Financial Support

The college bursary (Learner Support Fund) is in place to support adult students enrolled onto further education courses. Eligibility is based on annual household income, the threshold for 2025/2026 is £40,000. The fund can support eligible students with course related costs, such as:

• Travel costs 

• Uniform & Kit/Equipment e.g. Course required books

• Course fees

• UCAS fees - when applying to university for a top up degree

• Professional fees e.g. BACP, AAT

• Travel to university interviews

• Childcare (if your course hours are 3+ per day)

The bursary application form can be found here Bursary form 2025 2026 or you can click on further information. 

The college’s Financial Assistance Fund (FAF) provides discretionary financial support for Higher Education students who are experiencing financial hardship.  It is designed to help students remain in higher education, particularly those who need financial help to meet unforeseen costs, excluding tuition fees, which cannot be met from statutory or other sources of funding.  The fund can provide one-off emergency payments for unexpected crisis where the student’s own income is insufficient.

Higher education students should only apply for assistance if they are experiencing financial difficulty and have already accessed all other student funding available to them including Maintenance Loan, Maintenance Grant, bursaries etc.