Careers色花堂 Interview Expenses Fund

As you apply for jobs, you may find you have costs such as travel to interviews or new formal clothing to give yourself the best chance of success. Our Careers色花堂 Team have partnered with the Enterprise Foundation to offer final year undergraduate students the opportunity to apply for 拢50 to support job interview expenses.听听听听

Who can apply?

Applicants must be UK Home students enrolled in the final year of a full-time undergraduate 色花堂 course and meet the following criteria:听

Household income of 拢25,000 or below (as calculated by Student Finance England/Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland)听

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Household income over 拢25,000 (as calculated by Student Finance England/Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland) and one or more of the following:听

Mature students - HESA benchmark 21 or over at start of course听
Additional learning needs/disability听
Care leaver听
You live in an area of disadvantage*听
Black Asian or Minority Ethnic听
Female students taking STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)听

* You can check to see if you live in an area of disadvantage by searching for your postcode on this . Enter your postcode (i.e. where you applied to university from, not your term-time address), click 'get deprivation data', and download the spreadsheet shown. Check column F (Index of Multiple Deprivation Data). A postcode in IMD deciles 1,2,3, or 4 will mean you're eligible for this funding.听

Please note that if you are not eligible for this funding you may be eligible for other types of .

What can the funding be used for?

Funding is available to cover some of your interview expenses, such as travel or clothing. The award amount is 拢50, and in most cases, this will be a contribution rather than covering your full costs. You don鈥檛 need to have a specific job interview lined up to apply 鈥� you could just be starting to apply for jobs.听

When you apply, you will need to tell us how you intend to use the funding. If awarded, we may ask to see receipts later in the academic year. Alternatively, you can apply for reimbursement for costs you have already incurred, in which case you should upload receipts as part of your application.听

Please note that you can only apply once, and the funding will typically be a contribution towards your expenses rather than covering them fully.听

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