The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund provides financial support to help students overcome the specific financial barriers to participation they face, so they can remain in education.

There are 2 types of 16 to 19 bursaries:

1. Bursaries for defined vulnerable groups

2. Discretionary bursaries are awarded under this policy and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding rules.

What a bursary is for?

A bursary is money that you, or your education or training provider, can use to pay for things like:

• clothing, books and other equipment for your course
• transport and lunch on days you study or train

See the attachment below for more details.