financial support for 16-19 students
If you are aged over 16 or under 19 on 31 August you will not normally be charged fees for tuition.
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.
Please visit our Transport page for further information on subsidised travel and transport options to College. 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.
applying for your bursary
Bursary applications are currently available for the 2024/25 year ONLY. Applications for 2025/26 will open after Easter 2025.
You can now apply to see if you are eligible for bursary support and make a bursary application via PayMyStudent. Please complete as follows:
- Open the link and select the 24/25 academic year
- Register with the following information: - Student ID, Date of birth, create password, confirm password
- An email will be sent to the email address originally used for the college application. E.g. the first Next of Kin email.
- Within this email there will be an activation link which will then allow you to login to the portal and start your application.
- Please complete the application and upload household income evidence for parents/carers.
- We will then email you with confirmation of the award once we have processed your application. Due to the volume of applications this could be as late as the end of July.
Download our application guide below for more detailed instructions on how to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: To guarantee the processing of your bursary application in time for start of term, the deadline for receipt of your completed bursary application is 22 August 2024.
Examination Fees
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.
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
