The College offers financial support and bursaries to help ensure participation from students who face the greatest challenges. Payments will be staggered across the student lifecycle and linked directly to attendance targets. This scheme is available to both full‑time and part‑time students, across all stages of study.
All students can enjoy our free Breakfast Club on every study day, with options for everyone, including gluten-free and vegan choices.
Provision of discretionary financial assistance for students to access and remain in Higher Education, particularly those students who need financial help to meet extra costs that cannot be met from other sources of support. Priority groups include students with children, lone parents, mature students with existing financial commitments, students from low-income backgrounds and students in unexpected hardship.
Higher Education Hardship Fund
Students who are experiencing financial hardship may be eligible for support from the Higher Education Hardship Fund up to £1000 in their stage 1 and stage 2 of studies. The fund is open to full-time students and part-time students studying an undergraduate qualification on campus. UK residents studying an online undergraduate qualification may also be eligible to apply. Students are asked to provide evidence of financial hardship through the application.
Low household income bursary: Households (<£25K household income) may apply for a bursary for each year of their course of up to £1000. Part-time students are also eligible to apply for but it will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Carers’ bursary: All full-time higher education students who have full-time care responsibilities may apply for a £1000 bursary for each year of their course. The scheme is available to both full-time and part-time students, with the award being £1000 (pro rata for part-time students).
Care leavers bursary: All full-time higher education students who have been in local authority care for 13 weeks or more may apply for a £1,000 bursary for each year of their course. The scheme is available to both full-time and part-time students, with the award being £1000 (pro rata for part-time students).
Plymouth Community Homes bursary: All full-time higher education students who are PCH residents may apply for a bursary to cover their costs of study for a year of their course. The scheme is available to both full-time and part-time students, with the award being pro rata for part-time students.
Applicants who demonstrate or promote excellence in their subject may be eligible for financial support from one of the College scholarships. The scholarships are open to students applying to study on any full-time foundation degree or honours degree programme. Successful applicants will receive a £1000 cash payment to support their study. In return, students will be expected to act as a Student Ambassador for their subject, helping at College recruitment activities such as Course Advice events and Open Days or promoting access and support for under-represented groups where the opportunity arises.
How to apply
To apply for any of the above, please follow the instructions below carefully to avoid disappointment:
Please read the terms and conditions if you are applying for the bursary.
Need additional help? Contact the Student Learning Fund Office on 01752 305110 or email studentlearningfund@cityplym.ac.uk.