Additional bursary funds will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, to students who meet our general eligibility criteria as per below, and who need financial support:
16-18 Funding
Specific 16-18 Fund Eligibility Criteria:
- Aged 16-18 on 31st August 2025.
- Aged 19 and continuing a course they began when aged 16-18.
- Aged 19-25 with an EHCP.
- Net household income of up to £30,000 for a single child household plus £1,700 for each additional dependent child aged 18 or under living at the same address.
- Students who meet specific eligibility criteria to receive a bursary for young people in defined vulnerable groups, need to evidence that they are either in care, a care leaver or receive the qualifying benefits in their own right.
- Asylum seekers do not have to evidence household income.
19+ funding
Specific 19+ Bursary Fund and Adult Loans Bursary eligibility criteria:
- Net household income of up to £35,000 plus £1,700 for each dependent child under 18 living at the same address. This excludes asylum seekers who do not have to evidence household income.
- Students are aged 19+ and enrolling to a course that is eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan (ALL), they must have their loan fully approved before applying for a bursary and evidence of their approved loan is required to support their application. Students with an ALL that leave their course before the two-week liability point must repay all fund that they have received through the ALL Bursary. We do not support learners with their tuition fee if the course is eligible for an ALL.
Please note that students who do not meet our general eligibility criteria may still be awarded a bursary, if they include a statement explaining any significant extenuating circumstances. For example, the number of children in their household.
For more information regarding the bursaries we offer, including how to apply, please visit the Finance support and bursaries webpage.
Any students who have already been awarded a bursary should email FEbursaries@activatelearning.ac.uk to let Student Finance know about the support they need or complete a course costs form and attach receipts for the essential items they have bought. This form can either be handed in at the Advice Centre or submitted via email.