Letter to MSP

Posted 99 Months Ago

Diarmuid has written to the local MSP, Gordon MacDonald, to gain his support for changes to the Scottish Government’s latest budget, including the following:

• A £4m increase in the FE bursary budget to ensure recurring funding gaps are closed and give students certainty that they’ll receive funding and to ensure all bursaries increase by inflation.
• A £4m increase in the HE discretionary fund budget to provide students with a year-round funding safety net and increased access to vital support throughout the year.
• An assurance from the Scottish Government and SFC that the universities budget will protect additional places for widening access and articulation, to ensure the important targets set by the Commission on Widening Access are not missed. 

You can read the full letter here.