Guidance

16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide 2023 to 2024 academic year

Funding guidance for institutions

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Find the latest information about the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund.

Applies to England

Documents

16 to 19 Bursary Checklist

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Details

Who this guide is for

This guide is for all institutions that administer the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. This includes schools, academies, further education (FE) colleges, sixth-form colleges, training providers, specialist independent providers and local authorities. Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) refers to all these as ‘institutions’ throughout this guide.

The guide sets out the funding rules for the Bursary Fund and forms part of institutions’ ESFA funding agreements. Institutions must comply with the rules when setting their discretionary bursary policies, assessing individual student eligibility and actual need and making payments. They must be able to show they comply with these funding rules at any audit.

Updates to this page

Published 28 March 2023

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