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bursary

[bur-suh-ree] / ˈbɜr sə ri /




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Students do receive a £5,000‑a‑year training bursary, which does not have to be repaid, prompting questions about whether public money is being wasted if graduates cannot find work.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

She said she will apply for anything, even outside healthcare, just "to show I'm trying" and is hoping she will be allowed by bursary bosses to apply for jobs regardless of location.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The NHS does offer a bursary but we are having to use our savings and are paying £20,000 a year now on childcare.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

The private school, in Blandford Forum, said it would auction the piece to fund its bursary for talented young artists.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

She’d lost the bursary when she’d left her job at ICI, and paying for private school was becoming a burden.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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