Student support

Responsibility for the delivery of higher education student financial support has now transferred to Student Finance England, a service administered by the Student Loans Company.

They will in future be dealing with all applications and enquiries from both new and continuing students and can be contacted by telephoning 0845 300 5090 or by visiting www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance.  Their address is PO Box 210, Memphis Building, Lingfield Point, Darlington, DL1 1AS.

Further information about this transfer of responsibility can be found at www.direct.gov.uk/latransfer

Frogmoor Foundation funds

We are responsible for the administration of the Frogmoor Foundation, a charity registered under the Charities Act. It provides funding towards full-time courses of further or higher education, research scholarships, help with the cost of educational visits abroad and bursaries towards the cost of equipment required for the entry to a trade or profession. 

For more information please download the guidance notes and application form below.

Please contact Paula Buck, Head of Service, Culture and Learning on 01296 383470 or email clbussupportteam@buckscc.gov.uk for further information.

16-19 Bursary Scheme

From September 2011, young people who need some financial support to help them stay in education or training after 16 can apply to their school, college or training provider for the new 16-19 Bursary Fund. Those most in need will be eligible for a bursary of £1200 a year. This includes young people in care, care leavers, young people receiving income support and disabled young people receiving both Employment Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance.

Other students facing financial difficulties may also be able to claim a bursary to help with costs of trans­port, food, equipment or other course-related costs.

Further details can be found on the Department for Education and YPLA websites:
http://www.education.gov.uk/16to19/studentsupport/financialsupport/a0077824/the-16-19-bursary-scheme
http://www.ypla.gov.uk/learnersupport/16-19-bursary/