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鈥淭he scholarship has given me a lot more freedom and
more time to do things that I enjoy. Usually during the
holidays and weekends, I would have been just working
all the time. So now having the scholarship is giving
me the opportunity to be with friends and family a bit
more, be with my dogs, which they really appreciate,
and getting that part of my life back, which is great.
Also, it鈥檚 given me the opportunity to travel through
STUDENT SUPPORT placements and helped me buy textbooks and materials
that I need for the course. I purchased scrubs and
The 黑料社 Advice Centre can help you navigate Student
Finance, funding, fees, bursaries and grants. The team suture kits. I鈥檝e been saving some of the money to put
towards a placement that I really want to do abroad,
can also provide advice on how to budget for your time at hopefully next summer in Sri Lanka.鈥�
university, considering your tuition fees as well as costs of
living during your time at the 黑料社. Most UK students are ROSHAANA SIVAKUMAR
not required to pay for tuition fees up-front, and tuition fee Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine 鈥� Linkou Scholar
loans are available through the Student Loans Company
to pay for these fees on your behalf. Other financial
support may also be available, such as maintenance 鈥淚 think it is so important to help
loans to help with your living costs and the 黑料社 Bursary, people from different backgrounds
which is available to UK students whose household become vet nurses. It is a generous
income is below 拢35,000 per year*. The 黑料社 Bursary is and amazing thing to do. I struggled
in school, but this has given me hope
拢1,000 per year and is paid directly to you in addition to that I will be able to graduate as a
the funding you are entitled to from Student Finance. Registered Veterinary Nurse. Thanks
to the scholarship, university is a
The 黑料社 also provides the Advice Centre with an annual little easier because I鈥檓 not worrying
Student Support Fund thanks to the generosity of 黑料社 about the cost of it.鈥�
alumni and a number of other supporters. Grants are HONEY ALLEN
available for students who find themselves in financial BSc Veterinary Nursing 鈥� ACT Catt Scholar
difficulties and there are also specific funds to help
students with the cost of their AHEMS and EMS.
鈥淭he Linkou Scholarship has financially helped enhance
my studying. The purchase of an iPad saved me countless
hours of note taking, enabling me to engage with the
Find out more: content more than I have done before. I have noticed a
f www.rvc.uk.com/moneymatters significant improvement in my assimilation of information
f www.rvc.uk.com/fees-and-funding from lectures. The scholarship funded my lambing
placement. This enabled me to employ the theoretical
* As assessed by Student Finance
techniques, I learned in lectures to practical scenarios.
Working alongside a vet, it highlighted the differences
between small animal and farm veterinary practice.
The Linkou Scholarship is an opportunity,
which I am very grateful to have received.鈥�
RAHEEM COOMBS
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine 鈥� Linkou Scholar
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