The following table highlightsthe number of bursaries awarded by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland to studentswho were domiciled in the (a) Argyll and Bute and (b) West Dunbartonshire local authority area in eachyear since academic year 2003-04 and the total value of these bursary payments: (a) Argyll and Bute Local Authority Area (b) West Dunbartonshire Local Authority Area All Students Receiving a Bursary Total Amounts of Bursary Paid Out (£) All Students Receiving a Bursary Total Amounts of Bursary Paid Out (£) 2003-04 955 1,342,421 1,210 1,776,498 2004-05 895 1,229,940 1,170 1,576,421 2005-06 895 1,488,599 1,170 1,979,106 Source: Student Awards Agencyfor Scotland (SAAS).Note: All student numbers inthis table are rounded up or down to the nearest five.Students can receive a numberof different financial awards/bursaries, including Travel Expenses, Young StudentsBursary, Lone Parents Grant, Standard Maintenance Allowance, Disabled Students Allowance,Lone Parents Childcare Grant, Young Students Outside Scotland Bursaryand Dependants Grant.