When you are considering starting college, one of the most important issues to consider is funding and how you intend to pay for some of the costs that come with being a student.
Our Student Advice Centre offers advice regarding fees (for most of our full-time courses there are no fees), help with living expenses, bursaries, student loans and all other aspects of student funding.
Depending on your chosen course and personal circumstances, there is a range of funding available. Please see our EMA bursary form in the document downloads section to the right hand side of this page.
Childcare and Bursary/EMA application forms for 2012-13 will be available from May 2012. Hardship forms will be available from the start of term in August 2012.
Childcare
The childcare fund can help home students with childcare costs while they are at the College. If you are studying an HNC or HND, you will need to know that you've taken full entitlement from the Student Awards Association Scotland (SAAS).
Hardship
The hardship fund can help home students both on full-time and part-time courses. The award is means-tested and we will need detailed information about your financial situation.
Bursary/EMA
If you are studying full-time non-advanced courses (i.e. up to but not including HNC), the following additional help is available:
If you are 16 to 19:
You will be offered an Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) if your household income is below certain limits, providing you are over 16 by the end of September 2011, and starting a full-time course in August 2011.
| Household Taxable Income | Weekly Allowance |
| £20,351 or less and no other children in the household in full-time education | £30 |
| £22,403 or less and at least one other child in the household in full-time education | £30 |
If you are 20 or over:
You should apply for a bursary as normal.
If you are studying a higher level course (HNC or HND)
You will need to apply to the Student Awards Association of Scotland (SAAS) for payment of your fees, and for funding.
You can apply online at http://www.saas.gov.uk/ and phone them for more information on 0300 555 0505.
Money Advice
We have a partnership with the Money Advice Service who offer free, clear, unbiased money advice to help you make choices throughout your life, whatever your circumstances. If you would like advice on any financial matters or to find our more about this service visit www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
We realise that working out your funding for coming to college can be difficult so please don't hesitate to contact the Student Advice Centre if you would like more information or would just like to discuss funding.
Contact
For more information on funding, please contact the Student Advice Centre by email or telephone 0131 535 4700.
ILA (Individual Learning Account) Scotland
If you are over 16 and earn less than £22,000 a year or are on benefits, you can get up to £500 towards the cost of a wide range of coruses with an ILA. Please see our ILA page for more information and to find out how you can apply.
Downloading Documents
The documents available to download on this site are in PDF format. You will require Adobe Reader to be installed on your computer to be able to view them. If you do not have this software or require the latest version, you can download it from the Adobe website http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/?promoid=DAFYK.
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