Sunderland Robson Art & Design Scholarship 2024/25

Overview

The Robson Art & Design Scholarship 2024/25 offers a cash award of £1,000 for undergraduate students who:

• Are a first-year undergraduate student in 2024/25.
• Are studying an eligible art and design course.
• Show passion and promise in their field.
• Meet at least one of the widening participation priority awarding criteria outlined in sections three to five of these guidance notes.

There are three scholarships available.

This scholarship is funded from a philanthropic donation via the University of Sunderland’s Development and Alumni Office. By applying for this scholarship, you agree to participate in PR/marketing activity if awarded.

Who's eligible?

1. You must be a 'Home', 'Refugee', or 'Overseas Island' student on an eligible full-time course

The Government classes all students as ‘Home’ or ‘International’. This status determines which tuition fees you pay, and which bursaries, scholarships, and awards you are eligible to receive.

Home students are eligible for this scholarship.

Overseas Island; Isle of Man and the Channel Islands students are eligible for this scholarship.

Refugee students are eligible for this scholarship.

EU students with UK Settled Status at the time of application are eligible for this scholarship.

If you are an ‘International’ student, you are not eligible for this scholarship.

2. You must apply for and meet the conditions of your offer, then successfully enrol onto an eligible course

You must enrol on one of the following University of Sunderland art and design courses in academic year 2024/25:

Alternatively, you must be entering Level One in academic year 2024/25 having completed one of the following Integrated Foundation Year courses:

3. You must demonstrate passion and promise in your artistic field

As part of the application process you must submit:

• A statement of up to 250 words outlining your reasons for choosing your course, your passion for your subject and your aspirations for the future.
• Up to five images of your work, to be submitted on Microsoft PowerPoint.

Your submissions will be assessed by the Awarding Committee and selection will be based upon the following criteria:

• Demonstrates passion, commitment, and an enthusiasm to learn.
• Evidence of creative skills and promise within your chosen field.

4. You must meet at least one of the widening participation priority awarding criteria

When awarding this scholarship, priority will be given to applicants from the following groups:

• Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showman or Boater
• Asylum seeker or refugee
• Carer
• Low household income (equal to or below £27,500 per annum)
• Low household income (between £27,501 and £47,500 per annum)
• Mature student (aged 21 or over on 1 September 2024)
• Care experienced student (applies only to ‘Home’ students)
• Estranged student (irreconcilably estranged from both parents/carers) under the age of 25 on 1 September 2024

If we need to verify your household income as part of your application, you must have undertaken a means-tested Student Loans Company (SLC) assessment. You must also agree to share your data with the University via the SLC. The University will liaise with the SLC to verify household income.

Awarding scholarships

The Sunderland Robson Art & Design Scholarship will be awarded following an application process. All applications that meet the criteria will be shortlisted for consideration by the Awarding Committee.

How to apply

If you are starting an undergraduate course in autumn 2024 or entering Level One having completed an Integrated Foundation Year, you can apply for this scholarship from March 2024.

You can apply for this scholarship via your myApplication account. The deadline for applications is Saturday 31 August 2024.

There are three scholarships available. Please note that applying for this scholarship does not guarantee that you will receive it.

Receiving the scholarship

If you have not registered on your course within three weeks of the course start date, the scholarship will be withdrawn and offered to another eligible student.

A cash award of £1,000 will be paid to you via bank transfer in early February 2025. You will be expected to produce an illustrated report upon successful completion of your course for publicity and stewardship purposes.

The scholarship payment is conditional on you maintaining satisfactory engagement and making academic progress in the reasonable opinion of the Programme Team. If you withdraw from your course before receiving a scholarship payment, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn.

If you withdraw in the same academic year after receiving your scholarship payment, you will be required to return the funding to the donor.

The University agrees to pay to you, the student, all scholarships and bursaries, and payments that are awarded and due to you whilst you are on your programme of study. If a scholarship or bursary payment is made to you in error, the University reserves the right to recover any awards or overpayments from you, the student. This may result in you being asked to repay an award if it was paid to you in error. It is also the responsibility of you, the student, to ensure that all awards and payments received are accurate. Any payment discrepancies will be rectified by the University or the student.

Awarded scholarship recipients are obliged to take part in public relations and marketing activity as a requirement of being awarded this funding.

Please note, once provisional awards are made, the Development and Alumni Office will contact awardees via registered contact details. If you do not respond, we reserve the right to reallocate funding. If you do not supply us with the required information, including any evidence you have been asked to submit, and the scholarship award cannot be paid in early February 2025, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn.

If you transfer to another course outside the School of Art and Design, you will not be eligible for this scholarship.

If you have an outstanding university debt of £50 or more, you will not receive the scholarship until the debt has been cleared.

Your declared widening participation priority criteria will be checked and verified following enrolment as a student at the University of Sunderland. Final scholarship awards will only be offered to those students with verified details.

Scholarship awards will only be payable if all tuition fee payments are up to date.

As part of the admissions process, the University will verify various aspects of a UCAS or direct application to determine that an applicant should be classed as ‘Home’. The following criteria will be verified:

• Declared nationality
• Country of birth
• Area of permanent residence
• Date of entry into the UK (If applicable)
• Location of previous education provider

Funding is provided by the University’s Development Trust, registered charity 1041658.

Disclaimer

Every effort is made to ensure that all details included in these guidance notes are correct at the time of writing. They are intended to act as an information source only for potential scholarship applicants and in no way should they be considered legally binding or guarantee an award of a scholarship.

The University will not be deemed to be in breach of any legal or contractual obligations due to changes to eligibility criteria beyond the reasonable control of the University. It should therefore be noted that these guidance notes are regularly reviewed and are naturally subject to change from time to time sometimes without notice. The University’s decision is final.

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Published: 19 February 2024