New financial support arrangements for 16-18 year olds

Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for new students has now gone (see below if you are on EMA this year), but financial help is still available through the College’s Student Support Fund. Students facing financial hardship can apply for help with:  

• Costs of travel to and from College
• Course books and equipment
• Uniforms
• Educational visits

Download the Student Support Fund application form 

or contact Student Services on 01606 72064 or by email asimpkin@midchesh.ac.uk

 

Please get in touch as well if you would like more information or help with completing an application.

    
Special arrangements for young people in care, leaving care, or independently receiving Income Support, or disabled young people in receipt of both Employment Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance

You are entitled to financial support totalling £1,200.  Please make sure you let us know on the application form.

 

EMA for continuing students

The arrangements are that:

• If your first year of EMA was 2009/10 your EMA will continue
• If your first year of EMA was 2010/11 and you got £30 a week you will get £20 a week.  If you get £10 or £20 a week there would be no EMA.