Further Education Fees Support 2022/23

Further Education Fees Support 2022/23

FUNDS ARE VERYLIMITED, PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS SUPPORT IS NOT GUARANTEED
Do not complete this form if:
- You receive: Jobseekers Allowance (income based), Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance (Work related activity group) or any other benefit and you are actively seeking employment and are undertaking the course to improve your skills to help you enter employment
- You are employed and earn less than £18,525 annual gross salary
- You are under 19 on 31st August 2022
- Your course is full cost or Higher Education.
- You are aged 19 -23 and your course is your first full level 2 qualification (Guidance notes G1)
- You are aged 19-23 and your course is your first full level 3 qualification (Guidance notes G2)
- You are aged 19 studying a Level 3 -6 and are eligible for Advanced Learning Loan
- You have time restrictions on your stay in the UK
- You pay the overseas rate of fees or your passport says you are a ‘student’ or ‘visitor’ in the UK
If you need help with this form please refer to guidance notes (G) or contact Support Funds Team. Sections marked (E) may require evidence to be attached.

To view guidance notes please click here.

1) Personal Details
Full Name *
Date of birth *

Day Month Year
Date
Age on 31st August 2022 *
Address *

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City State / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Mobile number *
Email *
example@example.com
Nationality *
Date of entry into the UK (if not ordinarily resident)

Day Month Year
Date

2) Course information
Full title of your course and course code (if available) *
Course type *

Full time Part time
Fee amount for full academic year *

3) Residency

See guidance notes (G3)
Please tick whichever box best describes your status. You may need to provide evidence, see guidance notes (E) *

a. I am a British Citizen. I normally live in the UK and have lived here for at least the last 3 years b. I am a European National (or I am a child/grandchild of a European National) have settled status and have been living within the European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 years c. I am a child of an EEA migrant worker (this means that your parent(s) have come to the UK to work) and have been ordinarily resident in the EEA for the last 3 years (this means your home country is within the EEA) d. I, or my parent(s), have been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain, refugee status or discretionary/exceptional leave to enter or remain or right of abode in the UK or humanitarian protection. e. Asylum seeker – lived in the UK for six months or longer while claim is being considered by the Home Office, and no decision on claim has been made Asylum seeker – appealed against a decision made by the UK government against granting refugee status and no decision has been made within six months of lodging the appeal Asylum seeker – granted support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Please upload all requred evidence for the above here. If you are not sure please refer to guidance notes.

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4) Personal Status

See guidance notes (G4)
Please tick whichever box best describes your status. You may need to provide evidence, see guidance notes (E) *

Alone? With my partner/spouse? With my dependent children (lone parents only)? With my parent(s)/guardian(s)/carer(s)?

Number of people in household (if not alone):

	Name	Relationship to you	Age
1
2
3
4

Please upload all requred evidence for the above here. If you are not sure please refer to guidance notes.

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5) Income

Please provide evidence of your income with application (E). See guidance notes (G5)

Include your income and that of your partner if you have one. If you have no personal income and are being supported by your parent(s)/carer(s) please provide evidence such as a bank statement in support of your application. *

	Weekly/monthly income (£)	Notes
Salary 1
Salary 2
Working Tax Credit
Universal Credit
Other Income/benefit 1 (please state)
Other Income/benefit 2 (please state)

Please upload all requred evidence for the above here. If you are not sure please refer to guidance notes. *

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6) Personal Statement
Personal Statement Explain below why you are facing financial difficulties. If you do not complete this section, your application may be rejected. *

7) Student Declaration
Please read and sign the following declaration
- I declare that the information on this appli cation is complete and accurate and I will provide any additional information which may be required.
- I understand that if I submit false information, or fail to give complete information, financial assistance will be withdrawn, and that all awards are subject to funds being available and Gateshead College reserves the right to reduce or refuse any requests if they are deemed excessive or if funds are limited.
- I will inform the Support Funds Team imme diately of any change in my circumstances at any time which might affect my entitlement to support.
- I understand that if I use fraudulent methods to obtain financial support the College disciplinary procedure will apply.
- If successful with my application I agree to repay, in whole or in part, at the discretion of Gateshead College, the award made to me if, in the view of the College I withdraw from my course without good reason, and I agree to Gateshead College making payment(s) to a third party where appr opriate.
- I understand that all awards are subject t o confirmation of attendance (92 %), acceptable behaviour and funding being available.
- I have fully read and agree to the terms and conditions /notes supplied with the application form.
- I unders tand that any award will be an 80% contribution towards the fees ( To a maximum of 1000 ) and that I am responsible for any outstanding balance at the point of enrolment
I understand that an award may be given from the Discretionary Learner Support, Fees Support or Gateshead College Foundation as determined by available funds.

I give my consent for Gateshead College to process personal data contained in this application and where necessary, share this information with relevant staff in order to assess an appropriate award, and understand that the information on this form will be used for statistical purposes and may be used for the detection of fraud. We will protect your data in line with our Privacy Notice (available on our website) and promise not to give your data to anyone else.
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Further Education Fees Support 2022/23

1) Personal Details

2) Course information

3) Residency

4) Personal Status

5) Income

6) Personal Statement

7) Student Declaration