This is the number of allocated bursary places available at each university. You must contact your university or college for information about the number of capped places.
If you're not allocated a 'capped' place, the only Social Work Bursary funding potentially available to you is the Placement Travel Allowance. We're unable to offer any other elements of the funding.
You must speak to your university about how they allocate the bursaries, as they make the decision. We have no input in the allocation process.
The regulations and number of capped places are set each year by the Department of Health and Social Care.
More information can be found on their website.
Future academic years
If you progress onto the next academic year of your course you'll keep your capped bursary place, unless you:
- have a break in your studies
- repeat part of your course
- change university or college
Break in studies or repeat part of your course
If you withdraw from your course or repeat any part of it, you'll be removed from the allocation. You cannot be considered for a capped bursary place when you resume your course, unless your break in studies was for maternity leave.
If you're a postgraduate course student and have extenuating circumstances, such as the break being due to bereavement, you could be considered for a capped bursary place when you resume. This decision is made by us once:
- you've completed any relevant bursary applications
- your university or college has given us full details regarding your circumstances
- your university or college have given us the relevant academic year's capped bursary place list
Your university or college have no involvement in making this decision.
Maternity leave
If you've been nominated for a capped bursary place, you may continue to receive bursary payments. This may be up to a maximum of 12 months from the agreed date of the start of the maternity leave period, or from the day after the birth date of your child.
You must provide your university or college with medical evidence of your pregnancy prior to starting maternity leave, such as a MATB1 form. The start date of your maternity leave must be agreed with them in advance.
Your university or college must forward a withdrawal form to us which includes:
- including the expected date of confinement
- the last date of attendance
- the expected date you'll return to complete the course
- confirmation you've provided relevant evidence
When you resume your course after a period of maternity leave, you'll keep your capped bursary place. Your university or college cannot reallocate or transfer your allocation to another student.
Transfer university or college
By leaving a university or college you are also leaving one of their capped bursary places. You'll only be able to keep your allocation if your new university or college have a place available.
You must contact your new university or college for further guidance.