The BP Achievement Awards BP is committed to encouraging, supporting and rewarding students through education and at the same time providing opportunities for potential future employment. The BP Achievement Awards will be awarded primarily on the basis of excellent academic achievement to penultimate year undergraduate students with preference given to applicants who may have shown an interest in internship opportunities with BP from: The Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Science The Nottingham University Business School The School of Economics. Each award will be 2,000 in value and up to 32 BP Achievement Awards are expected to be allocated in the 2011/12 academic year. Payments will be made to successful applicants in January 2012. Recipients of both the BP Ambition Award and the BP Achievement Award will be invited to a formal presentation event held jointly with the University and BP in early 2012. This form can be provided in alternative formats, e.g. Braille, large font. Contact Student Services Centre for further information: 0115 823 2071 Bursaries@nottingham.ac.uk 1
Completed application forms should be returned to: Freepost RRBR-HZRJ-RYYS Student Services Centre The BP Achievement Awards University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Closing date: 2 nd December 2011 Student Services Centre contact details: : 0115 823 2071 : Bursaries@nottingham.ac.uk : www.nottingham.ac.uk/ssc Financial difficulties? If you think you will face general financial difficulties during your studies, the Financial Support Team in Student Services can offer general advice about student finances and Student Loans. Students can apply for University administered support funds (e.g. the Access to Learning Fund) through this department and staff are happy to advise on funding eligibility and application procedures. Financial Support Team contact details: : 0115 823 2071 : Financialsupport@nottingham.ac.uk : www.nottingham.ac.uk/financialsupport International students with financial difficulties should contact the International Office for information and advice: : +44 (0) 115 951 5247 : international-support@nottingham.ac.uk 2
The BP Achievement Award 2011-12 Application Form Title Surname/Family name First name/s Date of birth University ID Number/s (Important: If you have spent any part of your course as a student of the University Of Nottingham s Malaysia or China campuses, please also supply your ID number for that campus) University Course Correspondence address including post-code Contact telephone number Email address 3
Personal statement In the space below, please provide a supporting statement to show how you would use the award to further your non-academic interests and activities. You may wish to also include details of any interest in internship opportunities with BP (Please attach additional sheets if required) 4
Please sign and date the following declaration: I confirm that the information supplied is correct and agree that the University may seek further evidence necessary to substantiate my statements. I understand that giving false information, and/or withholding information, may constitute a fraudulent application and could result in an awarded scholarship being withdrawn. Signature Date The University and BP will publicise the names of those who receive a Scholarship and advise the donor of the successful recipients of this award. Recipients of the BP Achievement Awards will be invited to a formal presentation event held jointly with the University and BP in early 2012. Important: If successful BP may request your basic contact details: your name, contact number, University email address, course and year of study. These would be used only by BP to inform you of any future events, internship opportunities, and other relevant information, and for no other purpose they would not be passed on to any other third party. If you do not wish your details to be passed on to BP please tick this box The completed form should be submitted to: Freepost RRBR-HZRJ-RYYS Student Services Centre BP Achievement Award University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Closing date: 2 nd December 2011 Data Protection: All information and supporting documentation supplied by you with this application will be used for the sole purpose of assessing your application for financial help. Some information, including the outcome of the application, will be held on a computerbased system maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act. The data will not be passed to any other third party without your consent, except when the University is required to do so by law. Any formal enquiries concerning the use of data noted here should be addressed to the Head of Financial Support. 0115 823 2071 Bursaries@nottingham.ac.uk www.nottingham.ac.uk/financialsupport For Office Use Only: Receipt Acknowledged Registered on penultimate year Allocation ID Decision confirmed Average Mark 5