BME Engineering Residential Application Form

Applications for this event have now closed.

The University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering and Magdalene College will be running an Engineering residential for state school students currently in Year 12 (or equivalent), who identify themselves as BME (Black and Minority Ethnic), in August 2019. The residential is a fantastic opportunity to experience living and studying at a top university.

The residential will run from 11am on Monday 19 August until 3pm on Wednesday 21 August.

The residential is free to attend. Attendees will be provided with accommodation and food for the duration of the residential at no charge alongside all academic sessions.

To apply for a place please complete and submit the application form below. Please answer all questions honestly and in as much detail as possible.

The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Tuesday 25 June 2019, after which no further applications will be considered.

Applications will require the support of a current teacher who will be contacted after the student application has been submitted.

Applicants will be notified by email if an application has been successful (or not), please make sure that you provide a correct and valid email address.

Completing the application form will not guarantee a residential place. Places will be allocated by a number of criteria. Priority will be given to those BME applicants from state schools on the basis of their grades, and future grade potential, and on the basis of selected standard means by which the Cambridge University’s Admissions Office advise us to assess academic and social deprivation. Due to likely oversubscription we regret that not all applications will be successful.

Applications for this residential will have no influence on any future application to Magdalene College or the University of Cambridge as a whole.

It may be possible to pay reasonable transport costs for students successful in being offered a place on this residential event.

It is extremely important to us that no student should feel prevented from participating in the residential or any activities as part of the residential for financial reasons. Please contact the Schools Liaison Officer if this is a concern.

If you have any questions regarding the residential, please contact Sandy Mill (Schools Liaison Officer) at access@magd.cam.ac.uk.

Application Form

Personal Details

* Required fields

First Name

Last Name

Date of birth

It is essential that you provide a valid email address so that we can process your application.

Mobile number

If selected we will only use this number to contact you in an emergency during the residential.

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City/Town

Post Code

What is your gender?

Other

What is your ethnicity?

Are you currently or have you ever been in the care of a local authority?

Are you currently eligible for Free School Meals or have you been eligible at any point in the last six years?

Are you a young carer?

Are you a refugee?

Are you involved with any other outreach programs hosted/organised by the University of Cambridge?

Would you be the first person in your immediate family to go to university?

Managing arrangements and adjustments

The following questions are to allow us to make any arrangements or adjustments that may be required for the event. Any information collected here will only be used for event organisation and will be destroyed afterwards.

Choosing not to provide this information may mean we are unable to make any adjustments required for you to participate fully in the event. If you do not inform us about something for which you require adjustment, or which affects your safe participation in the event, this may result in you being unable to participate. If you would prefer to discuss this on the phone, or if your situation changes at any point, please call the Mr Sandy Mill, Schools Liaison Officer on 01223 332256.

Do you have any medical condition, disability or special educational needs that would require any arrangements or adjustments?

If yes, please provide full details including any arrangements or adjustments that may be required.

Do you have any allergies?

If yes, please provide full details including any arrangements or adjustments that may be required.

Are you being prescribed any medication?

If yes, please list it here

Do you have any dietary requirements?

If yes, please provide full details including any arrangements or adjustments that may be required.

Anything else that we should know to help you participate in the event (e.g. access requirements or use of a Prayer Room)?

If yes, please provide full details

Emergency contact details

We will only use these contact details to discuss the welfare and safety of the participant, or in the event of an emergency. You should check that your parent/guardian/teacher is happy for you to supply their details before providing us with any information about them. Emergency contact details will be deleted after the event.

Name of parent/carer (ie. an adult over 18 who has legal responsibility for you)

Relationship to you

Email of parent/carer

Phone number (day) of parent/carer

Phone number (evening) of parent/carer

Name of another adult over 18 we can contact in the event of an emergency

To be used only in an emergency when your primary contact cannot be reached.

Relationship to you

Phone number (day) of second emergency contact

To be used only in an emergency when your primary contact cannot be reached.

