The Helen Davis Bursary

Application - The Helen Davis Bursary

The Helen Davis Bursary is open to trainees on Minster Centre courses only.

Please ensure that you complete all sections of the application form. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

You should receive an email within 2 working days, confirming receipt of your application, from the Registrar, Rory Page.

Applications will be considered by the Minster Centre Bursaries Committee which is made up of Trustees, graduates and members of training staff, and chaired by a Trustee.

The Bursaries Committee will consider financial need, obstacles to training, the potential of the applicant and the contribution they wish to make in future as a practitioner.

Applications are particularly welcomed from under-represented groups at the Minster Centre and in the profession. Applicants may be requested to come in for a meeting with some members of the Committee, once the initial short-list has been made.

Part 2 of the form will be held confidentially and destroyed once the Committee has made its decisions. The form is in three parts. Part 1 contains your personal details, Part 2 is a confidential financial statement, and Part 3 is supporting information about your interest in the course and the obstacles that would prevent you training without a bursary. Please make sure you fill in all sections of the form.

The Bursary Committee’s decision will be final with no appeal process and individual applications and reasons for award decisions will not be discussed with applicants.

Only applications submitted with supporting evidence will be considered.

Financial Statements and supporting evidence will be held securely and destroyed once the Committee has met and reached a decision on applications.

A report on the scheme will be presented to the Trustees annually; this will not contain the names of the trainees supported. The identity of students who receive bursaries will not be made known to staff, tutors or other trainees other than those staff who must administer the scheme.

Fields marked * are required
Part 1: Personal Details
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region Post code Country
Telephone Number
Mobile Phone Number*
Email*
Your course at the Minster Centre*
- Foundation (Weekly)
- Foundation (Fast Track)
- Year 1 of Professional Training at the Minster Centre
Foundation (Weekly or Fast Track) or Year 1 of professional training – you do not need to decide whether Diploma in Counselling, Advance Diploma or MA at this stage
Course Start Date*
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Have you already been offered a place on the course?*
- Yes
- No
If not, please confirm that you have submitted an application and explain the progress of your application
Please confirm if you have submitted a course application
- I confirm I have submitted a course application
Progress of the application
Please explain the progress of your course application
Part 2: Confidential Financial Statement
How do your financial circumstances affect your ability to train?*
Personal Circumstances
What is your relationship status?*
- Single
- Separated
- Widowed
- Married/Civil Partnership
- Divorced
- Living with partner
Where will you be living during the course?*
- Alone
- Alone with dependent
- With partner/spouse
- With parents/guardian
- Shared accommodation
Please provide details of anyone who will be dependant on you whist you are studying*
Please give relationship and age
Income details: Please complete the following income details for your household (self, partner and any dependants) and supply supporting evidence by enclosing photocopies of relevant paperwork. These should have your name and address clearly visible.
Please provide details of your employment and that of others on the household:

Net household income per month
Employment (net, after tax and NI) per month*
Income support per month*
Jobseeker's Allowance per month*
Child Tax Credit per month*
Working Tax Credit per month*
Council Tax Credit per month*
Housing Benefit per month*
Child Benefit per month*
Disability Allowance per month*
Other benefits/payments per month*
Maintenance per month*
Pension per month*
Dividends per month*
Interest per month*
Other income per month*
Total Net Income Per Month*
Supporting Paperwork
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.
Please submit the relevant financial paperwork. For example, proof of income, bank statements, medical or employment related, and any other documentation that you feel supports your application. Please ensure that the total size of all of your attachments when combined does not exceeed 10MB. If you have difficulties with scanning your paperwork, please let us know.
Monthly living costs: Please provide the following information about your monthly expenditure including that of your partner and for your dependants
Rent or mortgage per month*
Council Tax per month*
Utilities per month*
Food per month*
Telephone/internet per month*
Travel per month*
Loan repayments per month*
Credit/store cards payments per month*
Maintenance payments per month*
Clothing per month*
Other costs per month (including personal therapy)*
Total Monthly Outgoings*
Savings and investments: Please provide information about the value of any savings, investments or assets that belong to you or your partner
Investments
Please specify
Value of investments*
Assets, including property
Please specify
Value of assets*
Debts: Please provide information about any debts you or your partner have
Mortgage*
Credit card / store card*
Overdraft*
Student loan*
Personal loan*
Other (please specify)
Value of other debt*
Additional information

Please describe briefly:
a. How do you plan to meet the other costs associated with the course (personal therapy, books and other learning resources, travel, etc)?*
b. Any other grants, scholarships or loans you have been granted or applied for. If you were to be successful in these applications would you still require a bursary?*
Please note if you submit inaccurate or misleading information this could lead to the discontinuation of any bursary awarded.

