A – Z of funding sources

If you’ve heard of a specific funding source, you can look it up in our A-Z. Each funding scheme has a link for more information, usually to our partner Directgov’s pages.

Where the funding is for one specific level of course, one of the following letters will be in brackets:

FE – Further education (which can also include training courses, entry level courses and community learning)

HE – Higher education

PG – Postgraduate

Funding sources with no letters in brackets are not tied to any particular level of course.

A

Access to Learning Fund (HE)

Adult Dependants' Grant (HE)

Adult Entitlement to Learning

Adult Learning Grant (FE)

B

Bursaries and scholarships (HE)

C

Care to Learn (FE)

Childcare Grant (HE)

Child Tax Credit

Course Grant (HE)

D

Dance and Drama Awards

Disabled Students' Allowances (HE)

Discretionary Support Funds (FE)

E

Educational Grants Advisory Service

Education Maintenance Allowance (FE)

Eligibility rules (HE)

F

Fee grant (HE)

Free Childcare for Training and Learning for Work scheme (FE)

Free courses

M

Maintenance Grant and Special Support Grant (HE)

N

NHS Bursary (HE and PG)

New Deal

P

Parents' Learning Allowance (HE)

Part-time students (HE)

Professional and Career Development Loan

R

Research Councils (PG)

Residential bursary and Residential Support Scheme (FE)

S

Scholarships and bursaries (HE)

Sixth Form College Childcare Scheme (FE)

Social Work Bursary (HE and PG)

Special Support Grant and Maintenance Grant (HE)

Student loans (HE)

T

Tax Credits

Tuition fees and other expenses (HE)

Teacher training funding (HE and PG)