If you are studying a Further Education course and your household income is below £35,000 per year, before deductions, you should be eligible for bursary funding.
To apply for a bursary, students need to log in using the personal email address and password they set when they applied for their course. If you have forgotten your password, you will need to reset it.
** Applications for the 2024-25 bursary are now closed. Students wishing to apply for bursary for the current academic year must come to the Funding desk as a matter of urgency. **
The application questions relate to the student and the evidence required needs to be for all adults living in the household.
What we need will vary depending on your household circumstances. Please click here to identify what you will need to provide.
Apply now by clicking here.
The most common support elements are:
· Travel funding to college and compulsory placements: If you live more than 2.5 miles from college/the placement provider by the shortest safe walking route. This is calculated using the cheapest method of transport and is capped at £10 per student, per day.
· Free meal credit: If you meet government set criteria.
· Essential kit/equipment costs: This includes PPE and uniform.
· University open day visits (final year students only): 3 visits or up to £150, whichever comes first. This increases to £250 for performing arts students due to audition costs. We can also cover the cost of your UCAS application fee.
· Childcare: Students can claim childcare funding of up to £180 per child, per week during term-time on the days they are timetabled to be in college.
Bursary funding is assessed for the current academic year only and is not guaranteed. There is a limited budget, so please apply as early as possible, but by the latest 31st July to avoid disappointment. We may not be able to provide funding if you apply later in the academic year and budgeting has been allocated to previous applicants.
Please see the Further Education Guidance section below for our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Bursary Guidelines and Evidence Guide.
We are running drop-in sessions to assist with the completion of bursary applications on the following dates/times:
14th – 17th April (inclusive) – 10am – 2pm
27th – 30th May (inclusive) – 10am – 2pm
Please ensure that you have checked the types of evidence required for your household circumstances using the table above. We will need you to bring this evidence with you to enable us to assess your application.
Students who are studying a degree level program can apply for the Higher Education Bursary via the HE Essentials Group on Microsoft Teams. Please note that applications are not assessed until after October half term.
If eligible, full-time students receive a payment of £600 and part-time students receive a payment of £300. This is made in two instalments, the first in November and the second around Easter.
Student’s attendance will be checked prior to each bursary payment being released. The College reserves the right to withhold or suspended payment to any student whose attendance is deemed to be at an unacceptable level without good reason. This also applies were a lack of engagement or academic misconduct has been identified.
Please see the Higher Education Guidance section below for our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Evidence Guide.
The Hardship Fund can provide additional support to higher education students who experience unexpected financial difficulty during their course. Funding is limited and applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Students wishing to apply to the HE Hardship Fund need to speak to the Funding Team in the first instance. This is so we can fully explain what the procedure is and what evidence is needed based on their individual circumstances.
Email: funding@yorkcollege.ac.uk
Telephone: 01904 770443
