Animal Management alumni wins Scholarship Award

Marcus Banks from Clevedon is seen receiving an award from Professor Iwan Davies, Vice-Chancellor of Bangor University. Marcus previously studied the Animal Management BTEC Extended Diploma at College and is now studying Zoology with Herpetology at Bangor University. He was awarded an Excellence Scholarship, and received a cheque of £3500.

SCHOLARSHIP winners at Bangor University received their prizes at the annual Entrance Scholarship Presentation evening recently.

A total of 124 awards totalling almost £290,000 were awarded to new first year students. The majority were receiving Scholarship awards after excelling in the University’s own Entrance Scholarship exams, or for their high academic achievement in their A Level exams or equivalent.  

 “Our scholarship awards mean that we’re able to recognise and reward those who either excel in our entrance scholarship examinations, or achieve the highest academic attainment upon entry” said Amanda Smith, Marketing Manager, Bangor University.

“We're really keen to attract the best calibre students to Bangor University and to support those students as far as possible,” she added.
Bangor University - ranked Top 10 in the UK for student satisfaction - has over £3.4M in bursaries and scholarships available for new and returning students in September 2020.

"The College Animal Management team are very proud of Marcus for achieving this award and we are sure that Marcus will have a bright future in the zoology profession. We are also grateful to Bangor University for recognising the hard work and dedication that went into achieving such an excellent grade profile and we are sure that this news will inspire our current students to continue aiming for high grades" said Maxine Park, Access to Higher Education and Animal Management Subject Area Manager.

Find out more:
-    Animal management course at Weston College
-    The next open event at Weston College
-    Scholarship opportunities at Bangor University