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If you want to take particular courses, but can't find them on offer locally, you may be able to get funding for your accommodation and travel costs from your home to term-time lodgings.
Help with the cost of specialist courses
There are two main ways of getting help with the cost of specialist courses:
studying at a college that offers residential bursaries for certain courses
applying for finance under a Residential Support Scheme
Find residential bursaries for specialist courses
A number of ‘Specialist Residential Centres’ across the country offer extra support for students wanting to study particular courses. This is only available in cases where similar provision is not available locally.
These centres mainly offer support for courses in agriculture, art and design and horticulture.
To search a list of the 51 colleges that are currently part of this scheme, see ‘find a residential bursary’ below.
If you would like to apply for help, you will need to apply directly to the college concerned.
Residential Support Schemes
You may qualify for funding under the Residential Support Scheme (RSS), funded by the Learning and Skills Council.
The scheme will help pay for your residential accommodation and could also help with travel costs from home to term-time lodging.
You can claim up to £3,295 (£3,886 in the London area) towards your costs each year, up to a maximum of three years. Applications are based on household income.
Do you qualify?
You may qualify for the residential support scheme if you are 16 or over, and are ordinarily resident in England.
The course you are thinking of taking must:
be outside of a "reasonable daily travelling distance" of your home - and there cannot be similar courses available locally
be for your first level 2 or level 3 qualification
involve at least 15 hours' attendance a week, and be of at least 10 weeks’ duration
be LSC-funded (if you’re not sure, ask your college student advisor)
A "reasonable daily travelling distance" is defined as a journey which is over 15 miles, or a two-hour return journey.
To search for courses within 15 miles of your home postcode, use the Directgov ‘find a course’ feature.
Find a course To get some idea of travel time, see the Directgov journey planner.
Source: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Educatio...Help/DG_066986
Help with the cost of specialist courses
There are two main ways of getting help with the cost of specialist courses:
studying at a college that offers residential bursaries for certain courses
applying for finance under a Residential Support Scheme
Find residential bursaries for specialist courses
A number of ‘Specialist Residential Centres’ across the country offer extra support for students wanting to study particular courses. This is only available in cases where similar provision is not available locally.
These centres mainly offer support for courses in agriculture, art and design and horticulture.
To search a list of the 51 colleges that are currently part of this scheme, see ‘find a residential bursary’ below.
If you would like to apply for help, you will need to apply directly to the college concerned.
Residential Support Schemes
You may qualify for funding under the Residential Support Scheme (RSS), funded by the Learning and Skills Council.
The scheme will help pay for your residential accommodation and could also help with travel costs from home to term-time lodging.
You can claim up to £3,295 (£3,886 in the London area) towards your costs each year, up to a maximum of three years. Applications are based on household income.
Do you qualify?
You may qualify for the residential support scheme if you are 16 or over, and are ordinarily resident in England.
The course you are thinking of taking must:
be outside of a "reasonable daily travelling distance" of your home - and there cannot be similar courses available locally
be for your first level 2 or level 3 qualification
involve at least 15 hours' attendance a week, and be of at least 10 weeks’ duration
be LSC-funded (if you’re not sure, ask your college student advisor)
A "reasonable daily travelling distance" is defined as a journey which is over 15 miles, or a two-hour return journey.
To search for courses within 15 miles of your home postcode, use the Directgov ‘find a course’ feature.
Find a course To get some idea of travel time, see the Directgov journey planner.
Source: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Educatio...Help/DG_066986