Phone number (evening) of second emergency contact

To be used only in an emergency when your primary contact cannot be reached.

Academic Record

GCSE School

Please give the name of the school where you sat your GCSEs.

Sixth Form

Please give the name of the school/college where you are currently studying.

Total number of GCSEs achieved

Total number of GCSE A*/8-9 grades achieved

GCSE subjects in which A*/8-9 grades were achieved.

Total number of GCSE A/7 grades achieved

GCSE subjects in which A/7 grades were achieved.

What qualifications are you currently studying towards?

If other please state

Please list the subjects that you are currently studying at AS Level or equivalent

IB students, please list only Higher Level subjects

Your Academic Interests

Please outline why you think that you would benefit from this residential

Please include as much detail as possible as this statement will be used as a key element in the shortlisting process.

Supporting Your Application

Please give details of a teacher at your current school/college that will support your application. Your nominated teacher will be required to complete an online form supporting your application. Please make sure they are aware of your residential application and that they are happy to provide details in support of this.

Title

First name

Last name

Teacher's email

Please ensure that you provide a direct email address for your nominated teacher, not a generic admin email address for your school/college.

Data Protection

Information about how your personal information will be used by us in connection to the administration of this event, and for related purposes, can be found at www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/how-we-use-participant-data.

You should check that your parent/guardian/teacher is happy for you to supply their details before providing us with any information about them.

Some of the questions above ask you for some sensitive personal information. You are not required to provide this information to us, but if you do, you will be consenting for us to use it for the following purposes:

Managing any arrangements or adjustments that may be needed to help you participate fully in the event. Choosing not to provide this information may mean that we are unable to provide adjustments required for you to fully participate in the event. If you do not inform us about something for which you require an adjustment, or which affects your safe participation in the event, this may result in you being unable to participate. If you would prefer to discuss this on the phone, or if your situation changes, please contact the Schools Liaison Officer on 0-1223 332256
Assessing eligibility for this event.
Research (which may include relevant national research projects) and equalities monitoring

The University and the individual Colleges work together closely and share the personal information you provide in your application in accordance with agreed protocols. The University of Cambridge and Cambridge Colleges provide information on how your personal information is used at www.information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk/data-protection/general-data.

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about how we intend to use your information. Please contact Mr Sandy Mill, Schools Liaison Officer at access@magd.cam.ac.uk in the first instance.

You have the right to access the personal information that is held about you by us or the University. If you have any questions about how your personal information is used by us, or wish to exercise any of your rights, contact the Assistant Bursar using the details given below. To contact the University further details are set out on the University’s data protection web pages at: www.information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk/data-protection/subject-access-request

How long we keep your information for

The College publishes a data retention schedule. Guidance on the retention of records containing personal data is provided at Annex A. of the Data Protection Policy which you can access at: www.magd.cam.ac.uk/data-protection

Data will be deleted for both successful and unsuccessful applicants at the same time. Data will be retained for research purposes only.

Contact details

The controller for your personal information is the Magdalene College, Cambridge CB3 0AG. The Data Protection Officer for the College is the Office of Intercollegiate Services Ltd (12B King’s Parade, Cambridge; 01223 768745; college.dpo@ois.cam.ac.uk): OIS Ltd. should be contacted if you have any concerns about how the College is managing your personal information, or if you require advice on how to exercise your rights as outlined in this statement. The person within the College otherwise responsible for data protection at the time of issue, and the person who is responsible for monitoring compliance with relevant legislation in relation to the protection of personal information, is the Assistant Bursar, Mrs H Foord, assistant.bursar@magd.cam.ac.uk.

Complaints

If you are not happy with the way your information is being handled, or with the response received from us, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF (https://ico.org.uk).

Declarations

I am in Year 12 (or equivalent) at a UK school, and will be aged 16 or over on the 9 April 2018 and i'm considering relevant course options at university.

I confirm that my parent/guardian and nominated teacher are aware of my application and should my application be successful give permission for me to attend the Residential.

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