Scholarships and Bursaries

The information set out below is for your guidance. It applies to the academic year 2009-2010.

Funding is discussed with applicants at the interview stage. Students who do not have access to the necessary funds will have the opportunity to apply for financial assistance from the sources of funding listed below. These should be investigated as early as possible so that letters of application can be sent immediately on receipt of the Principal’s letter offering a place on the programme.

While at West Dean College students have two main costs to meet:

• Tuition fees: £3,485 per term
• Living costs: accommodation and food (including weekends and holiday breaks), travel, work placement (applies to some programmes), toiletries, laundry, postage, telephone, leisure activities, some materials and specialist tools depending on your subject area.

Financial assistance can be obtained from a variety of sources:

1 EDWARD JAMES FOUNDATION - bursaries towards part of the tuition fees
Eligibility: UK and overseas students studying on any of the diploma programmes

2 BADA, Joan Eyles - a scholarship for one year’s tuition fees
Eligibility: UK students on one of the following programmes: Ceramics, Clocks, Furniture or Metalwork

3 SOUTH SQUARE TRUST - a scholarship for one-year’s tuition fees
Eligibility: UK students on the Metalwork programmes

4 SIDNEY SANDERS CHARITABLE TRUST - two scholarships for one year’s tuition fees
Eligibility: UK students on the Clocks and the Metalwork programmes

5 BARROW - a bursary towards part of the tuition fees
Eligibility: UK and overseas students studying on the Books programmes

6 ST. ROCHE - a scholarship for two years’ tuition and accommodation fees (plus termly allowance) Eligibility: UK and overseas students studying on the Clocks programmes

7 NADFAS - bursaries towards tuition fees
Eligibility: UK students studying on the Conservation diploma programmes

8 OTHER PRIVATE GRANT-MAKING TRUSTS (SEE BELOW)
Eligibility: varies with each trust

9 OTHERS
Former employers, professional bodies associated with parents’ or applicant’s occupation; family friends who would be willing to help either through a donation or loan; manufacturers and retailers of ceramics, clocks, metalwork, furniture, textiles; music publishers; book publishers.

1. For the following awards:
Edward James Foundation bursaries, BADA Joan Eyles scholarship, South Square Trust scholarship, Sidney Sanders Charitable Trust scholarships, Barrow bursary, NADFAS bursaries and the St. Roche scholarship,
Apply to: THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE, WEST DEAN COLLEGE Applicants should request a bursary/scholarship form from the College, complete it and return it to the Principal’s Office with a covering letter. Competition for these are high, so do explore other funding streams.

2. PRIVATE GRANT-MAKING TRUSTS
A list of these is to be found in the directories mentioned below. They can be consulted in the reference sections of public libraries and information is also available on the internet.

When applying to private grant-making trusts, do ensure that you are selective and consider your application seriously. Most grant-makers have very strict policies about whom they will and will not support.. Take time to find out their guidelines and apply to relevant trusts only, otherwise you will be wasting your time (and theirs). You should check:

• Whether the programme is eligible. Trusts normally specify the causes they support, e.g. education, medical research.
• Whether you are eligible: nationality, age.
• Whether the trust accepts applications from organisations or individuals. If they only accept applications from organisations, we shall be pleased to submit one on your behalf.
  If in doubt, it is worth phoning the trust to ask for further details. It is always worthwhile double-checking the information you find in the directories as things can be subject to change.

DIRECTORIES

• The Arts Funding Guide, Directory of Social Change
• The Directory of Grant Making Trusts, Charities Aid Foundation
• The Grants Register, Macmillan Press
• The Guide to UK Company Giving, Directory of Social Change
• A Guide to the Major Trusts Volumes 1,2 and 3, Directory of Social Change
• The Hollis Sponsorship & Donations Yearbook, Hollis Directories Ltd
• Dan Cassidy’s Worldwide Graduate Scholarship Directory, Career Press
• A guide to local trusts in: Greater London / Midlands / South England / North England, Directory of Social Change
  

3 OVERSEAS STUDENTS

• You may first wish to contact your own Education Department, as they should have details of scholarship opportunities for students wishing to study overseas.
• You may also contact the British Council in your own country. Details may be obtained from:

The British Council Information Service,
10 Spring Gardens, London,
SW1A 2BN, United Kingdom
T +44 (0) 161 957 7755 F +44 (0) 161 957 7762 email general.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
www.britishcouncil.org

OR UKCOSA, The Council for International Education,
9-17 St Albans Place, London, NI 0NX, United Kingdom
T +44 (0)20 7107 9922 between 1300 and 1600 UK time GMT Mondays to Fridays. www.ukcosa.org.uk

The British Council and UKCOSA are two organisations which work together. They have produced a booklet for international students on how to find sources of funding for UK study.

THE INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR GRANT APPLICATION LETTER
1 A description of the programme including the place you have been offered, the duration of the course and the qualification you will achieve. The qualifications you will achieve at West Dean will either be a University of Sussex Diploma or a West Dean Diploma.

2. Why you have chosen to do the particular programme.

3. What you did previously and what you intend to do on completion. A concise curriculum vitae should be enclosed together with an offer to supply references.

4. How you plan to finance your studies with a breakdown of the total costs of the programme, plus details of any personal savings you may have and any other funds you may have received from other sources.

5. You should mention that the programmes at West Dean are unique and our graduate employment rate is high. Trusts and other organisations receive many applications and their funds are limited. The earlier you apply the better.

If you have any queries about applying for funding, please contact:

Véronique Harris, West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ, England
Telephone: +44 (0)1243 818274 Email: veronique.harris@westdean.org.uk