If you experience a significant change of circumstances during the time you are studying at the Minster Centre please inform the Bursary Committee by contacting the Registrar. Please note that an improvement in your financial situation will not automatically result in a reduction of a bursary, however, the Committee needs to assure itself that Bursary funds continue to be used to support students who could not otherwise afford to train.
Part 3: Supporting Information
Have you previously applied for a Minster centre Bursary?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, please specify year.
Why do you want to study psychotherapy or counselling?*
Educational qualifications*
Please provide details of your qualifications, each on a new line: Year - Institution - Qualification - Subject - Grade
Qualifications you are currently working towards
Please provide details qualifications, each on a new line: Institution - Qualification - Subject - Expected qualification date
If you feel there are reasons why your academic achievements so far do not reflect your full potential please describe them below
Please use the space below to tell us why you believe you should be awarded a bursary*
Please describe any circumstances which you believe are exceptional obstacles to you training as a psychotherapist or counsellor and, if relevant, how you have overcome them so far
Do any of the following apply to you?
Resident of an area where relatively few people go into higher education*
- Yes
- No
(It is possible to check your postcode to see the level of participation in your area. To do this, go to the Higher Education Funding Council for England website http://www.hefce.ac.uk/postcode/
An annual household income of less than £25,000 before tax and after any pension contributions or allowances for dependent children*
- Yes
- No
An ethnic minority background and/or a refugee*
- Yes
- No
Have a disability/long term health issue*
- Yes
- No
Spent part of your childhood in care*
- Yes
- No
Qualified for free school meals as a child*
- Yes
- No
Your parents did not attend higher education*
- Yes
- No
Diversity Monitoring Questions
Please complete the following questions to help us monitor the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies. This information will be held separately from your application and will not be seen by the Bursaries Committee.
Age*
- 18-24
- 25-34
- 35-44
- 45-54
- 55-65
- 65+
- Prefer not to say
Do you consider yourself to have a disability?*
- Yes
- No
- Prefer not to say
If yes and you are comfortable doing so, please describe your disability
How would you describe your gender?
Gender description: Prefer not to say
- Prefer not to say
Religion/beliefs*
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Hindu
- Muslim
- Sikh
- Other
- No religion/belief
- Prefer not to say
How would you describe your sexual orientation?
Sexual orientation: Prefer not to say
- Prefer not to say
How would you describe your ethnicity?
Ethnicity: Prefer not to say
- Prefer not to say
Are you or any immediate members of your family a refugee or asylum seeker?*
- Yes
- No
- Prefer not to say
If yes, and you are willing to do so, please tell us which members of the family and where they are from originally
Socio-economic background
If you have a degree or professional qualifications, were you part of the first generation in your family to do so?*
- Yes
- No
- Prefer not to say
Did you mainly attend a state or fee-paying school?*
- UK state school
- UK fee paying school
- Attended non fee paying school outside UK
- Attended fee paying school outside UK
- Prefer not to say
Were you eligible for free school meals?*
- Yes
- No
- Don't know
- Not applicable
- Prefer not to say
Caring responsibilities
Are you the primary carer for a child or children under 18?*
- Yes
- No
- Prefer not to say
Do you care for family members, friends or neighbours because they need help with issues arising from long-term health problems, disabilities or old age?*
- No
- Yes 1-10 hours per week
- Yes 11-20 hours per week
- Yes 21-30 hours per week
- Yes 30-40 hours per work
- Yes, more than 40 hours per week
- Prefer not to say
Do not include responsibilities that are part of your employment
Have you read and understood the Bursary application guidance*
- Yes
Please confirm the information provided is accurate*
- I confirm that the statements made on this form and supporting statements are correct to the best of my knowledge.
Name
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Application - The Helen Davis Bursary

Part 1: Personal Details

If not, please confirm that you have submitted an application and explain the progress of your application

Part 2: Confidential Financial Statement

Personal Circumstances

Part 3: Supporting Information

Diversity Monitoring Questions

Socio-economic background

Caring responsibilities