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Who can apply for the 19+ Bursary?
If you fall into one of the following categories, you will be eligible to apply for support from the 19+ Bursary:
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Joint Household or household with dependants - income less than £32,300
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Single Household – an income of between £7,800 - £21,530
Please note, if your fees are not funded via the Adult Skills Fund or Advanced Learner Loan, you are not eligible to apply.
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:
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FREE travel support (if you live 2 miles away from campus)
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FREE meal entitlement
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FREE equipment and trips
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FREE childcare support
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Laptop loan
If you have a household income of between £25,001 - £32,300, you could receive the following support:
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FREE travel support (if you live 3 miles away from campus)
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FREE meal entitlement
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FREE equipment and trips
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FREE childcare support
How to apply
To apply for a bursary at Newcastle College, please complete ALL of the following steps carefully:
Step 1: You will need to be fully enrolled onto your course before you can access this service.
Step 2: You will have to wait 24 hours following enrolment, and then complete the Multi-Factor Authentication process - you can find instructions on how to do this in our Multi-Factor Authentication Process document.
Step 3: You will then need to register for a portal account using your College Student ID number, and correct date of birth.
Step 4: Activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent to your Student Email Account.
Step 5: Log in to your portal account, and complete the application that is relevant to your year of study.
To link to register for a portal account will be available soon.