents essential information about funding. Not only does
it contain details of the new awards available from 2006, but
it also gives a firm idea about what courses at which university
and college are on offer. Hotcourses
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Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need
2006/07 (10th edition)
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978 1903991749
| £29.95
| Nov06 |
Reference for
advisers, social workers providing details of over 2,500 national
and local trusts who make grants for individuals in need.
Directory of Social Change |
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Software CD or DVD
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Funderfinder: PIN
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| £100.00+VAT
| 2008 |
| This software programme helps students
and their advisers find funding. PIN is a way of identifying
which of approximately 3,500 charitable trusts might make a
grant to a particular individual. FunderFinder |
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Useful websites
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Funding Directory from advice resources
www.adviceresources-fundingdirectory.co.uk/
Fully searchable database of funding opportunities from non-charitable
sources (eg adult learning grants and career development loans).
It includes a deadline prompt and news updates to keep you
informed and to make sure your clients get their funding applications
in on time.
Student Loans Company
www.slc.co.uk
(opens in new window)
Contains information on loans for both full and part-time
students, with repayments, contacts, FAQs and related and
associate organisations. It has lists of contact telephone
numbers and links to relevant government and other sites.
Career Development Loans
www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/cdl/index.htm
(opens in new window)
This site has been designed for use by learning providers
for individuals who wish to fund their education or learning
through the CDL programme. Comprehensive, easy to follow instructions
for learning providers.
Scholarship-search
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