Additional Funding

Are there any additional funds I may be entitled to claim from?

Students on advanced & non-advanced courses with children may be able to apply for help with their childcare costs, this is a means tested assessment which will determine if a student is entitled to their costs in full or a percentage of their childcare costs to be paid. 

Please Note, Forth Valley College will only help a student with childcare if they are using a registered childminder or nursery.  

Are there any additional funds available to students on advanced & non-advanced courses?

There is the Further Education Hardship Fund & the Higher Education Hardship Fund, these funds allow low-income families and single people to apply for help with their rent/mortgage costs when they are studying at the college. These funds have a limited amount of money and students are encouraged to apply as soon as they can. Students on non-advanced courses can apply for this using their bursary form and students on advanced courses can collect the relevant forms from several places including: 

 The Student Centre in Falkirk.

• Main Reception In Clackmannan & Stirling Campuses.
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-         Forms are available to be downloaded and printed from the Forth Valley College website, The Virtual Learning Environment and the Student Union Website.

he funds detailed above are all administered within the college, while there is no guarantee that all applications will be successful students are encouraged to apply for help. If you have any further questions please contact a member of Student Finance on the details below. Students who apply for this fund must be registered for council tax and be able to provide valid lease or mortgage statements. Housing costs will not be covered in full.  

Address: Forth Valley College

               Grangemouth Road

               Falkirk

               FK2 9AD

Phone: 0845 3103110

Fax: 01324 403222

Email: Funding@Forthvalley.ac.uk