TOBY Chapman, a student from Stockton-on-Tees, has started life at an elite university thanks to the support of Lloyds Banking Group’s Scholars Programme.
The Lloyds Scholars Programme offers talented young people from lower income households the opportunity to gain employability skills and experience alongside their degrees, in partnership with eight leading UK universities.
The programme offers students a complete package of financial support, paid internships and a business mentor while, in return, students must volunteer for at least 100 hours per year whilst participating on the programme.
Mr Chapman will study history at Oxford University.
Lloyds Scholars launched in June 2011 and, so far, 360 students have been supported and 25 have graduated from the programme. Sixty-eight percent of those graduates have joined the Lloyds Banking Group graduate programme.
Others have gone on to post-graduate study, while several have successfully embarked on alternative career paths.
Richard Cooper, from Lloyds Banking Group, said: “We look forward to nurturing their talents throughout their degrees and helping them to develop both academically and professionally.”
To find out more visit lloyds-scholars.com.
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