financial support for 16-19 students
Students whose household income is less than £70,000 per year or have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) can apply to receive a bursary which could include support for travel, free school meals and kit for courses where this is a compulsory requirement.
Students who qualified for free meals at school can apply for a meal deal card to use at College. You will also be eligible if parent/carers are in receipt of various means-tested benefits as set out in the 'Free Meals in Further Education' guidance. If you are aged over 16 and under 19 on 31 August you will not normally be charged fees for tuition. For further information on subsidised travel please see the details below. You can view our Financial Support Policy on our Policy & Procedures page here.
Bursary applications are made online via PayMyStudent. To see if you are eligible for bursary support and make a bursary application please follow the instructions below.
How to apply for the bursary
Bursary applications are currently available for the 2024/25 year ONLY. Applications for 2025/26 will open after the May half term.
Bursary applications are made online via PayMyStudent. Please follow the instructions below or download more detailed instructions in our guide to applying here.
- Visit PayMyStudent and select the 24/25 academic year.
- If it is your first time logging in please register yourselves. If you are already registered with PayMyStudent please log in with your student ID, DOB and password you have created.
- Follow the instructions online and complete the application. You will need to upload household income evidence for parents/carers.
- We will then email you with confirmation of the award once we have processed your application. Due to the volume of applications this could be as late as the end of July.
PLEASE NOTE: To guarantee the processing of your bursary application in time for start of term, the deadline for receipt of your completed bursary application is 22 August 2024. If this deadline is not met, you may not receive your bursary allocation before the start of term. For further information please see our Financial Support Policy.
16-18 student travel bursary rates
Bursary rates shown are for the 2024/25 year only. Contribution rates are based on anticipated bus pass costs charged by the bus company which are subject to annual increases. The bus pass for the academic year 2024/25 will cost £700 prior to any contribution rate being applied. 2025/26 costs are not yet known.
- Families with an annual household income up to £25,000 will receive an annual bursary award of £600* towards their bus pass.
- Families with an annual household income between £25,001 and £35,000 will receive an annual bursary award of £550* towards their bus pass.
- Families with an annual household income between £35,001 and £70,000 will receive an annual bursary award of £400* towards their bus pass.
*On application and dependent upon a minimum of 90% attendance each term for help in the following term.
To find out more about transport to and from College, visit our Transport page here.
FAQs
Full-time students who don’t pay tuition fees wouldn’t normally be asked to pay fees for examinations taken as part of the course with the College’s approval. However, if you need to retake an exam, you’ll be asked to pay the fees to do so. If you pay your own tuition fees, you will need to pay your own examination fees. More details are available on application.
Quick links
Pay my student - portal
Pay my student - guide
Free meals guidance
Student Services can help with funding
Truro College telephone: 01872 305718
Penwith College telephone: 01736 809407
Truro College email: studentservices@truro-penwith.ac.uk
Penwith College email: penwithstudentservices@truro-penwith.ac.uk
