Bursary Award Application

The bursary is paid directly to your bank account in three instalments across the academic year. Unlike a student loan, the bursary is non-repayable and should be spent on those items/areas of financial need you have indicated on your bursary application form are causing a need for concern.

The College will base its decisions about which students should receive a discretionary bursary, and how much bursary they receive, on each student’s individual circumstances and their actual financial need. The sum of money may vary from student to student, depending on — for example, household income, disability, BAME, means of travel and distance from the College, and the specific requirements of their chosen course(s).

Students need to formally apply for College bursary support annually.

Bursary Award Allocation Table

*Support is provided for no more than four years of study even if the course is longer. Please note that a Foundation Year counts as one year of study towards your maximum of four years of bursary support. Although an award may be granted for a period of four years, your continuing entitlement to the award will be assessed on an annual basis to determine whether your circumstances, household income, and regular attendance at College have changed.

• Have a household income between £0 – £25,000, as assessed by the College Bursary Awards Panel.
• Have had a full financial assessment carried out by the Panel.
• Be registered on a full-time course.
• Have UK home status for funding purposes.
• Have over 80% attendance and good grades, and full engagement with your academic studies.
• Be a student with ICON College, have completed at least a full semester, and paid the first instalment of your tuition fees.

To enable the College to assess your eligibility for a bursary award it is important that you complete the Bursary Award Application Form and submit with it all the required information with relevant supporting documents — for example, evidence of low family income, rent/mortgage details for the household, salary/wages earned for full and part-time work for both yourself and other household members. It is the applicant’s sole responsibility to provide the information required at the time of application. Where information required by the College is not submitted by the applicant by the closing date for the receipt of applications, the application will be treated as void.

1. Completed Application form.
2. Provide your last three (3) months latest bank statements for all accounts, where appropriate.
3. Provide a tenancy agreement/mortgage statement, where applicable.
4. Provide your SLC (Student Loan Company) letter with payment date.
5. Provide your last 3 months pay slips or Accountant letter with your annual tax calculation (if you are self-employed).
6. If you receive benefits from the DWP, HMRC or local council, you should include your entitlement letter, or annotate the payments on your bank statements.
7. If you have childcare responsibilities/costs, provide a current bill or receipt.

1. You must be an active registered current student, except Year 1 first semester studying at ICON College of Technology and Management.
2. The Bursary Awards are for students from low-income backgrounds (household income below £25k), studying on full time accredited ICON College courses.
3. You are expected to have maintained an appropriate standard of behaviour and regular attendance (including any online teaching provision) throughout your course of study. If you are currently facing disciplinary action, you may not be eligible for this support.
4. The usual study location of your course must be in the UK.
5. You must have a UK bank account into which a payment can be made.
6. You must have completed the application form honestly and declared any reasons you may not be eligible for the award. Fraudulent claims may lead to disciplinary action and/or the refunding to the College by the applicant of any monies awarded from the Bursary Award scheme.
7. Your application must be submitted by the specified closing date.
8. The decision of the ICON College Bursary Awards Panel will be final and no correspondence will be entered into with a student once a decision has been made as to the eligibility of each student’s claim.
9. All decisions regarding the award (or not) of a Bursary Award will be communicated by SLC to each applicant by email.

Declaration

• I confirm that the information provided on this application form is true and correct. I also confirm that I have read and understood all information provided herewith.
• I understand that if any of the supporting information/documents provided are false, or not credible, then my application may not be processed.
• I understand that any misleading information may automatically disqualify my application and that the College may take disciplinary actions as per College procedures.
• I understand that all information and evidence provided with this application will be used for this (Bursary Award) purpose only and may be retained for audit purposes.

Data Protection and Confidentiality

All information provided in your application will be used for the purpose of assessing your entitlement for the Bursary Award. In order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, it is implied that you have given your consent to process all the information and evidence that you have provided with your application.

The Bursary Award scheme is a means-tested fund administered by the College’s Bursary and Hardship Fund Panel.

The information provided and evidence are dealt with by our relevant Student Support Team and the Bursary and Hardship Fund Panel who are engaged in processing your application. We may need to use or contact any third party to validate or verify your information.

By signing the Declaration below, you are agreeing that the College can share the information with the relevant Student Support Team, can contact third parties to validate evidence, and that statistical information can be shared with the College and the relevant authorities.