Funded by the Tavistock and Portman Charity, there a number of bursaries are available for new applicants from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic / Global Majority backgrounds, applying to study on the eligible courses, who qualify for Home fees status and who are self-funding.
Bursaries will be awarded to two students on each programme of study, covering half (50%) of the cost of the course fees and a number of mentoring sessions.
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- “I am just very grateful that the bursary is available. It has provided me with a lot of support financially and academically, during a challenging year.”
- “I would like to say thank you for providing this bursary for culturally diverse students and understanding our needs.”
- “It was reassuring that there were more than one award winners on my course (first year). This meant the cohort was more diverse in age, ethnicity, place of residence and experience which made it more natural to engage in wider ranging and more nuanced discussions, particularly in our experiential group. It can feel harder to speak up in a less diverse group.”
- “The support that is offered means that you always have someone to talk to about any issue. The development that is invested in a student – not just around the course, however in where you want to go next. The course itself opens so many possibilities to branch off to. The course gives a solid foundation to start off in that world.”
- “The bursary has made me want to give my best to show how grateful I was for the opportunity. The mental freedom to focus on the topics and my understanding of them was only allowed due to the bursary.”
- “My mentee experience has been highly valuable. My mentor has been a patient, active listener who has provided me with protected 1:1 time, they have been enthusiastic and willing to answer questions, provide feedback, and helped me find solutions on my own.”
- “to be paired with people who have had similar experience especially in relation to the isolation/loneliness (which is not just physical but also ideological) that may arise from bring the only ethnically minoritised student on the course.”
- “It is great to have an ally in the form of a mentor who makes time to offer support and guidance.”
- “Having a mentor has provided me with an invaluable opportunity to regularly have someone independent of the course to check in with and reflect on my progress and goals. They have helped to remind me of my potential and of what I am inspiring towards as well as what I can bring intellectually to conversations around diversity, equality and inclusion within the therapeutic domains.”
- “To put it simply, I wouldn’t be on the course at all without the bursary to cover the course fees. It’s helped to reduce financial stress. Now that I’m on the course I’m proud that I’ve been able to achieve the top grades this year.”
- “My mentor has been incredibly thoughtful and emotionally supportive throughout our sessions. She has always brought compassion and calmness to our calls, and I have appreciated having the space to reflect openly on my experiences of the course and how I have navigated completing it alongside my work commitments and placement.”