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Dollars ($5,733,000.00) assisted student athletes with
meals.
Sports Meal Programme
In October 2011, the Welfare Unit assumed
responsibility for the feeding programme for student
athletes. Under this arrangement, student athletes from
three sporting disciplines (Track and Field, Cricket and
Table Tennis) are provided with at least one meal per
day. For the 2014/15 review period 81 student athletes
were provided with daily meals at a cost of $5.7 Million
Dollars ($5,733,000.00).
Summary of Operations
At the close of the 2014/15 fiscal year, the total value
of the Student Financial Support Services managed by
the Department of Student Financing was over $1.5
Billion Dollars ($1,576,535,401.23). Of this figure,
$182 Million Dollars ($182,398,635.3) was provided as
financial aid to students; in the form of scholarships,
bursaries, grants, meal assistance and student work.
The additional $1.4 Billion Dollars ($1,383,799,413.65)
was garnered as public and private sponsorship from
local and international sponsors. Table 1.6 (below)
provides further details.
DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT FINANCING
CONT’D
Student
Welfare Programmes
For the 2014/15 fiscal year, a total of 1072 students benefited from welfare assistance in the form
of grants, lunch subsidy, bus passes or sports meals. This bri gs the total expenditure on welfare
activities to $12.9 Million Dollars ($12,919,670.10); repres nting a 7.9% decrease in the total
amount of monies spent over the previous year. Of the $12.9 Million Dollars, $7.1 Million
Dollars
(
$7,186,670.10
)
was used to assist Nine Hundred and Ninety-one (991) of the
University’s most needy students, while the remaining $5.7 Million Dollars ($5,733,000.00)
assisted student athletes with meals.
Sports Meal Programme
In October 2011, the Welfare Unit assumed responsibility for the feeding programme for student
athletes. Under this arrangement, student athletes from three sporting disciplines (Track and
Field, Cricket and Table Tennis) are provided with at least one meal per day. For the 2014/15
review period 81 student athletes were provided with daily meals at a cost of $5.7 Million
Dollars ($5,733,000.00).
Table 1.5: Total Welfare Grant Assistance
by Faculty 2010 -2015
YEAR COBAM FENC FOBE
COHS
&
COPHS
FOSS FELS FOL TOTAL
Value $$
2010/11
230
123
30
142
0
72
14
611
10,181,402.50
2011/12
249
137
75
195
0
101
24
781
15,410,238.00
2012/13
187
85
52
152
0
51
25
552
11,622,208.00
2013/14
181
89
47
164
64
88
20
653
14,027,163.96
2014/15
199
188
53
346
130
128
28
1072
12,919,670.10
TOTAL
1046
622
257
999
194
440
111
3669
64,160,682.56
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
Programme Cost ($Millions) 24.4 26.3 30.9 52.3 44.4 35.4 29.8
Programme Cost ($Millions)
Figure 1.5 Trend Analysis
Earn and Study 2008-2015
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Student
Welfare Programmes
For the 2014/15 fiscal year, a total of 1072 students benefited from welfare assistance in the form
of grants, lunch subsidy, bus passes or sports meals. This brings the total expenditure on welfare
activities to $12.9 Million Dollars ($12,919,670.10); representing a 7.9% decrease in the total
amount of onies spent ver the previous year. Of the $12.9 Million Dollars, $7.1 Million
Dollars
(
$7,186,670.10
)
was used to assist Nine Hundred and Ninety-one (991) of the
University’s most n edy students, while the remain ng $5.7 Mi lion Dollars ($5,733,000.00)
assisted student athletes with meals.
Sports Meal Programme
In October 2011, the Welfare Unit assume responsibility for the feeding programme for student
athletes. Under this arrang ment, student athletes from three sporting disciplines (Track and
Field, Cricket and Table Tennis) are provided with at least one meal per day. For the 2014/15
review period 81 student athletes were provided with daily meals at a cost of $5.7 Million
Dollars ($5,733,000.00).
Table 1.5: Total Welfare Grant Assistance
by Faculty 2010 -2015
YEAR COBAM FENC FOBE
COHS
&
COPHS
FOSS FELS FOL TOTAL
Value $$
2010/11
230
123
30
142
0
72
14
611
10,181,402.50
2011/12
249
137
75
195
0
101
24
781
15,410,238.00
2012/13
187
85
52
152
0
51
25
552
11,622,208.00
2013/14
181
89
47
164
64
88
20
653
14,027,163.96
2014/15
199
188
53
346
130
128
28
1072
12,919,670.10
TOTAL
1046
622
257
999
194
440
111
3669
64,160,682.56
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
Programme Cost ($Millions) 24.4 26.3 30.9 52.3 44.4 35.4 29.8
Programme Cost ($Millions)
Figure 1.5 Trend Analysis
Earn and Study 2008-2015
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