Discretionary Learner Support Fund (Bursary)

Students from low-income families can apply to the Discretionary Learner Support Fund for help with Travel Costs

Don’t worry and don’t let it stop you from applying as there is a ‘Discretionary Learner Support Fund’ which you can apply for which is designed to help 16, 17 and 18 year old students who struggle with the costs of full-time education or training.

Students aged 19 or over are only eligible to receive a discretionary bursary if they:

• are continuing on a study programme they began aged 16 to 18 (‘19+ continuers’) or
• have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

To be eligible for the vulnerable bursary, students must be under 19 and in one of the defined vulnerable groups;

• in care
• care leavers
• receiving Income Support, or Universal Credit because they are financially supporting themselves or financially supporting themselves and someone who is dependent on them and living with them such as a child or partner
• receiving Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payments in their own right as well as Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit in their own right

Please email: bursary@brooklands.ac.uk if you have any questions. 

The Care to Learn scheme can help with childcare costs while you study

You must be under 20 years old at the start of your course.

The scheme is available for publicly-funded courses in England.

You can get Care to Learn if:

• You’re a parent under 20 at the start of your course
• You’re the main carer for your child
• You live in England
• You’re either a British citizen or a national of a European Economic Area (EEA) country
• Your course qualifies
• Your childcare provider is Ofsted Registered and qualifies

https://www.gov.uk/care-to-learn