Four local people have successfully won through to be awarded bursaries at MMU Cheshire worth between £5000 and £7200 toward their university tuition fees.
The bursaries were provided jointly by the former Crewe and Nantwich Mayor, Cllr Brian Silvester's Lifelong Learning fund together with partners Wulvern Housing and MMU. The award winners are Katrina Morrell; Gareth Griffith; Christine Miller and Simon Swift who will each start their degree programmes in September. The judging panel of Cllr Brian Silvester, Rob Allen (Wulvern Director) and Dennis Dunn MBE (Dean MMU) issued a joint statement. “We were tremendously encouraged by a large number of applications for the bursaries and the four successful candidates were outstanding and very worthy of the award, which covers half of their tuition fees. We are confident that the bursary will make a substantial difference to their time at MMU and that their success will inspire others"
Councillor Silvester went on to say “The theme of my Crewe and Nantwich Mayoral Year during 2008-9 was Lifelong Learning, a cause close to my heart. Education can change lives for the better and I chose to launch the Scholarship Fund because I wanted as many as possible to have that opportunity. This financial assistance offers people of all ages the opportunity to realise their ambitions and fulfill their learning potential – it really is the chance of a lifetime. The Bursary allows local people who have left full time education and started their working life to return to full time education and make their dreams come true. I am very pleased the three of the successful candidates are in this category.
I would like to thank all those who worked so hard to raise funds for this very worthwhile cause. With the match funding from partners over £60,000 was raised and that is a remarkable achievement. ”
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