• Care Leavers Grade Reduction Scheme (T&C’s apply) • £1000 Bursary per year (undergraduates) or £1000 Bursary per course (Postgraduates) • Financial assistance in attending open days at Swansea University • Help applying for University and obtaining your student finance. • All year round accommodation • A named contact whilst you study – for those times when you aren’t quite sure what to do or where to get help! • A direct referral service to Wellbeing@CampusLife, Disability@CampusLife and the Centre for Academic success. • Financial Assistance to help cover the cost of Graduation.
Pecyn Cymorth i’r Rhai sy’n Gadael Gofal
There is loads of support available within the University, but here are the Key points:
What’s available? Beth sydd ar gael? Mae llawer o gymorth ar gael yn y Brifysgol, ond dyma’r pwyntiau allweddol:
Care Leavers Support Package
• Cynllun Gostyngiad Graddau Ymadawyr Gofal (amodau a thelerau’n gymwys). • Bwrsariaeth o £1,000 y flwyddyn (myfyrwyr israddedig) neu £1,000 y cwrs (myfyrwyr ôl-raddedig). • Cymorth ariannol i fynychu Diwrnodau Agored ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe. • Cymorth wrth wneud cais i’r Brifysgol a threfnu’ch cyllid myfyrwyr. • Llety drwy gydol y flwyddyn. • Cyswllt enwedig yn ystod eich astudiaethau – ar gyfer yr adegau na fyddwch yn siŵr ble i gael help! • Gwasanaeth cyfeirio uniongyrchol at Lles@BywydCampws, Anableddau@ BywydCampws a’r Ganolfan ar gyfer Llwyddiant Academaidd. • Cymorth ariannol i helpu i dalu costau graddio.
Pwys sy’n gymwys? • Rhaid eich bod yn 25 oed neu’n hŷn ar ddechrau’r cwrs, ac • Wedi bod dan ofal awdurdod lleol am o leiaf 13 wythnos ers oeddech yn 14 oed, ac • Yr oeddech dan ofal awdurdod lleol ar oedran gadael yr ysgol (16 oed) neu wedi’r dyddiad hwnnw. Os nad ydych yn sicr eich bod yn bodloni’r meini prawf uchod, cysylltwch â ni i drafod eich amgylchiadau ag un o’n cysylltiadau enwedig.
Beth sydd angen i mi ei wneud? • Cysylltwch â ni cyn gynted â phosib! Dywedwch wrthym am eich cynlluniau a’r cymorth yr hoffech ei dderbyn. • Cadarnhewch eich bod yn gadael gofal yn eich cais UCAS a byddwn yn cysylltu â chi â’r manylion perthnasol. • Darparwch lythyr gan eich gweithiwr cymdeithasol yn cadarnhau eich statws. Pan fyddwn wedi derbyn hyn, bydd yr holl gymorth ar gael i chi.
Rhagor o fanylion?
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Or for more information, check our website at www.swansea.ac.uk/student-services/care-leavers/
money.campuslife@swansea.ac.uk 01792 606699 Get in touch!
Want more details? • Get in touch ASAP! Let us know your plans and the support you would like to access. • Confirm you are a Care Leaver on your UCAS application and we will contact you with the relevant details. • Provide a letter from your social worker, confirming your status. Once we have this, all the support is available to you.
What do I need to do?
Cysylltwch â ni!
money.campuslife@abertawe.ac.uk 01792 606699 Neu am ragor o wybodaeth, ewch i www.swansea.ac.uk/cy/amrywiol/adran-gwasanaethau-cymorth-i-fyfyrwyr/ support-for-care-leavers CYFRINACHEDD: Mae’r Arian@BywydCampws trin yr holl wybodaeth y mae’n ymwneud â hi yn gwbl gyfrinachol. Ar yr adegau hynny pan fydd angen i ni ymgynghori â staff mewn adrannau eraill, ni fyddwn yn gwneud hynny heb gael eich caniatâd ymlaen llaw. *Mae’r wybodaeth hon yn gywir ym mis Ionawr 2016
• Be aged 25 or under when you start the course and • Have been in local authority care for at least 13 weeks since the age of 14 and • Have been in local authority care at school leaving age (16) or after that date. If you are unsure if you meet the criteria above, get in touch and discuss your circumstances with one of our named contacts.
How do I qualify?