Welcome to the Buxton & Leek College Online Bursary Portal 2024/25

 

This Portal is Designed to Help You:

Take proactive steps to manage your bursary application effectively and ensure financial support towards course specific costs is in place when needed.

 

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Important Updates - 18.03.2025

  • Bursary Team Updates

    • All bursary funds require learners to submit proof of transport costs on a termly basis via a 'transport cost questionnaire' found on your portal. Failure to do so will resut in us beng unable to evidence you are using the transport method specified and funds beng withdrawn. Please check your unmail account to ensure you do not miss reminders regarding this.
    • The household income for applications has been increased to £55,000pa for bus pass and external travel costs only - restrictions on funding apply. Applications must be submitted prior to 01.05.2025 in order to be considered. You will not recieve a decision until the end of May 2025. Applications where household income is less than £45,000 will be processed in the normal 6 week timeframe.
     

    Free College Meals (FCM)

    • If you have used this portal to apply for Free College Meals (FCM) this academic year, please email [email protected] so we can fast track your meal support.
     

    Hardship Cases

    • If you are in hardship, please speak with your progress coach or student mentor for support and guidance.
       

    Thinking of applying for a Bursary in 2025/26

    • Register your interest on our mailing list here. We will contact you as soon as our new application process is open with details on how to apply.

 

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Resources to Help You Apply

If you would like an appointment to help complete your Bursary application, please request this using the appointment request form here.

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Issues

If there are any problems with this system, updates will be sent to your college email in the interim. For any issues accessing the system, please email us at [email protected].

Buxton and Leek College is part of the University of Derby. All information provided on this portal will be processed in line with the University of Derby's GDPR regulations, which you can view here.

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Register for an account with Your Student ID

If this is your first time applying online for financial support, please enter your details and create a password. If you have applied previously and your details do not work,  you will need to re-register.

Helpful Hints:

  • Your Student Number: This can be found at the bottom of your college ID card (e.g., SMI123456789).
  • Missing Activation Link: If you do not receive the activation link, it may be because your enrolment record has not yet been created, even if you were a student with us previously. Please email [email protected], and they will activate your account for you within 3-5 working days.

 

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If you have registered for an account in 2024/25, please enter your details below.

Please Note: If your account cannot be found, you will need to re-register for an account, you will not be able to use your previous login details. 

Forgotten Password - click here! If you do not receive a password reset link - this will be due to communication for your account being sent to the Bursary Team - please email [email protected] to prompt them to forward to you the password reset link.

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