College Administered Funding

To be eligible for funding (including fee cover) you must be of compulsory school leaving age of 16 at the start date of your course or if you are 16 before the 28th February following your start date of course you will have an entitlement to apply for funding.

The financial support you may get will depend on different things such as:

The financial support you are eligible for depends on your circumstances, some of the factors considered in the assessment are;

Residency – you must meet the current government criteria for residency i.e. where you were born, have and are living, etc.
How old you are
Financial circumstance i.e. household income, benefits claimed
The level of course you are going to study
If you are wanting to study full-time or part-time
If you have studied before and received funding over the age of 18 at the time

Please note that not everyone who applies for funding is eligible – there is no automatic entitlement, and you must submit an application and the relevant evidence to have an assessment carried out.

British Sign Language Videos

A series of new BSL videos that SAAS have produced are available on their website - click here to view! 
These videos provide very important information on how to apply for SAAS funding and what different types of funding exist.