Fees, Finance and Funding

Eligibility criteria for 16-19 bursary funding has now changed. The changes mean that some students who weren't previously entitled to receive financial support may now be eligible.

If you submitted an application before the Christmas break and were rejected, you will automatically be reassessed. If you now meet the household income criteria and/or the travel criteria, you will be notified of the support that you are eligible for. You do not need to contact us requesting a reassessment.

Students aged 19+ and studying an ASF or ALL funded course are not impacted by the 16-19 bursary criteria changes.

Who can apply for the 16-18 Bursary?

If you fall into one of the following categories, you will be eligible to apply for support from the 16-19 Bursary:

Household income less than £37,300 (this was previously £32,300)
You are a young person who is living independently and in receipt of Income Support or Universal Credit because you are financially supporting yourself, or financially supporting yourself and someone who is dependent on you and living with you, such as a child or partner.
You are a young person in receipt of Employment Support Allowance or Universal Credit AND Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in your own right.
You are a young person in care or leaving care.

If you are eligible, what will you receive?

The support that you will be offered is specific to your household income.

If you have a household income of up to £25,000, you could receive the following support:

FREE travel support (if you live 1 mile away from campus)

Please note, where students now meet the travel mileage criteria, it may be determined that no travel support is required as there is no public transport that will be effective in helping you travel to college, and that it is reasonable for you to walk directly to college. NCG reserves the right to make this decision.

FREE meal entitlement (£4.50 per timetabled day)
FREE equipment and trips (equipment will need to be returned on completion of your course)
Laptop loan

If you have a household income of between £25,001 - £37,300, you could receive the following support:

FREE travel support (if you live 2 miles away from campus)
FREE meal entitlement
FREE equipment and trips

How to apply

To apply for a bursary at Newcastle College, please complete ALL of the following steps:

Step 1: You will need to be fully enrolled on your course before you can apply for a bursary.

Step 2: You will need to register for a PayMyStudent account using your College Student ID number, and your correct date of birth.

Step 3: You can then activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent to either your student email address or personal email address (if you provided this at enrolment).

Step 4: Finally, log in to your PayMyStudent account, and complete your application.

We have also created the following walkthrough video to show you exactly how to create an account and submit an application.