{"id":767,"date":"2026-10-23T19:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/?page_id=767"},"modified":"2026-11-09T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T20:54:08","slug":"university-bursaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/university-bursaries\/","title":{"rendered":"University Bursaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer  center section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <p style=\"text-align: center\">The Award is open to Jersey resident women undertaking a recognised undergraduate or postgraduate degree course. A bursary of \u00a32,000 per year of study will be awarded to each successful candidate<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">We particularly welcome applications from students studying STEM subjects, Medicine and Allied to Medicine degrees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Closing date: 30 April 2027<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Applicants can apply by clicking on the link after they have reviewed the &#8216;Guide to Applicants&#8217; which follows the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/e\/NqMcaQWHPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIJ University Bursary Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer  center section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-659 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/University-Library-247x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/University-Library-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/University-Library-600x729.png 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/University-Library-400x486.png 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/University-Library-494x600.png 494w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/University-Library.png 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Soroptimist International Jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Bursary Application &#8211; Guide to Applicants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Soroptimist\u00a0International Jersey (SIJ) exists to <\/strong><strong>transform the lives and status of women and girls through education, empowerment and enabling opportunities. As part of this mission, and to celebrate our 75th anniversary, we have created a Bursary Award to provide financial support to selected Jersey female students who are embarking on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>SIJ has established the Bursary Award to provide funding for selected applicants towards the cost of their maintenance, travel and tuition fees for the duration of their degree course. The rules of the scheme are explained below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Eligibility to Apply<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Award is open to Jersey resident women undertaking a recognised undergraduate or postgraduate degree course of study.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">SIJ particularly welcomes applications from students studying : STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics), Medicine and Allied to Medicine degrees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you are in doubt about the eligibility of a degree subject, potential applicants should check with SIJ before applying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicants must also meet the following criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You must be undertaking recognised study at university, higher education or further education outside the Island of Jersey.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Applicants must have been ordinarily resident in Jersey for the previous five years and must not have been absent from the Island for a period exceeding 12 months during those five years, excluding periods spent in full\u2011time education.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Applicants must have been accepted, either firmly or provisionally, by a university or equivalent institution to undertake a full\u2011time degree course, and must have obtained any minimum requirements set as a condition of acceptance.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Your application must be submitted on or before the deadline of 30 April 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Application Procedure<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAn <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/e\/NqMcaQWHPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online application form<\/a> is available &#8211; see above for the link.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The application must be submitted with details of a referee who SIJ will contact to confirm that the information you are providing is accurate. Once this reference is received you may be contacted to attend an interview with a panel made up of members of SIJ, which will include our President and at least two other club members.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Value of Award<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nA bursary of \u00a32,000 per year of study will be awarded to each successful candidate towards the cost of their maintenance, travel, and tuition fees. Any additional funding requirements will need to be met by the student from other sources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><em>Payment to the Student<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nApplicants must provide SIJ with proof of acceptance from the relevant college, university, or other institution at which they will be undertaking their degree course before any bursary payments commence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Payments will be spread evenly over the academic year and made to the student\u2019s bank account at the beginning of each term (three payments per academic year). Students must arrange to have a suitable bank account for payment handling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After completion of each academic year, students will be required to confirm their intention to continue the course and provide satisfactory annual reports or examination passes before further payments are made.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terms and Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: center\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">The panel\u2019s decision is final and they will not enter into any discussion as to why an application was or was not successful.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Personal data from successful applicants will be held by SIJ for the purpose of administering the awards process. Personal data from unsuccessful applicants will be held for six months and then destroyed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Data protection: By submitting an application, you consent to SIJ processing your personal data for the purpose of assessing your application. We process personal data in accordance with our privacy policy as detailed on the Soroptimist International website &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Notice and Cookie Policy | SIGBI<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Only one application per person will be considered.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Awards must be taken up in the year in which they are allocated.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">In the event of unsatisfactory academic performance or conduct by the student, the Award may be suspended or terminated. SIJ will decide what action should be taken in each case.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">The payment of the bursary may be terminated or suspended by SIJ if the student:\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">does not commence their degree course;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">does not complete the course;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">transfers their degree course to any other course;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">is absent from the course for prolonged or repeated periods;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">is expelled or removed from the course by the university or college;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">does not meet the minimum requirements laid down by the university or college for progression to the following year of study.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">If an award is suspended or terminated for any reason, payment will cease from the date of such discontinuation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">SIJ reserves the right, at its discretion, to amend any condition attached to this award, including the amount of the award, at any time, and to terminate payment of the award. The granting of the award does not confer any contractual right for the recipient to receive the sums awarded.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Awards are made to students on the basis of the degree course they wish to take at the particular university or college that has offered them a place. Prior approval must be sought for any change between educational establishments.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">SIJ will consider requests to transfer an award between educational establishments at its discretion, provided that notice is given well in advance, justification is provided, both institutions agree to the transfer, and the subject choice continues to meet the criteria.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">SIJ will not meet any additional course costs associated with a transfer to a different course<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer  inline section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <p>If you wish to apply please click on the online application form at the top of the page<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"page-themes":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-767","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=767"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":893,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767\/revisions\/893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page-themes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page-themes?post=767"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/jersey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}