Student Awards - Post-Graduate Study

Summary

The requester asked for the number of students funded for post-graduate qualifications in the last three years who had previously received similar funding. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture confirmed that no such students received financial support during this period.

Key Facts

• The request covered the last three academic years.
• The inquiry focused on students funded for RQF level 7 or equivalent qualifications.
• The condition was that students must have previously received funding for the same level of study.
• The Department of Education, Sport and Culture responded that zero students met these criteria.
• The response was issued on 19 September 2018.

Data Disclosed

• 3 years
• 0 students
• RQF level 7
• 2018-09-06
• 2018-09-19
• 572539

Original Request

In the last 3 years, how many students have been funded to undertake 1) a Masters degree and/or 2) a Post-Graduate Diploma and/or 3) an equivalent qualification, having already obtained a Masters and/or Post-Graduate Diploma and/or equivalent qualification funded, in whole or in part, by Isle of Man Government.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im

Our ref: 572539 19 September 2018

Dear

We write further to your request which was received on 6 September 2018 and which states:

"In the last 3 years, how many students have been funded to undertake 1) a Master’s degree and/or 2) a Post-Graduate Diploma and/or 3) an equivalent qualification, having already obtained a Masters and/or Post-Graduate Diploma and/or equivalent qualification funded, in whole or in part, by Isle of Man Government."

Our response to your request is as follows:

In the last three academic years there have been no students who have been financially supported by the Isle of Man Government to study a Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 7, or equivalent (i.e. Master’s Degree, Post Graduate Diploma and/or equivalent qualification), having previously received funding to study at this level.

Please quote the reference number 572539 in any future communications.

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