Enrolled students may apply for financial assistance for help with the cost of transport. Please ensure you have downloaded, saved and understood the 2024-25 Declaration for Financial Assistance before applying. The following guidelines apply:
Funds are limited and cannot be guaranteed. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first served basis.
Applications received after Friday 6 September 2024 may not be processed within our standard timescales. If you have applied and submitted the correct accompanying evidence, a member of staff will be in touch with further details within 20 working days.
It may be possible to provide financial assistance towards course costs/materials. Please read the 2024-25 Declaration for Financial Assistance for further details. This document must be read, understood and agreed to before applying for the Travel Bursary.
Financial Assistance Declaration 2024-25
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE FORM OF SCANNED PDF DOCUMENT(S).
If using an online account, please download and save statements/letters as PDF documents. Screenshots saved as images will not be accepted. If scanning from your mobile device, only the document must be scanned, background images e.g. table top/carpet/keyboard cannot be visible in evidence submitted.
For further assistance on scanning evidence, please see here.
BENEFIT | EVIDENCE |
| Universal Credit | Assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent downloaded Universal Credit statements. Monthly statements must not exceed earnings of £2,333.33 and an annual net earned income of no more than £28,000.00. |
| Tax credits (TC602) award notice | All pages (1-6) of your most recent TC602 HM Revenue & Customs award notice, dated 2024. |
| Income Support | Letter (all pages) from DWP/Jobcentre Plus dated within three months of application and showing breakdown of income support payments |
| Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance | Letter (all pages) from DWP/Jobcentre Plus dated within three months of application |
| Income-related Employment and Support Allowance | Letter (all pages) from DWP/Jobcentre Plus dated within three months of application |
| State Pension Credit | Letter (all pages) from The Pension Service dated within three months confirming Guarantee Pension Credit. |
| Employment | Provide a recent Council Tax Bill (or tenancy agreement) dated 2024- AND three-months wage slips AND a recent P60, dated April 2024 for each adult in the household. |
| Self-employment *If not eligible for a P60 | Provide a recent Council Tax Bill (or tenancy agreement) dated 2024 AND an accountant’s letter stating projected earnings for 2024-25 OR all pages of your HMRC SA302 certificate for the tax year ending 5 April 2023. We can accept the HMRC Tax Bill (available when you log in to your account) but NOT the tax return. |
Bursary payments will only be paid into the STUDENT'S bank account. It is the student's responsibility to open a bank account in their own name before any bursary payments are issued. Payments will not be paid into another person's account whilst a student account is being set up. If a student is unable to administer their own account please email transportandbursary@henleycol.ac.uk confirming the mitigating circumstances.
Students will be expected to visit the Admissions Office (D112) from Friday 6 September to midday on Thursday 12 September to confirm their banking details, collect a copy of the 2024-25 Financial Declaration and sign a document confirming that they agree to the bursary terms and conditions. Failure to confirm bank details in person or collect and sign the 2024-25 Financial Declaration will result in NO PAYMENT.
Failure to sign and provide bank details before midday on Thursday 12 September will result in a delay in your first instalment payment being issued. If you do not confirm your banking details or sign the appropriate documents this will result in NO PAYMENT. Applications received after Friday 6 September will be processed at the earliest convenience but not within our standard time frame.
If applying for the college-run coach, further details will be emailed to you once your Travel Bursary has been submitted and your accompanying evidence has been received. Student's applying for the coach MUST follow the above guidance regarding bank details and signing the 2024-25 Financial Declaration. Failure to do this will result in a delay in receiving a coach pass. No pass, no entry will be enforced on all of the college-run coaches from Monday 16 September.