« Previous | Contents | Next »
Listen
Supplementary Tables - Not National Statistics
21. The previous tables concern mainstream students supported by SAAS and the amount support received. They do not include nursing and midwifery pre-registration diploma and degree students who started their courses in academic year 2001-2002 or later. Such students are supported by the Scottish Government Health Directorate's Nursing and Midwifery Students' Bursary Scheme ( NMSB) when they study in Scotland. Table 12 shows the number of NMSB students and the total amount of support they received in academic years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. NMSB students receive a different support package to other SAAS funded students, details of which are provided on SAAS's website 4.
Table 12: Nursing and midwifery students receiving support through the Scottish Government Health Directorate's Nursing and Midwifery Students' Bursary Scheme NMSB (NOT NATIONAL STATISTICS).
Academic Year | Students Receiving Support 1 | Total Support (£000s) 2 |
|---|
2006-07 | 9,575 | 63,281 |
|---|
2007-08 | 10,075 | 72,261 |
|---|
Source: SAASNMSB management information.
1. Student numbers have been rounded up or down to the nearest 5 (e.g. 1, 2 round to 0; 3, 4 round to 5).
2. Cash totals have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
22. Table 12 shows that the number of students supported through NMSB has increased by 5.2% from academic year 2006-2007 to 10,075 in 2007-2008. The amount of support paid has increased from £63.3 million to £72.3 million, a rise of 14.2%.
23. In addition to support provided by SAAS, assistance is also available to students who find themselves experiencing financial difficulties through the Higher Education Discretionary (formerly Hardship) Fund and the Higher Education Childcare Fund (formerly Mature Students' Bursary Fund). Table 13 shows the amount spent to assist higher education students through these funds and the number of times help was provided. Discretionary funding is paid in addition to other forms of student support for Scottish domiciled students and is also available to eligible students from the rest of the UK who study in Scotland. Nursing and midwifery students are not eligible. Students can receive help from both the Childcare Fund and the Discretionary Fund in the same academic year and are also able to receive help more than once from each. The table therefore shows instances of assistance from the funds rather than student numbers. This overlap does not affect amounts.
« Previous | Contents | Next »