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Guidelines 2025-26
If you have any questions please email studentfinance@nescot.ac.uk
The bursary scheme is to help students who have a take home household income of less than £30,000 per year. If you receive benefits such as Universal Credits or Tax Credits to enhance your income these are included in the £30,000 threshold as well as any rent deducted from your universal credit and paid direct to your landlord.
If you are in receipt of Universal credit to calculate your annual income we add together the amount of Universal Credit, the total take home pay for the period and any rent paid directly to your landlord on your behalf. This figure is then multiplied by 12 to give an annual total.
Expected earnings (minimum income floor) is included as income for those that are self employed and included in the total take-home pay figure.
Your age and course will also determine the amount and type of support that you are eligible for.
The funds available are to support with college costs only. Each application is processed on a first come first served basis, and is means tested on household income. Funds are limited, so it is possible that you may not receive a full award for everything you apply for.
We receive a large number of applications so we may not be able to start payments until October. Please let us know if this will cause you difficulties. You will be asked periodically (at least once each term) to provide travel tickets as proof of your journey and will need to provide receipts if you are applying to be reimbursed for your equipment and trips. If you are going to pay for anything yourself please note that if we have not processed your application we cannot confirm that you will be refunded in full.
The information provided on your application will enable us to decide if you should receive support from:
You can apply online – click here to apply.
You will be asked to provide evidence of your circumstances, and we cannot process your application without this. If you don't provide everything that we ask for we will contact you, but this will delay your application. Once you have registered on the online bursary portal you will be able to access your account to see any correspondence that we send you, and information about your payments.
Guides to help you apply:
We will email you to let you know the outcome of your application and if appropriate how we are going to pay you. Payments will be paid directly into your (the student's) bank account. All bursary correspondence is by email or text so please make sure you keep your email address and mobile phone number up-to-date in our College system and that you check your emails regularly.
Payments can only be made if you attend all of your classes, keep up to date with your work and behave appropriately in class and on the campus. We will contact Curriculum Staff and use college registers to monitor your attendance, progress and behaviour. If you do not meet these criteria then your payments may be permanently or temporarily stopped. All payments are paid directly into your (the student's) bank account. The Bursary is assessed on an individual basis depending on needs and funding available. If you are eligible for a weekly travel payment, this will only be backdated if we receive a completed application before October half term.
You will be required to provide receipts periodically (but at least once each term) for travel tickets purchased. Failure to provide this will result in the suspension of travel payments.
If you do not agree with the decision made, please discuss this with the Student Finance team. If you then want to appeal, please email studentfinance@nescot.ac.uk with 'For the Attention of the Student Assistance Panel' as the subject.
