Financial Support

The College is committed to ensuring that all students have access to the right resources to be successful in their academic studies and remove any barriers to participation.

Financial support is awarded following an assessment of individual student participation needs and can help cover costs such as travel to and from College (if the student lives more than a mile from the College campus); College meals; compulsory College trips and selected learning materials

All applications are treated confidentially.
There are two type of bursary:

Based on the government’s eligibility criteria for free school meals, students are invited to apply for a discretionary bursary by following a two stage application process:

Step 1: complete the application form by clicking here

Step 2: complete the Online Free School Meal (OFSM) checker at https://www.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/sims

Once both of these have been completed, the Finance Team will check that the student meets the eligibility criteria and make an assessment of individual participation costs.

All students will be notified of the outcome of their application. If a student’s application is successful, it will be contingent on the student’s satisfactory attendance and meeting of the College’s core requirements.

As per the eligibility criteria for free school meals, students may qualify for a discretionary if parents/carers are in receipt of any of the following:

Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
Income Support
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The guarantee element of Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

There is separate application form for students in defined categories (such as in care, care leaver, living independently). Please visit the Finance Office on E corridor for an application form and guidance. In addition to the benefits available through the discretionary bursary, students could receive a bursary payment of up to £1200 a year.