About the fund

The Student Success (Employability) Fund is designed to provide financial support to undergraduate students to develop skills, attributes and experiences that will help them to progress into their chosen career.

If you have secured a recruitment, work experience or employability development opportunity*, you may apply to the fund.

What can you claim for:

Travel Support
- A one-off payment of up to £250 (one return journey) OR a weekly travel pass (£50 maximum) OR a monthly travel pass (£150 maximum) for eligible students. Only one of these options can be selected per application.

Clothing Support
- A one-off payment of up to £150 for eligible students. This relates only to the purchase of appropriate footwear and clothing to undertake the secured opportunity.

Expenses Support
- A one-off payment of £100 for eligible students, providing a contribution towards the cost of food, equipment or other expenses associated with the secured opportunity.

*Applications will be considered for activities such as:
- In-person and online recruitment activities (interviews, assessment centres)
- In-person and online/remote work experience (volunteering, part-time and vacation jobs, internships, vacation schemes, placements)
- In-person and online employability development opportunities (networking events, conferences, insight days, job shadowing, employer/opportunity provider workshops)

Please note that funds are limited and once funds have been allocated, this initiative will close.

If you have any queries about your application in the meantime, please get in touch with Staffordshire University directly via https://solve.staffs.ac.uk/.