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Western Education & Library Board,
1 Hospital Road,
Omagh, Co Tyrone,
BT79 0AW

Telephone: 028 8241 1411
Fax: 028 8241 1400
Email: info@welbni.org
Textphone: 028 8241 1550
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Student Financeni - Further Education

FURTHER EDUCATION AWARDS

The Western Education and LIbrary Board on behalf of the five Education and LIbrary Boards offers a limited number of Further Education Awards each year for full-time and part-time courses which do not attract support under the Student Support Regulations.

Dance and Drama courses.  Students are only eligible to receive a Further Education Award if they take the Trinity College London qualification available at 21 private dance and drama schools in England and have accepted the Dance and Drama from that school.

The closing date for applications for fulltime courses is 30 June 2010

The closing date for applications for part-time courses is 30 September 2010.

Late applicants will be placed on a waiting list in the event more funding becomes available.

Further Education Award Application & Assessment Form for Full Time Courses 2010/2011

Further Education Award Application & Assessment Form for Part Time Courses 2010/2011

Further Education Awards 2010/2011 - a guide to financial support for further education

FE Awards Poster Full Time Grants

FE Award Poster Part Time Grants

What's new for 2010/2010

The childcare grant has been extended to include part time students for the 2010/2011 academic year.  It should be noted that whilst closing dates apply to the Further Education Awards a closing date is not applicable to childcare grant claims i.e. students can claim childcare throughout the academic year.  Full details of the grant and criteria are published on page 8 of the booklet 'Further Education Awards 2010/2011 - a guide to financial support for further education'.

Applicaton for Childcare Grant 2010/2011 for part time students

FURTHER EDUCATION AWARDS - CAFRE STUDENTS

The Western Education and Library Board also administers on behalf of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) awards for students studying fulltime Further Education courses at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) .  Click on the links below to download the Booklet and Form.

DARD Further Education Booklet 2010-11

DARD Further Education Form 2010-11

Click here for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Additional forms:

S1 - Pension Certificate

S2 - Benefits Certificate

S3 - Building Society Certificate

S4 - Certificate of Earnings

CG1 - Childcare Certificate - Full time students

C1 - Current Income Assessment