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A bursary

British  

noun

  1. the higher of two bursaries available for students entering university, polytechnic, etc Compare B bursary

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While the roles are unpaid, free accommodation and travel expenses to and from the island within the UK will be provided by WTSWW, plus a bursary ranging from £200 to £400.

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The NHS does offer a bursary but we are having to use our savings and are paying £20,000 a year now on childcare.

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The EMA started as a UK-wide benefit, but it was scrapped in England in 2011 an replaced with a bursary scheme.

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Jessie was awarded a bursary to cover the cost of the DRO, like lots of the clients who work with Christians Against Poverty.

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He said the organisation had put forward ideas such as a stained glass window, a dedicated public building to the story of victims and a bursary, but those were not taken on "for whatever reason".

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