Financial Support at Newcastle Sixth Form College

The Newcastle Sixth Form College Bursary provides eligible students with up to £2,500 per year to support travel and study programme related costs, dependent on household income and miles travelled from home to college. 

To qualify for the college bursary, students must:

• Be living with a household income of £32,300 or below.
• The student must have a bank account in their own name which can accept BACS payments. Payments cannot be made to family or friends accounts.
• College bursary support is subject to students achieving an attendance figure of 95% and above for all aspects of their study programme, including all personal development and enrichment lessons.

The Newcastle Sixth Form College Bursary is available from September 2024 for eligible students on a first come, first served basis.

Students living in a household with an income of up to £25,000 will be supported with travel if they live 2 miles or more away from college.

Students living in a household with an income between £25,001 and £32,300 will be supported with travel if they live 3 miles or more away from college.

A bursary of up to £1,200 is available to young people in one of the following defined groups, which includes:

• Young people in care.
• Care leavers.
• Young people claiming a means tested benefit in their own name. (e.g Universal Credit)
• Young people who receive either Employment Support Allowance or Universal Credit along with either Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payments in their own name.

Government funded 16-19 bursary payments are subject to students achieving an attendance figure of 95% and above for all aspects of their study programme at college.

Free College Meals is a government funded initiative to the value of £2.53 per day. All full-time students aged 16-18, who meet the eligibility criteria will be entitled to have a free meal allowance. NSFC will enhance the government’s contribution by an extra £1.97 giving the students a daily allowance of £4.50.

In order to be eligible for government funded FCM (Free College Meals), students must be in receipt of, or have parent(s)/guardian(s) who are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Universal credit with annual income of 7,400 or less
• Child Tax Credit with an annual income of £16,190 or less as stated on CTC award.
• Supported under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
• Guaranteed element of State Pension Credit.
• Income Support.
• DLA / PIP
• Employment Support.
• Jobseekers Allowance.

Students not eligible for Government funded meal support will be entitled to a free meal, allowance fully supported by NSFC bursary fund of £4.50 each day they are timetabled in college.

Free college meal allowances will be accessed through the college's cashless system.

You will need to upload to your online assessment; documentary evidence of any earned income and/or benefits, investment income etc. that the household you live in receives.

Documentary evidence includes:

Any rail travel payments will be made directly into the student’s bank account, fortnightly. Payments are dependent on meeting 95% attendance. 

Please be prepared for this to take up to four weeks into your study programme.

You must notify us of any change in your circumstances such as:

• Switching to another college.
• Changes in your family’s financial circumstances.
• Leaving college before your course is completed.
• Changing your address.
• Changing your bank account. 

Following assessment of your application, you will receive through your "PayMyStudent" account, notification of the outcome of your application, and if appropriate, your payment schedule.

Payments will be made directly into the student’s bank account, fortnightly. Payments are dependent on meeting 95% attendance.

We will advise students how to access their Free College Meals allowance.

Please contact NSFC Admissions Team if you require any further information, advice or guidance.