The college may be able to offer financial assistance to students with household incomes below £30,000.00 per annum, and those who are care leavers or in local authority care.
A student must be aged 16-18 on 31 August 2025 to be eligible for help from the bursary fund in the 2025 to 2026 academic year. Students aged 19 or over are only eligible to receive a discretionary bursary if they are continuing on a study programme they began aged 18 on 31 August 2025 or have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Financial assistance may be available towards transport, compulsory trips, course materials/equipment and Free School Meals.
In order not to delay your application for the September start, we encourage returning and new student to apply early. Please note that students will need to apply for financial support every year of study, regardless of having a previously successful application. When completing your application, you must provide the required evidence as stated on the application, failure to do some could delay your application. Funds are limited and cannot be guaranteed, applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis
ONCE APPLICATIONS AND EVIDENCE HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 20 WORKING DAYS TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS. A MEMBER OF STAFF WILL BE IN TOUCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH FURTHER INFORMATION.
Financial Assistance Declaration 2025-2026
Evidence must be downloaded as PDF documents, for example if the accompanying evidence is Universal Credit statements, you must log into your account and download the three most recent statements and save them as PDFs. We cannot accept screenshot details.
Evidence which cannot be downloaded in the form of a PDF will need to be CLEARLY scanned and then uploaded in the form of a PDF. We CANNOT accept photographs of the evidence or for the files to be saved as JPEGs or other imagery file types.
If you do not have access to a printer/copier please try the below options:
For devices that do not have built in scanning options please download a scanning app e.g. Simple Scanner.
Students should apply for transport assistance through their local county council. For assistance with the college-run coaches for the 2025-26 academic year, please send copies of official letters/emails from your Local Authority to transportandbursary@henleycol.ac.uk. Alternatively, full payment can be made for the coach and the transport and bursary team can assist with completing the necessary paperwork from the county council to receive a reimbursement. Visit our Transport page for more information on travel to The Henley College.
If the Local Authority declines travel assistance, please check if you're eligible for financial assistance. Please ensure to read the Financial Assistance Declaration document before applying.
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