Financial Support

16-19 Bursary Fund information for academic year 2026/27

Applications for bursary funding are now closed. The deadline for applications was Friday 18 September.

The application portal remains open; however, any applications submitted after 18 September will be placed on a waiting list.

If you submit a late application, you will be contacted to confirm that your application has been received and added to the waiting list.

Occasionally, additional bursary funding becomes available during the academic year. If this happens, applications on the waiting list will be processed in the order they were received.

Therefore, if you believe you may be eligible for bursary support, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible so that it can be added to the waiting list.

If you have any questions, please contact bursary@bhasvic.ac.uk. However, we kindly ask that applicants do not contact us to request updates on their waiting list position. We will contact you directly if additional funding becomes available, if we require further information, or if there is any change to the status of your application.

You can access our guidelines here: 16-19 Bursary and Free College Meals Guidelines 2026-27

You can access our application portal here: Online Financial Support portal

Enhanced Bursary: Are you eligible?

The following students are eligible to apply for an enhanced bursary:

Students in local authority care or who have recently left local authority care (also known as ‘Children in Care’ and ‘Care Leavers’ or ‘Care Experienced’). You can find out how we define Care Experienced young people in Appendix III on page 19.
Students who receive Income Support or Universal Credit in their own name
Students receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in their own name as well as Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit (UC) in their own name.

Discretionary Bursary: Are you eligible?

You can apply for a Discretionary Bursary if:

you are not eligible for an Enhanced Bursary
your gross household income is £30,000 per year or below

Free College Meals: Are you eligible?

You can apply for Free College Meals if:

You, or your parent(s)/carer(s), are in receipt of Universal Credit.

You, or your parent(s)/carer(s), are in receipt of support under part V1 of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999