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Dear colleagues, I am drafting a report for the sponsors ( including the DfES) on the first year of this project and would be very grateful for any feedback you could offer on the scheme such as what went well in your HEI and what has proved more challenging. More specifically, is the Hardship Fund guidance on the Foyer bursary sufficient or could it usefully be expanded? Did all the Foyer students who could have applied for the bursary eventually apply? Would you welcome earlier notification of your UF and CF applicants if this is possible? Would you find it helpful to have a list of the names of the Foyers so you could see earlier if someone from that address had applied to your HEI? Is the letter of application for a bursary sufficient for your purposes of awarding the bursary or do you need something more detailed? Have you included reference to the Foyer bursary in any of your informational material for students? Have there been any issues for students on franchised courses in accessing he bursary? On the mentor front, could you let me know if your HEI did manage to find mentors for the Foyer students? I know some did but think the provision across the UK is probably patchy. Any other feedback that could help streamline the scheme will be most welcome. Replies by the 25th November if possible. Eira -- Eira Makepeace Head of Centre for Student Affairs University of the West of England Frenchay Bristol BS16 1QY Phone +(44) + (0)117 344 2561 Fax +(44) + (0)117 344 2895