Funding streams

This is a means-tested bursary of £320 or £500 depending on where you live to help with the costs of travelling to college. It is only available if you do not receive subsidised travel through your local authority; you live more than three miles from the campus and have a household income of less than £35,000.

The Shuttleworth College Bus Pass can be purchased at a fee of either £300 or £650 depending on your eligibility.

The travel bursary (£450) will go towards the cost of the Shuttleworth annual bus pass:

• You will be required to pay a discounted fee of £300 if you pay in one instalment
• Or you will be required to pay a discounted fee of £330 if you pay in three termly instalments of £110.

You could get up to £1,200 towards your course costs, meals and travel if at least one of the following applies:

• You’re in or have recently left local authority care
• You get Income Support or Universal Credit in your name
• You’re disabled and get both Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), and either Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in your name.

You could get up to 75% off essential course costs such as hairdressing kits, uniforms, books or trips. Where the essential course item is provided by Bedford College, for instance, a uniform or a trip, your bursary will be transferred to your department and you will be required to pay the difference.  This is not available to students on the second year of a two-year course unless essential course costs are specified for the second year.

The meals bursary affords eligible students with a free healthy meal up to £4.25 whilst at College on the days they are timetabled to attend.

Funds are loaded on student ID cards, daily and this can be used towards the cost of purchases at tills in the college refectories.

There is also the option to top-up your ID card with additional money to buy additional items.

Funds not taken up on the day will not be carried over, students must use it on the day or lose it.

We offer a bursary of up to 75% towards the residential fees for students from lower income households. Priority is given to students who live the furthest away from Shuttleworth College. Eligible students will be given the option to pay the balance in instalments.

If you’re a parent aged 16-19 the Government’s Care to Learn scheme could help you. You can find out more on the Care to Learn website.

This is a bursary of £450 for students who live within the Bedford Bus Zone and £750 for those who live beyond. This bursary is not available to students who less than three miles from the College campus.

The support will be either 75% or 50% of tuition examination and professional body fees. It’s advisable that you receive a decision from the Student Finance Team before you complete your course enrolment.

Note: if the course you are applying for is eligible for the Advanced Learner Loan then you will be unable to apply for help towards this bursary.

The meals bursary affords eligible students with a free healthy meal up to £4.25 whilst at College on the days they are timetabled to attend.

Funds are loaded on student ID cards, daily and this can be used towards the cost of purchases at tills in the college refectories.

There is also the option to top-up your ID card with additional money to buy additional items.

Funds not taken up on the day will not be carried over, students must use it on the day or lose it.

The support will either be 75% or 50% of your essential course costs such as safety equipment, books or trips. Where the essential course item is provided by Bedford College, for instance, a uniform or a trip, your bursary will be transferred to your department and you will be required to pay the difference. This is not available to students on the second year of a two-year course unless essential course costs are specified for the second year.

Fees for halls of residence can be supported, although they are very limited.  Applications are prioritised by distance from the student’s home and/or availability of transport to Shuttleworth College. We operate a banding system for this bursary for students from very low income households.

We offer a maximum of 80% of ESFA funding received.

This is a bursary of £450 for students who live within the Bedford Bus Zone and £750 for those who live beyond. This bursary is not available to students who less than three miles from the College campus.

The support will either be 75% or 50% of your essential course costs such as safety equipment, books or trips. Where the essential course item is provided by Bedford College, for instance, a uniform or a trip, your bursary will be transferred to your department and you will be required to pay the difference. This is not available to students on the second year of a two-year course unless essential course costs are specified for the second year.

Fees for halls of residence can be supported, although they are very limited.  Applications are prioritised by distance from the student’s home and/or availability of transport to Shuttleworth College. We operate a banding system for this bursary for students from very low income households.

The meal’s bursary affords eligible students with a free healthy meal up to £4.25 whilst at College on the days they are timetabled to attend.

Funds are loaded on student ID cards, daily and this can be used towards the cost of purchases at tills in the college refectories.

There is also the option to top-up your ID card with additional money to buy additional items – available at Cauldwell and Shuttleworth campuses.

Funds not taken up on the day will not be carried over, students must use it on the day or lose it.

We offer up to £250 towards any learning support requirements for students who have indicated a form of learning difficulty or disability. Access to this support will be through the Additional Support Team who can be reached on 01234 291905.

We offer a maximum of 80% of ESFA funding received.