§ 103. Mr. ROBERT YOUNGasked the President of the Board of Education how many applications have been received by the Board of Education since the date of the Armistice, from officers and men, and ex-officers and men, for financial assistance to enable them to pursue courses of higher education at universities and similar institutions; what is the number of individuals to whom financial assistance has been given; and what is the average amount of such assistance given in each case?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Fisher)At present the Board have dealt only with applicants in urgent need of financial assistance under special Regulations, and interim Grants have been made to these students pending settlement of their applications for a final award. The total number of applications for interim Grant received up to the 5th instant is 1,623, and of these 1,149 have been approved. The average amount of assistance granted per applicant is £28 per term. The amount of the interim Grant does not indicate or prejudice the amount of the final award which I will expedite as much as possible.