Yes its true that students can apply to LEAs for support but there will be no HEFCE funding for these students.We have taken a decision not to recruit in excess of our agrred contract numbers for courses so affected On Wed, 20 May 1998 08:47:52 -0400 (EDT) Jenny Laffan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Pamela > > I would still like confirmation regarding student support from DfEE > for students on courses the funding of which has been transferred > to Department of Health (Health related areas such as Nursing, > Midwifery, Physiotherapy etc). It appears from the recent circular > on this subject that if a student is unsuccessful in gaining a > bursary funded by the the Department of Health then they can still > apply for funding from DfEE (which would presumably make them > eligible to contribute to the £1000 tuition fee). > > Good Luck > On Tue, 19 May 1998 14:58:14 +0100 (BST) Pamela Bell-Ashe > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I recently attended a meeting on behalf of AMOSSHE at the > > DfEE on the question of monitoring the new arrangements for > > student support. They have been asked by Ministers to > > ensure that HEIs fully understand the new student support > > arrangements (including fees, grants, loans, Access Funds > > and hardship loans) and will be able to implement them in > > the autumn. I made the comment that I thought most people > > were now fine on the main parts but sometimes were unsure > > about some of the details, particularly in relation to > > particular groups or sub-groups of students. As a result I > > have been asked to provide a list of queries so that they > > can draw up a document answering frequently asked > > questions. Please let me know if you have any issues you > > would like to have included in this either because you > > still don't know the answers or because it's something > > you've struggled over and think other people may also be! > > > > I look forward to hearing from you. > > > > ---------------------- > > Pamela Bell-Ashe > > University of Liverpool > > > > Chair > > Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education > > > > Tel: 0151 794 2243 > > Fax: 0151 794 2249 > > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > > ---------------------- > Jenny Laffan > Senior Administrative Officer > > School of Health Studies > University of Bradford > Unity Building, 25 Trinity Road > Bradford BD5 0BB > > Tel. Internal x6303 > External (01274) 386303 > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------- David Davies [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%