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Financial Support
Depending on your personal circumstances, you may qualify for financial support funds. We’ve aimed to simplify the application procedure, making it easier for you to receive the support you require. Below are the available schemes:
Students who meet the required eligibility criteria, and have a household income of less than £33,000, may be eligible for help towards travel and meal allowances. To find out more, please speak to us on 0345 120 0044 (option 2) or email [email protected]
Download DocumentStudents aged 16-18 may be eligible for a VYP bursary, which can be worth up to £1,200. If they fall into one of the following catagories: in local authority care; care leavers; on income support or Universal Credit in their own name; in receipt of both Employment Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance/Personal Independence Payments.
Download DocumentIf you come from a household dependent on specific benefits and are aged under 18, then you may be entitled to free meals on the days you attend college. Students with additional learning support needs, aged up to 25, may also be eligible.
Download DocumentThe Care to Learn scheme is a government-funded programme that funds childcare for young people in England who are living and learning. You may be entitled to £160 per child to cover registered childcare costs if you are a parent or guardian under 20 years old,
To see if you qualify and to apply, please go to https://www.gov.uk/care-to-learn or call the learner support helpline on 0345 120 0044 (option 2) to request an application pack. If you need any help with your application, please contact our advisors who will be happy to assist.
Learners who meet the necessary eligibility criteria, with a household income of less than £33,000, may receive financial help towards meal allowances, childcare, travel, and hardship. There may be help towards course fees for learners who are not fully funded. This bursary fund can’t be used to pay for essential kit and equipment or trips.
Download DocumentLearners who are studying on a Level 3 or Level 4 course, over the age of 19, and who have taken out the Advanced Learning Loan to pay their fees, and with a household income of less than £33,000, can also apply for the Advanced Learner Loan Bursary Fund which can help towards the cost of travel, learning support, meal allowances, childcare and hardship.
Download DocumentStudents over the age of 20 who qualify for the 19+ DLS Fund and Advanced Learner Loans Bursary can also apply for help with childcare costs while they attend college. This support is intended to cover costs beyond the free nursery hours provided by the government.
Download DocumentStudents enrolled on Higher Education courses who are experiencing financial hardship or are awaiting payments of student loans can apply to the HESF for help with emergency living costs. To learn more about eligibility criteria and application procedures, please visit: https://www.eastridingcollege.ac.uk/degree-level/financial-support/
East Riding College will provide scholarships to a number of care leavers for the duration of their higher education course within the TEC Partnership at the East Riding College campus, up to a maximum of three years’ worth of study. This would include support for tuition fees, accommodation, college credits and a maintenance/travel subsidy. For more information go to https://www.eastridingcollege.ac.uk/degree-level/financial-support/
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