Plymouth College of Art

Residential Bursary information for Further Education students at Plymouth College of Art 2011/2012

Students

If you live more than an hour away from the College by public transport, you may be eligible for the Bursary.

The Residential Bursary is a pot of money allocated to the College from the Government to enable learners to study at a specialist College, this means very few institutions receive such money, by choosing to study at Plymouth College of Art you could be one of the lucky ones to benefit from this.

The Process

What is it?

Eligibility

The bursary awards are between £150 and £345.80 per month, paid for the duration of your time here in Plymouth at the College of Art. This is paid directly to the landlord and therefore, you don’t see any of this money. This means the Bursary won’t cover the cost of bills, food or travel to your home address.

As the Bursary is designed to help those from outside the area who choose to study at the College, we expect students to find accommodation within walking distance.

Further info

You’ll receive your login details for the Col-lege Portal over the Summer. Once you have these, you can log on, click ‘MIS portal’, ‘Money’ and finally ‘Apply for a fund’. Now you will need to select the correct options and fill in all of questions relating to you household income, if you are under 25, these will be your parents’ details. As soon as we receive your application, we will send you written confirmation detailing the next stage of the process.

The main areas students choose to live in Plymouth are Mutley, Greenbank, Lipson and St Judes, alternatively, Unite provide Halls of residence style accommodation in the city centre.

Parents

Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AT | 01752 203434 | www.plymouthart.ac.uk

Bursary payments are made monthly for the duration of the course, because of this, the Bursary doesn’t cover any upfront costs such as: relocation costs, termly payments or de-posit (any deposit will be returned to you at the end of the tenancy period).As the payments are only made whilst your son/daughter is in attendance of their course, check the length of the tenancy carefully, and, if you are required to pay for any ad-ditional month’s rent, you have the funds in place. The College is unable to act as guarantor.

The Bursary is unable to support those stu-dents who may be at risk of homelessness or, those who have fallen out with their parents, for this we would refer the student to Con-nexions or The Zone. These organisations would also be the appropriate people to talk to regarding any benefits that the student may currently be in receipt of and, how becoming a student may affect these.

As EMA and ALG are no longer open to new applications, you can contact Student Funding to see if you are eligible for any other financial assistance. Many students studying full time now choose to look for work to support them-selves financially, there are over 520 shops in Plymouth, many of which advertise their posi-tions in their windows.

The Residential Bursary is provided as a gift from the College to your son/daughter how-ever, the College doesn’t have a legal obliga-tion to pay and if your child’s attendance falls below 80%, the Bursary can be withdrawn. This means that any legal agreements are between the student and landlord, should you be a guarantor for your child then you will be liable for any unpaid rent.

Student Letting agents in Plymouth

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As the College is unable to do checks on individual properties, we are unable to recommend any agents or landlords, though below are a few agencies for quick reference:

We would also advise on visiting www.accommodationforstudents.com/Plymouth.asp

For any further information please visit www.plymouthart.ac.uk/accommodation

Any money awarded gets paid directly to the landlord and, as such, it won’t cover any ad-ditional expenses related to living away from home such as bills, food or any other sundry costs.

Support BreakdownHousehold Income Support AvailableUp to £21,000 £3,458£21,001 to £30,000 £3,000£30,001 to £40,000 £2,500£40,001 to £50,000 £1,500£50,001 + Nil