Be Rover The Moon With £2400 Towards Your Degree

Rovers 'keeper Ben Smith (left) and international winger Stuart Elliott (right) with College Vice Principal for Higher Education Dr Mark Mabey.

Championship newboys Doncaster Rovers have teamed up with University Centre Doncaster to spread the word about a new bursary scheme and launch its Clearing Hotline.

The bursaries, available this September, are aimed at keeping talent local by rewarding students with up to £2,400 towards their degree.

And fees for the centre, operated by Doncaster College, are lower than almost every university in the country at £2,700 per year.

Northern Ireland international winger Stuart Elliott and young ‘keeper Ben Smith donned promotional t-shirts alongside Dr Mark Mabey, the College’s Vice Principal for Higher Education, to reinforce the message.

Places are still left on degree courses this September and prospective students are being urged to call the Clearing Hotline on 0800 358 7474 to find out whether they are eligible for a place on one of the centre’s many courses.

Courses offered at the centre include Scriptwriting, Business Computing, Construction, Art and Design, Dance, Music Technology, Law and Criminology, English, Travel and Tourism, Sport and much more. Courses take place at either the £65m Hub campus or the countryside campus at High Melton.

The Doncaster Education City Bursary is available to any such higher education student who studied at Level 3, either at Doncaster College, Dearne Valley College or any secondary school in the Doncaster Council area in the past two years and is worth £400 a year.

The Doncaster College Bursary is available to any such higher education student who is in receipt of any means-tested support from their Local Authority and is also worth £400 a year. Students can qualify for both bursaries.

Fees and bursaries for part-time higher education students enrolling from 2008 onwards are usually calculated as a proportion of the full-time fee and bursary, dependant on how long it takes to complete the programme.

Dr Mark Mabey said: “Don’t panic if you don’t get the results you quite hoped for – we still have places available on most courses so if you give us a call on our hotline, our team of experts will be able to give you an answer straight away as to whether you are eligible for a place.

“We are committed to keeping talent locally and that is why we have increased our bursaries. It is worth staying in Doncaster to get a degree – both academically and financially.”

Call the Clearing Hotline on 0800 358 7474

Updated 12/08/08