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| Graduates to get gap-year money | Graduates to get gap-year money |
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| The government is to pay for graduates struggling to get a job to go on trips abroad, The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has confirmed. | |
| It said the scheme will be launched with expedition company Raleigh International next week. | It said the scheme will be launched with expedition company Raleigh International next week. |
| It will pay for 500 young people under the age of 24 to travel to places such as Costa Rica and India to take part in projects such as building schools. | It will pay for 500 young people under the age of 24 to travel to places such as Costa Rica and India to take part in projects such as building schools. |
| It comes as graduates face an increasingly tough job market. | It comes as graduates face an increasingly tough job market. |
| A government spokesman said he would not go into details about funding ahead of the launch. | |
| But according to the Times, graduates must raise £1000, buy their own flights and cover the cost of vaccinations to be eligible. | But according to the Times, graduates must raise £1000, buy their own flights and cover the cost of vaccinations to be eligible. |
| Applicants will also have to prove an overseas expedition would be beyond their means without the bursary. | Applicants will also have to prove an overseas expedition would be beyond their means without the bursary. |
| Raleigh expeditions usually cost about £3000 per person. | Raleigh expeditions usually cost about £3000 per person. |
| Prince William spent 10 weeks in Chile on a Raleigh International expedition as part of his gap year. | Prince William spent 10 weeks in Chile on a Raleigh International expedition as part of his gap year. |
| Are you a graduate who is thinking of applying for a place on this scheme? Will it enhance your career prospects? Send your comments and experiences using the form below. | Are you a graduate who is thinking of applying for a place on this scheme? Will it enhance your career prospects? Send your comments and experiences using the form below. |
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