Bursary scheme for travel, child care and additional costs
This bursary is for travel, childcare and additional costs.
It is important that no student, wherever they live or their circumstance, should feel excluded because the can’t afford the costs. You may apply for all or part of your travel, childcare or any other costs that would be incurred because you are attending the course.
How do I apply?
When you have been offered a place on the course we will ask if you want to claim a bursary. You will be sent a link to a form, please send it to us before the course starts. You may need to provide proof of any benefits your receive. Keep receipts of your costs and at the end of the course send us these receipts and we will transfer money into your account. If you need financial help before the course starts contact us and we will discuss your situation and work out a way to help. You will automatically given the bursary if you, or your parents or carers, are in receipt of any of the following benefits:
- Income-Based Employment and Support Allowance
- Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income support
- Council Tax Benefit
- Child Tax Credit
- Universal Credit
- Free School Meals (anytime in the past two years)
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
If you, or your parents or carers, are not in receipt of the above benefits, you may still apply for a bursary if you will struggle with financial costs. In this case you will need to briefly explain why a bursary is needed in the space provided below.
There is no maximum amount that is available per person, you can apply for the amount that you require. However, the method and class of travel, along with all other expenditure costs, must be reasonably incurred. For example you must purchase the most cost effective tickets using the most economical and practical form of transport e.g. trains instead of driving and standard class instead of first-class tickets. Car travel should be claimed at 40p per mile.
To receive your payment you will have to send scans or photos of the receipts
The BFI will only use the information on your form to process the claim. It will not be shared. Where it is used for statistical or reporting purposes, you shall remain anonymous.
Once you have applied we will be in touch to let you know the result of your application.
