Payment in Instalments
For courses of more than 16 weeks, you may pay in two equal instalments, half with your enrolment and half by 1 December (for September starts) and by 1 April for January/February starts.
For all other courses, we would like you to pay in full, but if you cannot, please speak to the enrolling staff who will be happy to advise you.
If you are on a low income or in receipt of a benefit, see the information below about Learner Support Funds.
Learner Support Funds can provide help with:
- Tuition Fees - paid directly on your behalf.
- Examination and Accreditation Fees - paid directly on your behalf .
- Childcare - College creche fees or a registered Childminder.
Download the Learner Support Fund application form and guidance notes complete it and send to the Learner Support Fund Administrator, SCOLA, St Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA along with your enrolment form.
To be eligible for financial assistance, you must:
Be an enrolled student as defined by the College
Have been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or EU throughout the three year period preceding the first day of the academic year other
than wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education;
Be ordinarily resident in England and Wales;
Be settled in the United Kingdom under the terms of the Immigration Act 1971, in other words ordinarily resident without being
subject to any restriction on the period for which you may stay.
Have been given refugee status.
Have been granted exceptional or indefinite leave to remain, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave, but have been resident in the EU/EEA for the 3 year period preceding the first day of the academic year.
Proof of status must be provided with the application.
The Learner Support Form must be fully completed and signed in order to be considered by the Panel.
Applications are limited to a maximum of two different courses in one academic year, with a maximum total amount of £200.
Applications are judged on the basis of ‘relative financial need’
by members of the Learner Support Fund Panel.
Priority will be given to those who have not received support from the fund in the past.
Learners should show they are making progress in the subject, and will not normally be funded for the same course in consecutive years.
Decisions are dependent on the funds being available, and not all applications will be successful.
Applications will be considered regularly and the decision of the Panel advised in writing.
If your application is refused, it will not normally be re-considered unless you can show that your circumstances have changed.
Your application form should be forwarded to Sutton Centre along with your enrolment as soon as possible. This will normally be dealt with within two weeks of receipt and you will be advised in writing of the decision
Applicants in receipt of welfare benefits will be required to show proof of current benefit payments. Where possible payments will be made to suppliers. Any direct payment you receive from the Learner Support (Access) fund may affect the amount of benefit you receive and it is your duty to disclose the amount to the Benefits Agency (BA).
Applicants must provide evidence of income and possibly living expenses. If you have received financial assistance and leave before the completion of your course, you may be required to repay all or part of the grant.
College Hardship Fund
The College also has a special fund which we have set up to help students who are not eligible for Learner Support Funds but can show that they are on a low income and cannot afford the fee. To apply, please complete the Learner Support Fund Form and your application will be considered for Hardship Funds by the same panel.
Send this form with a covering letter stating that you wish your application to be considered for Hardship Funds.
