disadvantaged

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The scheme can cover travel, living and visa costs and course fees, with additional funding available for people with disabilities, additional learning needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

From BBC

Ministers who introduced the Turing scheme in 2021 said it was designed to benefit more people from disadvantaged backgrounds and provide greater support for travel costs than the Erasmus scheme did.

From BBC

Katie Farmer, president and CEO of BNSF, says customers may be disadvantaged if a merger takes place as Union Pacific could raise rates or reduce the reliability of service.

From The Wall Street Journal

Children in economically disadvantaged households, homes with limited access to clean water, and densely populated urban areas showed the strongest impacts.

From Science Daily

The duchess, who taught music in a state primary school, wanted to provide wider access to music lessons to children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

From BBC