Bursary Fund (16-19-year-olds)
At Prospect Training Services (PTS), we recognise that some learners may be experiencing financial difficulties that can create barriers to learning. We understand that this process requires sensitivity and respect for all those concerned. Information relating to applications will be treated confidentially and stored in line with the Department for Education Guidance and GDPR Regulations.
The bursary fund is intended to support learners to access their programme at PTS by removing any financial barriers to education. Those who are eligible will receive a bursary or payments in kind up to £1,200 a year depending on need.
Learners may receive a bursary if they are:
- In care
- An unaccompanied asylum-seeker
- In receipt of Income Support or Universal Credit
- Receiving Employment Support Allowance
- In receipt of a Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payments
Additional discretionary funding may be granted to learners depending on need and those who are faced with unforeseen changes in their circumstances.
All learners between the ages of 16 and 19 will be entitled to apply for a bursary if they consider that they fall into any of the groups described above. Eligible learners must also be aged under 19 on August 31st in the academic year in which they start their training programme.
A learner may meet the eligibility criteria above, however, this does not mean that they will automatically be entitled to the bursary fund if there is no financial support required.
For further information on the bursary fund and process, you can access the policy and process by clicking on the following links: