Superior STEM Bursary application

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Student name and personal details







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Course Details

If this is a multi-year course please tell us which year you are in (e.g. BTEC in Health and Social Care, Level 3, Year 2)



If this is a decimal, please round up e.g. 2.5 days a week would round up to 3
Your Bursary Request




(E.g. I need a laptop because of X. I need this laptop to be able to run Y and Z programs for my course.)


E.g. I take the public bus (number X), X days a week. This is £X a day.


If you need to purchase equipment or clothing please provide a weblink if possible. (E.g. Uniform needed for course - www.website.co.uk - £X.)
Personal Details



Equality and Diversity Monitoring

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Terms and Conditions 

You MUST tick the box below to indicate you have read and understood the following:

I agree that the Dorset Community Foundation can process and retain the information provided in this application in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and can share information relating to my application with relevant Officers at the College where I intend to study and with the DCF panel, who make award decisions and are subject to a confidentiality agreement.

I agree that if I am awarded a bursary from Dorset Community Foundation (DCF) the award is subject to the following Terms and Conditions:

  1. The funds can only be spent as stated in the grant application and for no other purpose.
  2. If I receive a direct payment to purchase an item described in my application, I must provide copies of receipt/s on request.
  3. I must inform DCF of any unspent funds remaining after the end of the course, which must be returned to DCF.
  4. I must provide feedback to DCF at the end of the Summer Term, about how the bursary has helped.
  5. DCF will use the information in my application form and subsequent feedback, to publicise the scheme and communicate with donors, unless I make a request for my information not to be used.
  6. DCF is not liable for any contingency involving property or activities towards which funds have contributed.
  7. If purchasing a laptop as part of my bursary, DCF will share my name and address with the company from whom the laptop is purchased
  8. If I stop attending college or fail to comply with any of the above term or condition DCF retains the right to reclaim the grant either in whole or in part.

Please tick this box to indicate that you have read and understood the terms and conditions and agree to them.
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