Student Bursary Award

An award of £4.15 will be paid on to your student ID card each day to be spent on food in the college food hall or shop. At the end of each day, unspent funds will be cleared, and a new allowance added the next day.

Bus pass: Where there is a bus pass available for you to use to travel to College this will be purchased on your behalf– information about how to access the pass will be emailed to you at the earliest opportunity once you have been assessed as eligible to receive a bus pass award.

Guidance For Activating D&G Bus Pass

Guidance For Activating SMART Bus Pass

Guidance For Activating Chaserider Bus Pass

Individual travel allowance for car, bus (when no pass is available) or rail travel: Where you are receiving an amount based on your individualised travel – until October half term (25th October 2024) – you will be paid your individual travel allowance for 4 days a week. After half term this will be adjusted to reflect the actual days you are in college based on your timetable. This means that you may receive your travel allowance for either less or more days from the 4thNovember 2024 when the new half term commences.

For bus or rail allowances (where a bus pass is not available): You are required to provide receipts for your travel for the first 5 days that you receive your allowance for. Receipts for your return travel for each day you are travelling to college should be emailed to studentfinanceteam@nscg.ac.uk within 5 days. Once you have provided receipts for this period you will not be asked to provide receipts again for the autumn term. You will be asked to provide copies of receipts again for the spring term which you will be reminded about at that time. You are expected to purchase tickets which illustrate the most efficient route from a cost perspective and that also best suits your attendance requirements at college.

For car allowances: You will be required to complete a mileage summary for your travel for the first 5 days that you receive the allowance for. A form will be emailed to you. Receipts for your return travel for each day you are travelling to college should be emailed to studentfinanceteam@nscg.ac.uk within 5 days. Once you have provided receipts for this period – you will not be asked to provide receipts again for the autumn term. You will be asked to provide copies of receipts again for the spring term which you will be reminded about at that time.

Your travel allowance will be paid in to your (the student) bank account to give you the flexibility to use your funding to meet your individual college travel related costs. Please ensure you have provided your bank details to the Student Finance Team. Please note the bank account must be in your (the student’s) name. NSCG are not able to make payments to an alternative account.

Payments will be made according to the payment schedule which is available here. Please be aware that as part of you receiving a bursary - your attendance will be considered with your Personal Tutor and there may be further conversations with you in relation to your bursary award in light of this.

16-17 Railcard (applies to Stafford students only): A 16-17 railcard will enable you to buy rail tickets at half price (50% off). You are asked to purchase a rail card as soon as possible if you have been identified as eligible for rail travel which the College will then reimburse you for. 

The daily amount that you have been awarded assumes that you have purchased a railcard and can therefore access travel costs at the discounted rate. Please purchase your railcard either in advance of you starting college or as soon as possible once you have been notified of your award. 

As the railcard must be purchased by the card holder, due to the photographic ID requirement, the College will need to reimburse you this £30 cost. Please email as soon as possible a copy of your proof of purchase to studentfinanceteam@nscg.ac.uk in order to be reimbursed.

If you are 18 – you can no longer use your 16-17 saver card and the College will, instead, cover the cost for a new 18+ card whilst you are still on your course.

You can buy a railcard at the links below:

For 16 and 17 year olds: 16 - 17 Saver

For 18 year olds: 16-25 Railcard 

The easiest way to purchase train tickets is via the Trainline app. When purchasing railcard discounted tickets on Trainline use the drop down menu to select the card that you have. You must have access to your railcard on your phone when you travel as train operators will check this as part of your travel.

All railcards provided must be renewed annually to be valid for use. Whilst you remain at college in your first phase of study with us up to age 19 - the College will reimburse this cost.

Guidance for Activating AVIVA Rail Pass

A uniform allowance may be awarded to cover the cost of essential uniform required for specific courses. The maximum that will be awarded is £50 for the academic year 2024-25. Please keep relevant receipts and email a copy to the Student Finance Team, studentfinanceteam@nscg.ac.uk.

The maximum award for specialist materials is £75 for the academic year 2024-25 and this award will depend on the nature of the course that is being studied, please refer to your award letter. Please keep relevant receipts and email a copy to the Student Finance Team, studentfinanceteam@nscg.ac.uk.

For specific courses, up to £2.75 a week may be provided towards the cost of essential cookery ingredients required for your course. This will be paid directly to the relevant department who will order the equipment for you.

A specialist equipment allowance may be awarded to cover the cost of compulsory equipment for specific courses. The maximum you will be awarded is £300 for the academic year 2024-25. Please keep relevant receipts and email a copy to the Student Finance Team, studentfinanceteam@nscg.ac.uk.

If you are doing a hairdressing course that requires a kit – this will be purchased on your behalf by the College and you will be notified of how to collect it.

You may be awarded some support for essential trips required for your course. Where this is the case – the College will meet these costs directly on your behalf.