Financial Support

Who can apply for the 16-18 Bursary?

If you fall into one of the following categories, you will be eligible to apply for support from the 16-19 Bursary:

• Household income less than £38,500.
• Household meets the Free Meals in Further Education criteria.
• You are a young person who is living independently and in receipt of Income Support or Universal Credit because you are financially supporting yourself, or financially supporting yourself and someone who is dependent on you and living with you, such as a child or partner.
• You are a young person in receipt of Employment Support Allowance or Universal Credit AND Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in your own right.
• You are a young person in care or leaving care.

If you are eligible, what will you receive?

The support that you will be offered is specific to your household income.

If you have a household income of up to £25,000, you could receive the following support:

• FREE travel support (if you live 1 mile away from campus)

Please note, it may be determined that no travel support is required as there is no public transport that will be effective in helping you travel to college, and that it is reasonable for you to walk directly to college. NCG reserves the right to make this decision.

• FREE meal entitlement (£5 per timetabled day)
• FREE equipment and trips (equipment will need to be returned on completion of your course)
• Laptop loan (limited stock - first come first served).

If you have a household income of between £25,001 - £38,500, you could receive the following support:

• FREE travel support (if you live 2 miles away from campus)
• FREE meal entitlement (£5 per timetabled day)
• FREE equipment and trips

How to apply

You must be fully enrolled on your course before you can apply.

If you applied for support in 2024-25 via PayMyStudent and received support:

• Step 1: Log into your PayMyStudent account.
• Step 2: Select Further Education Questions.
• Step 3: Complete all questions, upload all required evidence, read T&Cs and then sign and submit form.

If you are a new students or you did not receive a bursary in 24-25:

• Step 1: Complete the Multi-Factor Authentication process before registering for a PayMyStudent account (Students will be able to complete this process 6 hours after enrolling).
• Step 2: Register for a PayMyStudent account using the Student ID number, and date of birth. Activate the account by clicking on the activation link sent to Student Email.
• Step 3: Log into your account.
• Step 4: Select Further Education Questions.
• Step 5: Complete all questions, upload all required evidence, read T&Cs and then sign and submit form.

We have also created the following walkthrough video to show you exactly how to create an account and submit an application.