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16-19 Bursary fund

16-19 Bursary Criteria 2024/25

The 16-19 Bursary Fund is available to provide financial support to learners who are from low income households with costs incurred by attending college.

To be eligible to receive support from this bursary in 2024-25 a learner must be:

  • 16, 17 or 18 years old on 31 August 2024
  • or aged 19 to 25 with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) assessed by the local authority, satisfy residency criteria and be enrolled on an ESFA, European Social Fund (ESF) or publicly funded programme. you may be eligible for financial support whilst on your college course. 

Financial support from the bursary helps eligible learners with costs such as travel to and from college or to buy essential books, equipment or specialist clothing that are required for their course.

 

There are two different bursaries.

 

The Standard Bursary:

This is for learners being supported by parents/carers whose household meets one of the criteria below:

In receipt of one of the following benefits: 

  • Income Support, Income-based Jobseekers Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support. Allowance, the guarantee credit element of Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit (providing you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190), Universal Credit with income below £7400, Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
  • A household income of below £35,000 (evidenced by a Tax Credit/Universal Credit Award notice).

The Enhanced Bursary:

This is for learners who are:

  • Young people in care, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
  • Care leavers.
  • Young people in receipt of income support or Universal Credit because they are financially supporting themselves and anyone who is dependent on them or living with them, such as a child or partner.
  • Disabled young people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit who are also in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DSA) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP)(must have both).

Parent/Carer income is not counted for the Enhanced Bursary.

See below for more information about the different bursaries available to learners aged 16-18 and how to apply.

Help available for a Standard Bursary:

Help available for an Enhanced Bursary:

Application process:

Need further assistance?

Please get in touch with the Advice & Guidance Centre:

North Devon
01271 852422
Tiverton
01884 235345