Financial Assistance

Woking College offers two main sources of financial support to students – Free Meals and the Bursary Fund.

Free meals are available for students in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, certain benefits and students who received Free School Meals in Year 11. Under the Free Meals scheme, eligible students will be allocated a credit of £5.00 per day to cover the cost of a meal from the College canteen. Please click here for more information.

The Bursary Fund aims to provide financial assistance to students facing financial barriers to participation in education. The bursary is awarded to eligible students to assist with public transport costs incurred on travel to and from College, essential resources and compulsory trips related to the programme of study. 

There are two types of Bursary:

• Vulnerable Bursary Fund – For students in care or recent care leavers and students receiving certain benefits in their own name – click here for more information.
• Discretionary Bursary Fund – For students with a household income below £30,000 – click here for more information.

We advise all prospective students to research the costs of transport to Woking College as bursary payments are not intended to cover the full costs of travel. For more information on Transport and Travel to Woking College please click here.

To apply for Financial Assistance at Woking College please use the link below and complete the application form. Students can apply once they are enrolled at Woking College and have received their Student ID number. This can be found on their Student ID card which will be issued at enrolment. We encourage you to apply for Financial Assistance immediately after enrolment, as funds are limited and applications may close if funds are exhausted.

Please read this guidance before completing the application form and uploading the required evidence.