The Thriplow Charitable Trusts Bursary

• You should only apply for the scholarship when you have an offer for the MA in Refugee Protection.
• Download and complete the scholarship application form (Microsoft Word).
• Once completed, you should email the application form to RLI@sas.ac.uk

Please read the application form thoroughly and follow all instructions given.

The scholarship will be awarded to a student intending to commence studies in the October 2024 intake of the MA Programme.

Scholarship application deadline: 12 August 2024.

Any applications received after this date will not be considered.

Please note: We recommend you submit a programme application no later than 19 July. It is unlikely that any admission application completed after 19 July  2024 will be processed in time.

The following terms and conditions apply to your Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary: 

1. The Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary is available for the University of London MA Refugee Protection and Forced Migration studies programme offered via distance learning only and subject to the application criteria set out in the attached application information sheet. 
2. You will not be considered for the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary until you have been given an offer for the University of London distance learning MA Refugee Protection and Forced Migration programme. 
3. You cannot be considered for the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary if you are a currently registered student or if you have previously applied and been rejected for this scholarship and you cannot demonstrate a sufficient change in personal circumstances that would suggest you now meet the criteria for the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary. 
4. The Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary can be applied against your registration fees and course module fees. It will not cover re-submission fees, study materials or IT equipment. 
5. The Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary value is £5,000 which will be credited to your fee account to be used against fees payable to the University of London. 
6. The Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary may be awarded in addition to other scholarships and funding, but it cannot be used in conjunction with any other University of London bursary or scholarships. 
7. Students are required to write a short report at the end of each study year outlining the impact of your study and research. Failure to comply may result in the scholarship being withdrawn. 
8. The Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary may be reviewed on an annual basis and cannot be transferred to another individual. 
9. Students awarded a Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary but who subsequently withdraw from their course of studies will no longer be eligible for the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary. 
10. Students who take a break in their studies will continue to be eligible for the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary provided that they complete their degree in the permitted timescales and pay any relevant fees. 
11. The Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary is only valid for registration’s that begin in October 2024. 
12. The Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary will be valid for the maximum period of registration for your programme. 
13. The University reserves the right to terminate the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary if you are found to have omitted key information or have provided untrue, inaccurate, incomplete or fraudulent information on your application form or in any additional information provided to the University and used in the determination of the award of your Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary. 
14. You agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the University of London. If you do not abide by these rules and regulations, or if you do not meet the requirements (including the academic requirements) to continue or complete the MA Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies distance learning course, the University reserves the right to withdraw the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary with immediate effect. 
15. You undertake to use your best efforts to fulfil the academic requirements of the MA Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies distance learning course. 
16. As part of the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary, the University may ask you to participate in marketing related activities and/or events to promote and share your experiences of the MA Refugee Protection and Forced Migration studies. Examples of typical activities and/or events may include participating in an interview, providing a profile for the University website or prospectus or attending an open day or induction event. If you participate in such activities and/or events, you agree for the University to use any material resulting from such activities and/or events for the purposes of publicity material and/or for the education of other students, whether electronically or in print. You furthermore release and discharge the University and its agents, representatives and assignees from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of the publicity material, including without limitation any and all claims for invasion of privacy and defamation. Additionally, you agree that the copyright of any publicity material shall be wholly vested in the University and you hereby assign to the University any and all rights in the publicity material. 
17. By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you are giving the University the right to hold and process your personal data, including some sensitive personal data. The University will process this personal data (including any personal data provided as part of participation in a marketing related activity and/or event under clause 16) in accordance with the UK Data Protection legislation and the University’s Data Protection Policy. The University will only share data with third parties in accordance with its Data Protection Policy and the University will remain the data controller of the data. The Data Protection Policy is applicable from the time of accepting these Terms and Conditions. 
18. The University of London and any relevant Member Institutions are separate legal entities. In accepting the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary you agree to the sharing of your personal data between the University and a Member Institution (where relevant) for the purposes of the management of your Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary. 
19. Each of the clauses of these Terms and Conditions operate separately. If a clause or any part of a clause is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these Terms and Conditions which shall remain in full force and effect. 
20. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and the University in relation to the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary. All previous agreements, arrangements and understandings between you and the University relating to the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary, whether written or oral, shall have no legal effect unless expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions. 
21. If the University fails to insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions, or if the University does not enforce its rights against you, or if the University delays in doing so, that will not mean that the University has waived its rights against you and that will not mean that you do not have to comply with those obligations. If the University waives a default by you of the Thriplow Charitable Trust Bursary, the University will only do so in writing, and that will not mean that it will automatically waive any later default by you. 
22. These are the Terms and Conditions between you and the University. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of the terms of these Terms and Conditions. 
23. These Terms and Conditions, and any matters arising out of or in relation to these Terms and Conditions, are governed and construed in accordance with English law. The parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in relation to these Terms and Conditions. 

Last Updated: 19th April 2024