EMERGENCY GRANTS

FfWG

Funds for Women Graduates

Trading name of BFWG Charitable Foundation

Emergency Grants

An Emergency Grant is not a 'top up' award - all students are short of money. You must show in your application how you had made provision for your living expenses for the whole academic year. Emergency Grants are not available for a shortfall in fees.

The Emergency Grant scheme is intended to help those women graduate students who are faced with financial difficulties because of unforeseen and unexpected circumstances beyond their control which might prevent the completion of their year's work.

Applications will be considered twice a year: in March and November. The next round of Emergency Grants will be considered in March 2009. The closing date is Thursday 19 February 2009 Application forms will be available from the first week of December 2008 .

The closing date for the November round of grants will be Wednesday 14 October 2009. Forms available from early August 2009.

	These are one off payments to assist with the completion of an academic year’s work. No grant is likely to exceed £1,500. All our grants are offered on a needs basis and therefore not all grants will be for £1,500.
	Women graduates from Britain and overseas are eligible to apply
	There is no upper age limit

HOW TO APPLY

An application form for an Emergency Grant may be obtained by e-mail only from the Grants Administrator at:- jean.c@blueyonder.co.uk explaining the nature of the emergency.

POINTS TO BE NOTED

	Answer all the questions on the application form, do not enter 'refer to CV' in any of the sections
	The application form must be completed on a computer and returned by e-mail to jean.c@blueyonder.co.uk A hard signed copy of your application must be returned to the Grants Administrator at the address on the form.
	Obtain the consent of your referees before submitting their names and draw their attention to the closing date for your application. WITHOUT BOTH REFERENCES APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
	ONE OF YOUR REFERENCE FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED BY YOUR TUTOR OR SUPERVISOR
	It is YOUR responsibility to ensure your references arrive before the closing date for application forms

If you are successful you will be informed of the outcome of your application approximately one month after the closing date

You can be assured that all applications meeting the stated criteria will be considered sympathetically but remember that the Foundation's funds are limited and not all who apply will receive a grant

Please be aware that if you are successful with your application form you will be required to supply proof of identity before any payment will be made. This can be one of the following:-

Copy of identity page of your Passport

Copy of a full EU/UK Driving Licence

Student Card from a British University