Overview
This is a means-tested capped discretionary fund that may assist students with a variety of course related costs and travel.
The funding available to the college is to help you with the cost of studying and comes from a government body called The Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and is public money.
It will always be conditional on your attendance at college. Payments will be stopped if your attendance goes below 90% the previous week. Whilst we recognise that students face financial pressures, the funding you are applying for is not a right and Buckinghamshire College Group has a duty to make sure the funds are awarded fairly and to the students most in need.
How to Apply
You can only apply for this bursary if you are in receipt of the 19 + Advanced Learners Loan. We cannot process any funding until you have received your agreement letter from the student loans Company.
Firstly, visit our new Online Bursary Portal.
You will need to register using your eight digit student reference number/ID number and date of birth, if you are a new student and do yet have an ID badge, your student reference number can be found on any letters or e-mails that you have received from the College.
Once you have registered and activated your account, you will be able to log in to complete a bursary application.
- Please make sure to choose the academic year Sep 2024 / Aug 2025 option
- Please complete all questions
- Please make sure you upload the correct evidence, for example; if you have selected Universal Credit we will need the full statement for 3 consecutive months
- You will need a parent to sign the declaration if you are completing a 16-18 Bursary form
Once you have submitted your application it will be submitted to Student Bursaries. We aim to complete the initial assessment within 3 weeks and if there is any missing information this will extend the time the assessments take to complete.
Please note: If you are applying for childcare, you can do so on the 19+ Advanced Learner Loan Application Form. This form will need to be filled by the learner and the Childcare Provider before you enrol to save time. For more childcare information please click here.
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Go to the Online Bursary Portal
Eligibility
You can apply for The Advanced Learning Loan Bursary after you have applied for The Advanced Learning Loan and have received your agreement letter from the student loans Company.
Buckinghamshire College Group will calculate whether you will receive a discretionary payment, how much you could get, and what it should be used for once you have applied.
To apply, you must be at least 19 years old at the start of the applicable academic year (this is the 31st August). You must also be taking part in full-time or part-time further education or training and your family income must be under £45,000 per year.
Evidence
All assessments for the Advanced Learning Loan Bursary will be based on household income and evidence will need to be supplied. An application will not be accepted if it is incomplete.
Please upload documents to your application in the Online Bursary Portal
- Job Seekers Allowance
- Employment & Support Allowance (income related)
- Income Support
- Universal Credit (3 months consecutive full statements)
- Pension Credit (minimum guarantee)
- National Insurance Credit
Employed
If the learner’s partner are employed with a total household income below £45,000 in the most recent full financial year then please supply the following evidence for all working adults. Most recent P60 or most recent March wage slip showing total income to date.
If you are self-employed, we need to see an Accountants Letter stating projected earnings for the most recent full financial year or the the relevant pages of your Self-Assessment Tax Return along with any additional evidence for your partner’s earnings.
Pensions
If the student's parent(s) or guardian(s) is receiving a pension, please contact Student Services to discuss what evidence is available and how to proceed. See our Contact Us page to find out how.
Payments
In general most Course related payments will be sent directly to the relevant departments. However, occasionally students may be paid directly, so where appropriate; course costs will be transferred to your department or the assigned bank account.
Where appropriate travel costs will be regularly transferred to the assigned bank account.
If you are unhappy with the decision please complete this Funding Appeal Form.
Appeals will not be reviewed until after 31st October 2024 as this will enable us to give everybody an opportunity to initially apply for financial support.
What happens next?
Once an application has been submitted, it will take up to three weeks to process. During the submission time, we ask you to refrain from contacting us as we are processing many applications. Once the application has been assessed, the student will be informed by email of any funds that have been awarded.
