Postgraduate Masters Grant 
Application Form

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Introduction 

Please read the information and instructions provided on this page carefully

To apply for a Carnegie Education Fund (CEF) Postgraduate Masters Grant, please complete this online form, before submitting it the page numbers at the top right will take you to the different sections of the form. You can view the section name by hovering your mouse over the page number.

Completing this form

Fields marked with a * are mandatory, and the form can only be submitted once these have been filled in. 

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Your details

Personal details



(if you prefer to use another name that the one used for university)




For example, the name in your photo ID is different to the one used by your university/SAAS, you changed your name by Deed poll and are waiting for a new passport etc.


Contact details





Please include the @ symbol.

Permanent address





Term Time address






Eligibility

To be ordinarily resident in Scotland, a person must have made their home in Scotland intending to stay and live here and must have done so before starting university. If you are residing in Scotland to study, but otherwise would be living elsewhere, you are not considered ordinarily resident.



(For example, 10 year long-residency, family route, UK Ancestry, etc.)






Document uploads



We recommend pausing and saving your application until you have received confirmation of your SAAS postgraduate student loan.

The Trust is unable to progress applications submitted without an accompanying SAAS Award Notice letter
In order to apply for a Carnegie PG Masters Scholarship those students eligible to do so are expected to take up their full SAAS postgraduate loan entitlement. By choosing not to take up your loan entitlement you are rendered ineligible for this scheme.

Please contact the Trust to discuss before proceeding any further with your application 
Grants@carnegie-trust.org






Please contact us to confirm your eligibility before proceeding any further with your application 
Grants@carnegie-trust.org
On the basis of the answers you have provided you do not appear to be eligible for this scheme.

Please contact us to discuss before proceeding any further with your application. 
Grants@carnegie-trust.org

Personal background and occupation

Personal background
The Carnegie Education Fund seeks to support individuals from a low income background whose educational opportunities may have been affected by a number of factors beyond their control. Please check any of the options below that best describe your upbringing and your current circumstances.

The information you provide on this page will not be seen by your prospective supervisor.



Occupation


State your parents or guardians occupation, as well as your own and your partner/spouse's, if applicable. If retired or unemployed list the most recent occupation and the year that retirement/unemployment began.




Finances

Household income
Applicants must reside in a low-income household. To help us assess your circumstances, enter details of the household income and expenditure at your permanent residence. If you live away from home during term time, you will also need to enter your expenditure details further down under Expenditure at term-time address.

The information you provide on this page will not be seen by your prospective supervisor.

Please enter number with 2 decimal places without the £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)


£

If you are under 25, you will need to provide details of your parents' or guardians' income. This is the gross annual income before tax for the last tax year. Enter £0 if there is no income to report.


£

If you are married, in a civil partnership or co-habiting with a partner, you will need to provide details of their annual income before tax. This is the gross annual income before tax for the last tax year. Enter £0 if there is no income to report.


£

Your income includes any salary, pensions or interest received but not your student loan. This is your gross annual income before tax for the last tax year. Enter £0 if you have no income


£

If you receive any benefits (for example tax credits, universal credits etc.) state the amount here.


£

Enter £0 if you do not receive any financial contribution from a parent or guardian.


£

Enter £0 if you have no living cost loan. 

£

Enter £0 if you have no savings.
£

Household expenditure at permanent address
Please enter number with 2 decimal places without the £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)

£

Enter £0 if you do not pay any rent.

£

Enter £0 if you do not have a mortgage.

£

Enter £0 if you do not pay any council tax.

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Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

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Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

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Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.
Household

Do not include finacially independent house/flatmates. If you have no dependents in your household please input ‘No dependents'.

Personal expenditure
Please enter number with 2 decimal places without the £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)

This includes costs such as study materials, books, copying and printing etc. Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.
Other addresses


Please enter number with 2 decimal places without the £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)

£

Enter £0 if you do not pay any rent.

£

Enter £0 if you do not pay any council tax.

£

Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

£

Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

£

Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

£

Enter £0 if you have no costs in this category.

Education to date

Secondary education
Add your secondary education in this section. If you attended more than one secondary school, use the 'Add another school' button below to create an additional entry. You can add up to 3 secondary schools



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Further education



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Undergraduate Degree


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For example; Chemistry, BSc (Hons)


Selected Masters degree



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For example; Chemistry, BSc (Hons)




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Please do not include the % symbol in your response


We recommend pausing and saving your application until you have received confirmation of a place on the Masters programme.

We are unable to progress applications submitted without an accompanying institutional course offer letter or email

Please enter number with 2 decimal places without commas or £ symbol (e.g. 100.00)

Employment history & Experience

Details of Employment and Experience
Give details of your professional history, this should include periods of employment, volunteering or other experience relevant to this application/your Masters programme. These should be listed working backwards from the current or most recent. 




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Justification for support 

Use the sections below to provide a considered and compelling case for why the Trust should award you a Carnegie Postgraduate Masters Grant. Please note that our assessment of your application will focus primarily on your answers to these three questions.



Declaration and undertakings

Declaration
Please read the following statements and confirm you have read and understood them.




   

This information will be used by the Carnegie Education Fund to administer the award, to confirm continuing eligibility for fee support grants, and as part of the general monitoring of the impact of its funding support.  Reports on the Scheme will only use personal data in anonymised or aggregated form.
Communications from the Carnegie Education Fund
We will be in contact with you by e-mail in the course of processing your application and, if successful, as part of the administration of the award.  Please indicate below whether you agree, in addition, to be contacted by The Carnegie Education Fund about its other activities, funding opportunities, Alumni news, CEF research and latest news. (You can withdraw from receiving such information at any time by contacting admin@carnegie-trust.org.)

Review & submit your application

Please check your answers carefully before you submit the form
 
Once you click the 'Review your application' button below, you will be taken to a page where you can review your answers.   

If you wish to amend your application, click 'Make a correction'. This will return you to the form so you can make changes. 
 
If you are content with your application click 'Confirm' to submit. Your application will then be sent to your supervisor for endorsement. Please check your inbox for confirmation of receipt. 

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If you have any questions about this scheme or about the application process, please read the guidelines on our website