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
The following resources are available to support you with your application and the College's friendly Student Services team is available to help; Truro College and STEM & Health Skills Centre, Bodmin | Penwith College.
*Please specify if you are studying at Truro or Bodmin when completing your application*
Bursary Application Form - Microsoft Word (Truro College and STEM & HS Centre)
Bursary Application Form - PDF (Truro College and STEM & HS Centre)
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.
Childcare support for students
Childcare Application Form - Truro College: In addition to the Bursary application form, this is for students over 20 and needs to be completed by student and childcare provider and returned together with SCAN of children/s birth certificate/s. Please send completed forms to studentservices@truro-penwith.ac.uk or post to Student Services, Mylor Building, Truro College, TR1 3XX.
Childcare Application Form - Penwith College: In addition to the Bursary application form, this is for students over 20 and needs to be completed by student and childcare provider and returned together with SCAN of children/s birth certificate/s. Please send completed forms to penwithstudentservices@truro-penwith.ac.uk or post to Student Services, Lamorna Building, Penwith College, TR18 2SA.
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
