In a time of difficult funding, it is clear that Universities must save expenditure in order to maintain quality education and an excellent student experience.
However, changing scholarship criteria half way through a students’ time at university is unacceptable.
By increasing the threshold to 65% in order to receive their scholarship, 1,600 students face uncertainty as to whether they will receive the funding they were promised. Many students applied to DMU on the basis that this funding would be available if they simply passed the year. Changing this so abruptly is unfair.
This petition calls for a lowering of the 65% threshold to 60%, a benchmark we feel is more achievable for students and continues to strive for academic excellence. This petition also calls for the 65% threshold to be phased in through the year groups.
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February 4, 2011
The momentum behind this campaign is proof that student anger is hitting a boiling point. The leadership at De Montfort University cannot keep ignoring us while they dismantle the financial security of thousands of students.
Reached 100 supporters
February 4, 2011
6 Comments
65 percent is a massive jump. they are setting students up to fail just to save a few quid.
this is so stressful. i came here because of the scholarship and now i might have to drop out. fix it please
This is completely unfair. People made financial plans based on these scholarships and now the goalposts are moving. Not okay.
total BS. how are we supposed to budget for rent and books if they just axe our funding like this? typical.
DMU needs to honor what was promised. A lot of us are struggling as it is without them pullin this crap halfway through.
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In a time of difficult funding, it is clear that Universities must save expenditure in order to maintain quality education and an excellent student experience.
However, changing scholarship criteria half way through a students’ time at university is unacceptable.
By increasing the threshold to 65% in order to receive their scholarship, 1,600 students face uncertainty as to whether they will receive the funding they were promised. Many students applied to DMU on the basis that this funding would be available if they simply passed the year. Changing this so abruptly is unfair.
This petition calls for a lowering of the 65% threshold to 60%, a benchmark we feel is more achievable for students and continues to strive for academic excellence. This petition also calls for the 65% threshold to be phased in through the year groups.
To show your support to this campaign, simply sign the petition...
Updates
February 4, 2011
The momentum behind this campaign is proof that student anger is hitting a boiling point. The leadership at De Montfort University cannot keep ignoring us while they dismantle the financial security of thousands of students.
Reached 100 supporters
February 4, 2011
6 Comments
Keep the original agreement. Dont change the rules once the game has already started.
65 percent is a massive jump. they are setting students up to fail just to save a few quid.
this is so stressful. i came here because of the scholarship and now i might have to drop out. fix it please
This is completely unfair. People made financial plans based on these scholarships and now the goalposts are moving. Not okay.
total BS. how are we supposed to budget for rent and books if they just axe our funding like this? typical.
DMU needs to honor what was promised. A lot of us are struggling as it is without them pullin this crap halfway through.
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Keep the original agreement. Dont change the rules once the game has already started.