Applications
 

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE 2010/11 ROUND OF GRANTS. 

Eligibility:

Before making an application, please check to ensure that you are eligible. The criteria are as follows:

The Trust funds students pursuing degrees in medicine, dentistry and veterinary studies and postgraduate degree students from all fields of study. Applications are welcome from students beginning their first year of study, as well as from those already embarked on their degree course.

In order to be eligible to apply for a grant, you must be:

a) over the age of 24 on 01 October of the proposed year of study
b) either accepted on, or applying for a place on a degree course in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies, or accepted on, or applying for a full- or part-time place on a Masters or Doctoral degree programme in any discipline, at a UK university
c) already resident in the UK at the time of application, and resident in the UK during the course of study.

NB: if you are a postgraduate student, or applying for a place on a postgraduate degree course, you must hold a first- or second-class honours degree from a UK institution (or its equivalent from a non-UK institution) or hold a Masters degree from a UK institution.

Please note that the Trust DOES NOT fund:

a) Electives
b) Student placements
c) Diploma courses
d) PGCE courses
e) Professional training courses (e.g. Law Society, Royal College, examinations, PLAB tests)
f) Students who have already been supported by the Trust for a postgraduate degree in another field
g) Students currently holding a major award from another source (i.e. a grant intended to cover full fees and subsistence)*
h) Full-time PhD students beyond a third year of study
i) Part-time PhD students beyond a sixth year of study

Awards are competitive and made on the basis of academic merit and financial need.  All grants are awarded for a full year of academic study and for one year only.  Applicants for full time postgraduate degree courses may be supported for up to a maximum of three years, but new applications must be submitted each year. Part-time postgraduate courses can be funded for a maximum of six years, but new applications have to be submitted each year.

*NB: Grants are normally from £300 to £1000 in value. They are intended to cover the shortfall incurred by educational and subsistence expenses. Before award money can be released, applicants must confirm any other grants obtained, and their amounts. Should a successful applicant have received a major award, or additional money from other granting bodies equivalent to a major award, the grant awarded from the Stapley Trust may be reduced or withdrawn. Students already holding a major award cannot apply.

To apply:

Application packs for the 2010/11 academic year will be available from 4 January 2010. The Trust encourages electronic application submissions, and an electronic pack can be requested from the administrator at admin@stapleytrust.org. If you do not have regular access to the internet, you are still welcome to apply; please request a printed application pack from the following address:

The Stapley Trust
P. O. Box 839
Richmond
Surrey TW9 3AL

This year, the Trust will be considering only the first 300 completed applications. A complete application includes:

a) a correctly completed application form
b) an academic reference letter
c) a degree equivalency statement (if applicant has neither a good UK first degree or a UK Masters degree)*

*DEGREE EQUIVALENCY: Students with degrees obtained OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM must provide official confirmation from a UK authority that this degree can be considered equal in merit to a FIRST-CLASS or UPPER-SECOND-CLASS honours degree obtained at a university in the United Kingdom. Please request a letter of confirmation from the Registrar at the UK university at which you propose to study. This confirmation MUST be included with your application form. However, if you have already successfully completed a post-graduate degree (MA, MSc) at a UK university, you do NOT need to produce this information.

The deadline for submissions is either 31 March 2010, or the first 300 completed applications received, whichever comes first. Every year, the Trust receives many more applications than it can consider, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Awards will be announced by the end of June 2010.

Grants must be claimed by 1 November 2010.