Now this is where we talk about money. Bursaries are useful when you or your family have low income for example, being in a low paying job or being on a job seekers allowance.
It depends on your age. If you are the ages of 16 to 19, your bursary will be small and it would be a weekly or monthly. Also if you're in that age range, you can get a EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance) and you can get £30 each week. But it's only available in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. EMA in England is closed and the Republic of Ireland has a different system over there. Plus you need your parents/guardian's tax paperwork.
If you're 20 and over, the bursary would be larger and it would probably come in monthly. One important detail is that you have to live over 3-4 miles away from the college in order to qualify.
In Scotland, The bursary/grant company SAAS (Student Awards Agency Scotland) let you keep the bursary money after finishing your course. Also the college/university will give you a bursary as well. BUT, if you drop out, well you have to kiss your bursary goodbye because you have to pay it back or the college will take it away from you. You are given a certain amount of time to be absent like for instance 48 hours. If you go over that amount of time, your bursary will halted for the rest of the college/university year.
If you don't qualify for a bursary, you can apply for a student loan. Having a student loan has its drawbacks. Like repaying it over a long period of time I.E. 30 years.
If you're a part timer and and going to college for a few hours a week, you can still be on Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit.
There is another option is that you can find a part-time job to get through the college year or maybe sell some things on eBay, Etsy or Facebook or at a car boot sale or flea market.
College bursaries ends when you finish the college year when they pay you the last bit of your bursary. I HIGHLY recommend of to put some money to the side during the college year because if you are going back for the next term, you won't be able to go to the jobcentre or the welfare office because of you're still a student. It depends where you live. They may allow you to claim benefits during the summer. So you need to spend your money very, very wisely on what you need. like toiletries, food, travel expenses and etc. Don't go wasting all of your money on the first week or so of summer on parties, pricey stores, etc. All that money you saved up in your savings account will disappear very fast. No one wants to see a very low number in their bank account. You'll be crapping your pants if you see £/$/€1.25 when you're looking at your account at an ATM machine.
When finding a part time job, I recommend working at supermarket, cafe/restaurant or any retail store or make your own business (like selling crafts online). Do not, I repeat, DO NOT JOIN A MLM!!! MLMs are multi level marketing or a pyramid scheme. A person (who you may or may not know) who is a person on Facebook or irl would try to sell you items that supposed to cure this or that or spice your love life and the person would try to lure you in to join their company even though the company is a shame. Like do terra or young living. You can find YouTube videos and a sub Reddit on MLMs. A lot of people lost a crap ton of money with MLMs.
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College/University Survival Guide
Non-FictionSo you're going to college or university for the first time after summer vacation and you have no clue what to do while going there. So here's a guide to help you get through your first year. I hope this book will help you.
