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19+ Adult Education Bursary & 19+ Advanced Learner Loan Bursary

How to Apply?

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About the 19+ WLC Student Bursary

�Are you aged 19+? You may be entitled to a bursary which is financial support that we can offer you to help with the costs of being one of our students. For example, paying for books, course materials, travel expenses and childcare. You will need to meet certain conditions to be eligible for a WLC bursary.

This PowerPoint presentation will explain what you need to do to apply.

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Log into the College External Website

Click Here

Step 1

Click on Your College

Step 2

Click on Courses Fees

& Financial Help

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Scroll down the screen until you see 

Financial Help 

�Click ‘online Bursary form’

Step 3

Log into the College External Website

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Step 4

You will need to register your account if you do not already have login details

If you received bursary last year, you should login using the same details as last year. Go to Step 6

English is a second language

Please select your language from the dropdown box to enable the application to translate into your own selected language. 

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 How to Register online account?

Step 5 

Add your student data number

Add your date of birth

Create a Password / Confirm Password

Make sure you remember your password you will need this when logging into your bursary account.

Click Register

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Login into your College Email

YOU WILL RECEIVE EMAIL IN YOUR COLLEGE EMAIL ASKING YOU TO ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT

Step 6

You will need to click on the link within the email you receive. To 

activate your bursary account.

This will then enable you to login to your online bursary account on Pay my Student.

If you have not received this email please make sure you check the Spam Box within your email.

If you still struggling please speak to a member of the Student Services team on your campus for assistance.

If you do not know your college email and password will need to speak to your teacher

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How to Login to your Online Bursary Account?

Step 7

�Enter your login details

Enter Student Data Number

Student Data of Birth

Password / you created when registering

your account

Click Login

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Login to your Bursary Account

Step 8  

Click on the blue button to assess your online application from�

You will be able to see the status of your application from the front welcoming page.

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Step 9

Select your main campus of study from the drop down box

Your name and course details will appear here including your enrolment

If any of these details are incorrect please email lis@wlc.ac.uk to amend.

Step 10

Click Next

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Childcare Support

Step 11

If you are requesting support with childcare costs, you will need to complete this section of the form and add the details of the children you are requesting support for.

Childcare support is paid directly to an Ofsted registered childcare provider and not to the student. 

Step 12 If you are not requesting support with childcare please leave this section blank and click NEXT

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Step 13

Select ‘Bursary Application’

Step 14

Click on NEXT to continue

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12 Multiple Choice Questions

Step 15

Complete the 12 multiply choice questions

Step 16 Click Next

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Do you require financial support with Travel? Yes or No

Step 17 - Travel Zones:

�Select the TFL travel zones you travel through to get from your home address to your main campus of study.

�i.e. if I live in Hanwell and go to college in Ealing, I travel through TFL Zone 3, one travel zone so I would select 1 or 2 TFL Zones

Step 18

Do you require financial support with books/course materials?   

Yes or No

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19+ Advanced Learner Loan

Step 19

Have you applied for the Advanced Learner Loan? Yes or No

If you are eligible for the Advanced Learner Loan.

You will need to provide proof that your loan has been approved. By uploading your advanced learner loan Successful letter

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Childcare Supporting Evidence

Step 20 Do you require support with childcare for the days you are in college?

Yes or No

Those applying for childcare will need to upload evidence the following evidence.

  1. Child full birth certificate 

2) Childcare provider details including full name, address, telephone number and email address

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19+ Continuer + EHCP – Education Care Plan

Step 21 Were you age 19 on the 31st August 2021 and on the 2nd year of your same level 3 courses?

Yes or No

Step 22 Are you 19-25 years old and have a Education Care Plan (EHCP)?

Yes or No

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Evidence Required

Please select one piece of evidence of suggested evidence under each question.

Uses the upload key to add multiply pages of evidence

Step 23

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How to upload evidence i.e. documents or photos

Click on the upload key at the side of the evidence you want to upload

The option to either download the save file or to take a picture from your camera from your phone or access your photo library will appear.

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Uploading proof of Residency

Step 24

Once you have uploaded the evidence it will appear in blue under the heading you have selected and the question will go green

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Asylum Seekers Evidence

Residency Proof?

Residency Household

Income?

Upload Proof that you are being supported under Section VI Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

Upload a picture of your ARC CARD or letter from home office confirming Asylum Seeker 

or

Residency & Income Proof

Home Office Letter – Section 95

Confirms and outline support.

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Uploading proof of Household Income

Uses the upload key to upload evidence required

Step 25

Upload at least one piece of evidence under each question from the suggested list - make sure you upload the full document and multiply pages if needed.

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19+ Adult Advanced Learner Loan Evidence

Upload at least one piece of evidence under each question from the suggested list - make sure you upload the full document and multiply pages if needed.

Uses the upload key to upload evidence required

Please make sure you upload all the evidence required including 

1) Residency

2) Income proof

3) Childcare Evidence (if applicable)

4) Proof of Advanced Learner Loan – Successful letter including your name on evidence (if applicable)

5) Proof of bank details (if applicable)

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There must be evidence uploaded under each heading in order to move to the next page on the online application

Step 26

Once all evidence has been uploaded.

You will be able to move onto the next page by clicking NEXT

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Asylum Seekers

All your support will be in KIND you do not need to provide bank details and can click the NEXT button.

All learners must provide bank details in their own name.

We are unable to make payment into anybody else's account.

You must provide bank details evidence confirming

  1. Name on Account
  2. Sort Code
  3. Account number

These details must match want entered on bursary form.

Step 27 Click Next

Bank Details – Must be in learner name

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Application Summary - Review and sign and submit application

Step 28

Read through information make sure all correct, read and tick declaration / sign the form by typing name and

Submit the Application by clicking on it.

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Your application will be assessed, you should receive a notification through you college email of the outcome to your application; it may take up to a week to process or a little longer if your applying at the start of the academic year.

  1. Approval Award letter outlining support being offered
  2. Further evidence has been requested for you to take action on.
  3. Application has been declined and there will be a reason stated in the non

approval letter.

Check your College Email

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Free College Meals or Discretionary Free Collge Meals

Free College Meals

Must be in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits

Must be age 16-18 or 19-25 with an EHCP

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Discretionary Free College Meals

16-19 Looked after child / Care Leaver

19+ Asylum Seeker (Support in Kind)

  • You will receive an activation email to your college email

  • It usually takes 48hrs for your card to work from ID card being tagged and you receive the email

  • You uses your college ID card in the canteen to assess your daily allowance

  • You can not accumulate any unspent allowance and must uses allowance each day.

How do I know when FCM is Set Up?

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Further Evidence Requested

You may be requested to provide further evidence of your 

  1. Residency
  2. Income
  3. Bank Details
  4. 19+ Advanced learner Loan confirmation letter
  5. Childcare information

Please check your college email as all correspondence will be sent through this regarding financial support and make sure you also check your SPAM box. 

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Missing Evidence

Missing Bank Details

If you receive an request to upload more missing evidence. Login to your bursary account and click on the blue button to access your form.

Keep clicking Next until you get the page to upload documents. Make sure you re-submit application once new evidence have been uploaded. This will then notify us to re-assess your application.

If you have received a request to upload bank details - login to your account and you should be able to click on the direct link to your bank details. Or go to the page where it asks you to upload evidence

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When adding any

thing new to your online bursary application always remember to press

SUBMIT

This will notify us to re-assess your application

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