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Daniel Plows from Peterhead Academy, Aberdeenshire on his bursary placement at the Marine Laboratory, Fisheries Research Services in Summer 2007You may be able to help your son or daughter benefit from this bursary scheme. However we recommend that you help mainly by giving advice. Leave it to your son or daughter to take the initiative.

The scheme runs in a slightly different way in each region, so the first thing to do is to encourage your son or daughter to contact your nearest Regional Coordinator who will provide more information about how to apply.

In some regions the Regional Coordinator sets up all the placements and students then apply for them. In other regions students are encouraged to get involved in the process of finding a suitable placement.

You may be able to use your contacts to help to find a bursary placement. If you can, this will be welcome but it is very important that you keep in touch with the Regional Coordinator to avoid misunderstandings and to ensure that a bursary is available. Bear in mind the criteria for a bursary project.

Projects should:

• have clear science, technology, engineering or maths content
• contribute to the work of the host organisation
• allow scope for initiative on the part of the student
• be well defined, having a clear outcome in mind from the beginning
• give students a chance to work alongside practising scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.

Last Updated Wed, 6 August 2008