From FREE transport available to all 16-18 year old students to the opportunity to loan a laptop during your studies, we’re always identifying ways we can support our students so that they can focus on their goals without any additional financial stress.
Take a look at the types of financial support we can offer at Cheshire College.
The College uses an online system called PayMyStudent for applying for financial support. You can use PayMyStudent on a mobile phone, PC, tablet and laptop. You can upload evidence online, which makes it quicker and easier to apply. You can also view and check your payments online too.
We’ve outlined some of the different types of financial support available that you may be eligible for as a 16-18 year old student. We have a dedicated team focused on making this process as simple and smooth for you as possible. You can always message the team at bursary@ccsw.ac.uk, and you can take a look at some of the support available below.
The 16-19 Bursary Fund
This fund provides financial support to help 16-18 year old students remain in education.
Further information about this can be found at www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund/eligibility.
Students aged between 16-18 years old may be eligible for a free meal every day that they’re on Campus throughout their studies.
If you are a parent under 20 years old, you are eligible for childcare support of up to £180 per child, per week, under the Care to Learn scheme. More details about this are available at www.gov.uk/care-to-learn.
If you are a student under the age of 19 who lives in Wales and travels to study at Cheshire College, you may be able to receive an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). You can find out more about this at www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/fe/ema.
If you have previously been approved for bursary funding and your household income has not notably changed from last academic year, you can use the Bursary Self Declaration form as evidence of your eligibility, as we will carry forward the evidence from the previous year.
Ask a parent/guardian to complete the form in black ink and upload an image of the form to the evidence section of your PayMyStudent account. If you are unable to print a copy at home, please e-mail bursary@ccsw.ac.uk and ask for a copy to be sent out to you through the post
We’ve outlined some of the different types of financial support available that you may be eligible for as a 19+ Student or Adult student. We have a dedicated team focused on making this process as simple and smooth for you as possible. You can always speak to them at bursary@ccsw.ac.uk, and you can take a look at some of the support available below.
Advanced Learner Loan
If you are doing a Level 3 or Level 4 qualification, you may need to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover your tuition fees. If this is the case, then you will need a funding and information letter from the College before you can complete your application. If you need any further advice or support with this, then please speak to a member of our team at bursary@ccsw.ac.uk and we will be happy to help.
Loan Bursary Fund
Advanced Learner Loan Bursary Students may apply to get support from the Loan Bursary Fund after they have received a letter approving their Advanced Learner Loan. The support can help pay for things like:
AEB Support Fund
Full and part-time funded students aged 19+ may be eligible to apply for support from the AEB fund. This support can help pay for things like:
Please be aware that the two types of support above are means tested and available for household incomes below £35,000.
Apprentices working more than 33 hours a week are entitled to the same benefits as everyone else in the workplace. These include:
There are two types of student loans available to you.
Tuition Fee Loan
To help cover the cost of your course fees
Maintenance Loan
To help towards accommodation and other living costs
More details about this type of student finance can be found at www.gov.uk/student-finance.
If you are a parent under 20 years old, you are eligible for childcare support of up to £180 per child, per week, under the Care to Learn scheme. More details about this are available at www.gov.uk/care-to-learn.
If you are a student under the age of 19 who live in Wales and travels to study at Cheshire College, you may be able to receive an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). You can find out more about this at www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/fe/ema.
Our free transport service is available to all 16-18 year old students who live over a mile away from the Campus they study at.
Our students travel to College from Cheshire, Staffordshire, Merseyside, North Wales and beyond. Getting here for free can save you money, time and stress, allowing you to focus on what’s important: your course, friends and getting the most out of your College experience!
There are three different options available depending on your home location:
For students aged under 19 years old where a College Coach service exists, this is the only service that the College will subsidise.
You can discover the latest bus routes and times in our Transport Booklet.
The College encourages staff and students who live within three miles of their Campus to maximise their environmental friendliness by cycling to College. We have plenty of secure cycle storage and cycle racks. There are also changing and drying facilities in the Sports department to enable cyclists to change before going to class.
To find out if there is a service available to suit you, get in touch with one of our College Transport Offices based at the Campus where you will be studying:
Crewe Campus: 01270 654654
Ellesmere Port Campus: 01244 656200
Chester Campus: 01244 656200
When exploring the courses we have available, you may see a fee attached but you’re more than likely to be eligible for a fully-funded enrolment!
Take a look and get in touch with admissions@ccsw.ac.uk if you’d like anymore information.
