Coulsdon Sixth Form College prides itself on offering inclusive learning and recognises that some students need additional financial support to enable them to succeed at college.

The following bursary schemes are available to students on FE programmes with a gross household income of less than £32,000 per year.

• The 16 – 19 Discretionary Bursary Fund
• The 16 -19 Vulnerable Bursary Fund
• The 16-19 FE Free College Meals Scheme

Click here to find out more.

The information provided on your application will enable us to determine which fund you are eligible to receive support from, and the amount and type of support you are eligible for.

The funds are available are to support with college costs only and based on individual circumstances. Funds are limited and each application is processed on a first come first served basis once a student’s enrolment is confirmed.

Our Student Services team are responsible for the administration of the College’s bursary funds for students and other government schemes.

You will be asked to provide evidence of your circumstances, and we cannot process your application without this. If you don’t provide everything that we ask for we will contact you, but this will delay your application being processed.

Once you have registered on the online portal you will be able to access your account and view any correspondence that we send you, the status of your application, and information about your payments if your application is approved.

Bursary Application Guides

16-19 Bursary

Acceptable Evidence

Click here to view examples of evidence to upload.

Care to Learn Scheme

Students aged under 20 at 31^st August 2023 can apply for support with childcare costs through the Government Care to Learn scheme.

Details of the scheme and how to apply are available at https://www.gov.uk/care-to-learn

Any questions?

Contact the Student Services team on: Bursary@coulsdon.ac.uk or call 01737 558071

Read our Student Financial Support Policy here.