All the help you need in one place for funding. Our Student Services team is here to help you.
Here, you can find out how to get help with funding.
Please come to our Student Services, call 01225 328720, or email StudentFunding@bathcollege.ac.uk.
The cost of your course will change depending on what you study.
If you are studying a part-time or higher education course, please look at your course page to see the cost.
If you are studying a full-time course or you can't see the costs, you can contact the college to find out. Please call 01225 328 720 or email info@bathcollege.ac.uk.
If you are on a low income, you might get money from the Learner Support Fund. This will help you with childcare costs while you study.
If you would like more help, please talk to the Student Funding Administrator in Student Services at the City Centre Campus.
Most of the courses at Bath College are funded by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). These groups pay for education after 16. However, this does not include Higher Education.
Look at our funding, bursaries, policies, and application process by clicking the buttons below.
If you are 16-18 years old, you may get a free meal each you are at the college if your parents get:
To apply for free meals, please email StudentFunding@bathcollege.ac.uk.
Do you care for a family member or friend? You can get help with money from the Carer’s Centre.
If you would like more help, please look at the BANES Carers Centre website.
We have different options, but these depend on whether you're under or over 20.
You can also contact the Family Information Service to help you choose the right childcare and family support service option.
For more help, visit www.livewell.bathnes.gov.uk.
Look at our bursary portal page for more help: https://bath.paymystudent.com/portal/
If you are over 20, there are different childcare funding choices. You should talk to the staff at your local Job Centre Plus for help before you join a course.
Lone Parents
Are you a lone parent? If you're not eligible for the New Deal programme, you could get help with money through the Horizons Education Fund.
Working Tax Credit
You could get paid through the Child part of your Working Tax Credit. Please talk to HM Revenue & Customs for more help.
Learner Support Fund Childcare
Are you over 20 and from a low-income household? You can get money to help pay for childcare through the Learner Support Fund.
We can help pay for childcare for children from 1 year old.
If your child is older than 4, you will need to find an Ofsted nursery or child carer.
The Learner Support Fund does not pay when you are not in your college lessons.
Are you under 20? You can get help with childcare costs from Care to Learn.
Care to Learn will give you money to help with childcare costs while you learn. This can be for nursery deposits and travel to and from your childcare.
Apply for your bursary now: https://bath.paymystudent.com/portal/
Learn about the help you can get from bursaries, grants, schemes, and funding support programs:
City & Guilds can give you money to help you join a City & Guilds qualification. This bursary can help you pay for your course, childcare, travel, and living costs.
For more help, visit the City and Guilds Bursary scheme website.
If you are a Higher Education student, you can get money for course fees and living costs.
The amount you get depends on how much money you or your parents earn.
Apply early to get your loan faster - click here.
If you join one of our Higher Education courses, you can get extra help. To apply for the HE Access to Learning Fund, you must:
If you would like the college bursary, fill in our form, call 01225 328813 or email studentfunding@bathcollege.ac.uk.
Are you over 19 and live in Wales? You might be able to get the Welsh Assembly Learning Grant. You must study at least 275 hours at Bath College to get it.
You can get up to £1,500 or £750 if you are studying part-time or dependent on household income.
If you would like more help, visit the Welsh Assembly Learning Grant for Further Education website.
If your course is not available near your home and you need to move closer to the college, you can get help to pay your rent.
Please email studentfunding@bathcollege.ac.uk for more help.
Future Bright can give you a small grant for training and equipment to help you progress your career.
You must have career coaching from the project to apply.
For more details, please go to futurebright.org.uk.
Different charities can help you with money while you learn.
If you would like more details, you can email studentfunding@bathcollege.ac.uk.
The Money Advice Service can help you budget your money. And these other websites are helpful: