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Financial Support

Financial support is designed to help students facing financial hardship overcome specific barriers to participation so they can remain in education.

financial support for 16-19 students

Students whose household income is less than £70,000 per year or have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) can apply to receive a bursary which could include support for travel, free school meals and kit for courses where this is a compulsory requirement.

Students who qualified for free meals at school can apply for a meal deal card to use at College. You will also be eligible if parent/carers are in receipt of various means-tested benefits as set out in the 'Free Meals in Further Education' guidance. If you are aged over 16 and under 19 on 31 August you will not normally be charged fees for tuition. For further information on subsidised travel please see the details below. You can view our Financial Support Policy on our Policy & Procedures page here.

Bursary applications are made online via PayMyStudent. To see if you are eligible for bursary support and make a bursary application please follow the instructions below.

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FAQs

Full-time students who don’t pay tuition fees wouldn’t normally be asked to pay fees for examinations taken as part of the course with the College’s approval. However, if you need to retake an exam, you’ll be asked to pay the fees to do so. If you pay your own tuition fees, you will need to pay your own examination fees. More details are available on application.

Quick links

Pay my student - portal

Pay my student - guide

Free meals guidance

Student Services can help with funding

Truro College telephone: 01872 305718

Penwith College telephone: 01736 809407

Truro College email: studentservices@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Penwith College email: penwithstudentservices@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Truro College

Tel: 01872 305000
Email: enquiry@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Truro College,
College Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3XX
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Penwith College

Tel: 01736 809000
Email: penwithenquiries@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Penwith College,
St Clare Street, Penzance,
Cornwall, TR18 2SA
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STEM & Health Skills Centre

Tel: 01208 224455
Email: enquiry@truro-penwith.ac.uk

STEM & Health Skills Centre,
Ottery Building, Old Callywith Road, Bodmin, PL31 2GU
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University Centre

Tel: 01872 305750
Email: heenquiry@truro-penwith.ac.uk

University Centre Truro & Penwith,
Fal Building, College Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3XX
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Future Skills Institute

Tel: 01872 308000
Email: futureskills@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Truro & Penwith College,
College Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3XX
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