University of Gloucestershire offers post-graduate bursaries to support locals who've lost jobs
It is offering a 20% discount on some post-graduate courses, to help those whose jobs have been affected by the pandemic.
Last updated 29th Sep 2020
The University of Gloucestershire has launched a new bursary to support local employees, whose jobs have been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Gloucestershire Recovery Bursary entitles eligible applicants to a 20% discount in tuition fees for some of its most popular Postgraduate taught courses.
Two groups would be eligible:
• Gloucestershire residents who have been made redundant since 1st July 2020 (e.g. people living at an address with a Gloucestershire postcode).
• People who have been made redundant from a Gloucestershire-based business since 1st July 2020 (e.g. their place of work has a Gloucestershire postcode).
The discount applies to the university’s Masters in Cyber Security, Mechatronics and Engineering Management, Marketing and Human Resource Management, Financial Technology (FinTech) as well as the prestigious MBA programme.
Applicants must meet the course entry requirements for the programme they wish to join.
The UK government already offers PG loans for fees and living costs for UK Graduates, so the new discount could bring Masters study closer to reality.
Dr Polly Pick, the University’s Director of Business Engagement and Partnerships, said:
“This is a hugely challenging time for many local businesses, and for our communities as a whole.
"We understand that many organisations have needed to change the way they operate in order to respond to the pandemic. In some cases, this has led to uncertainty and ultimately, redundancies.
"Our Gloucestershire Recovery Bursary will help local residents and workers to develop new higher level skills and realise emerging opportunities as our economic recovery gets underway.
"Moreover, there will also be benefits to the wider economy – local employers will need access to new skills in order to drive growth in a post-Covid world. Thanks to this bursary, many of those skills will now be available to them within the county.”