Sources of Funding
Career Development Loans
A Career Development Loan (CDL) is a deferred repayment bank loan to help you pay for vocational education or learning. For further information you can telephone Freephone 08000 585 505 or visit their website at www.direct.gov.uk/cdl
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
If you wish to stay on at school, or do a school-level course at college, an EMA provides financial support to young people from low income households. Further information on EMA is available on www.emascotland.com
ILA Scotland
ILA Scotland is a scheme that can help pay up to £200 for a wide range of learning with a variety of approved learning providers. For information and an application pack call ILA Scotland helpline free on 0808 100 1090 or visit the website at www.ilascotland.org.uk
Local Authorities:
To help you contact your local authority about, for example, Education Maintenance Allowances for staying on at school, we have a list of Local Authority education contacts.
Scotland’s Colleges
Some of the available funding for further education courses is discretionary so to find out whether you will be eligible you will often need to contact your college bursary officer or student services team. A list of bursary officer contacts is available.
Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS)
You can get detailed information about the support for HNC, HND or degree level study and apply online for it from the SAAS website at www.saas.gov.uk. SAAS work out your entitlement to tuition fees, student loan, bursaries and supplementary grants. For more information, you can:
Email: saas.geu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
write to: Student Awards Agency Scotland for Scotland (SAAS)
Gyleview House
3 Redheughs Rigg
Edinburgh
EH12 9HH
Phone: 0845 111 1711
Student Loans Company
If you are doing HNC, HND or degree level study the SLC will pay your loan and maintain your loan account. If you have any questions about your student loan account contact the Student Loans Company on their Freephone number 0800 405010 or visit their website at www.slc.co.uk
or write to:
The Student Loans Company (SLC)
100 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JD
Sources of Information
Careers Scotland
Careers Scotland gives guidance to anyone in Scotland about work or learning. Careers Scotland can connect you with up-to-the-minute information and support to develop your skills, whenever and wherever you are via the website, www.careers-scotland.org.uk, and its network of over 100 Careers Centres. Careers Scotland will help you with:
- learning and training opportunities
- information about the labour market
- advice and guidance on your own career plans
- developing skills to increase your job prospects
- links to other agencies
Child Poverty Action Group
Provides advice and information on benefits for students in Scotland. For detailed information visit their website at http://scottishhandbooks.cpag.org.uk/
Scottishchildcare
The Scottishchildcare website www.scottishchildcare.gov.uk provides details of local Children's Information Services. These provide face-to-face and phone advice on all aspects of childcare.
Funding for Learners
This is the part of the Scottish Executive website www.scotland.gov.uk/fundingforlearners that tells you about the various sources of public funding for students and adult learners. It also contains a number of useful leaflets and fact sheets on learner funding. You can email them at studentsupport@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or write to:
The Scottish Executive
Higher Education and Learner Support Division
Europa Building
450 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G2 8LG
Skill Scotland - National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
Skill's Information Service gives free information and advice to disabled people, and those working with them, about post-16 opportunities including Further and Higher Education, employment, work-based learning and volunteering. Contact their Information Service from Monday to Thursday between 1.30 and 4.30pm on:
• 0800 328 5050 (telephone/fax)
or visit their website at www.skill.org.uk
National Union of Students Scotland
NUS Scotland represents the interests of over 500,000 students across colleges and universities in Scotland.
NUS Scotland
29 Forth Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3LE
tel 0131 556 6598
email: mail@nus-scotland.org.uk
web: www.nusonline.co.uk/scotland/