College Fees
There is a range of funding available for students who need a little extra help during their studies, from help with childcare costs to support for accommodation costs.
After applying for your course, you can apply for funding as part of your registration process. We will ask about your household income – including all forms of benefits except Disability Living Allowance, PIP or Child Benefit – and ask you to supply supporting documents such as P60s, wage slips, tax credit notices or self-assessment accounts.
For further information please see below or contact our Student Funding team on studentfunding@sparsholt.ac.uk or 01962 797267
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Updated for the 24/25 Academic Year
Full-Time Courses for learners under the age of 19 on 31/8/24
If you are a UK resident and have been ordinarily resident in the UK, Republic of Ireland, or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of learning and are under 19 on 31/8/24 there are no course fees*
Full-Time Courses for learners over the age of 19 on 31/8/24
If you are aged 19 or over and are a UK resident and have been ordinarily resident in the UK, Republic of Ireland, or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of learning and are not living in a Devolved Funding Area (to check your area and/or postcode refer to information below on Devolved Funding Areas) it is likely you will need to pay for your tuition, exam and registration fees though you may be eligible for tuition fee remission^ depending on:
- the course you enrol on
- the qualifications you already have
- if you are in receipt of certain state benefits
- what your annual gross salary (excl any benefits) is
To find out more contact our Admissions team on 01962 797213/797445 or e-mail courses@sparsholt.ac.uk.
For 24/25 Part-time courses on our website, please check Fee Code and Fee Remission details to see if the course you are interested in is eligible for fee remission and what the eligibility criteria is.
For information on International Fees and Funding, please visit our International page here.
*for Part-time courses on our website, learners aged 16–18 on 31/8/24 and who are eligible to enrol on a course should contact Admissions to ask about fees
^If applicable, all fee remission is subject to availability of Government funding at the start date of a course and eligibility criteria.
Ukrainian Schemes
All Ukrainian adults and their family members granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme, the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine), the Ukraine Extension Scheme and the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme are eligible for FE 19+ funding and are exempt from the 3-year residency requirement as per the current ASF Funding Rules.
If you do not meet the residency requirements, please contact our Admissions team on 01962 797213/797445 or e-mail courses@sparsholt.ac.uk.
If you are a non-UK resident and need to apply for an Advanced Learning Loan – you might find this information useful:
Student finance: how you’re assessed and paid 2024 to 2025 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
All fees quoted and fee remission details on our website are correct at the time of print and may be subject to change.
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Updated for the 24/25 Academic Year
If you do not meet the residency requirements detailed under Course Fees, please contact our Admissions team on 01264 360018/360030 or e-mail inforegandover@sparsholt.ac.uk.
All fees quoted and fee remission details on our website are correct at the time of print and may be subject to change.
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Devolved Funding Areas
Updated for the 24/25 Academic Year
Due to the devolution of adult education funding, we are unable to fund learners from postcodes that are within the mayoral combined authorities (MCA’s) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) listed below local government association website. Use the URL below to check your postcode:
Last & latest postcode update 21/5/24
https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Devolved_AEB_postcode_dataset-21-5-24.xlsx
If you are having difficulty working out if you live in a devolved funding area, please contact Admissions on courses@sparsholt.ac.uk or inforegandover@sparsholt.ac.uk
If your postcode is in the list so in one of the devolved areas, and you wish to enrol on a course that has a Fee Code of A, B, C, F, I, K, L, M, please contact Admissions for information on tuition fees either courses@sparsholt.ac.uk or inforegandover@sparsholt.ac.uk
These are the Mayoral Combined Authorities and Greater London Authority; they are responsible for administering their own funding.
- Cambridge and Peterborough
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Liverpool City Region
- North of Tyne
- North East Combined Authority
- South Yorkshire
- Tees Valley
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire
- West of England
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Students are invoiced for all fees at enrolment and will be expected to settle the payment immediately unless prior arrangements have been made to pay by installment. We offer an interest free instalment plan over a ten-month period. Our Finance Team will be happy to assist students in financial difficulties to negotiate payment plans – call 01962 797597.
All prospective students are sent up-to-date fee information once the details are finalised. In the event of new regulations affecting course fees, applicants will be appropriately informed.
If you are experiencing financial difficulties and considering withdrawing your application as a result, please speak to our Student Admin Team first on 01962 797213/797445 to discuss the options open to you.
Read our Refund and Cancellation Policy
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If you’re under 19 on 31 August in the year you start your course and are a UK resident, you’re automatically exempt from tuition fees. If you’re 19 or over you may be exempt from tuition fees if you’re 19–24 and have a learning difficulty (you’ll need to provide your Education, Health and Care Plan, EHCP). You’ll need to fill in an exemption form (SR34) which will automatically be sent to you with your offer letter.
For entry, Level 1 and 2 courses
You may be exempt from tuition fees if:
- You’re in receipt of Jobseekers’ Allowance (JSA) including receipt of National Insurance credits only
- You’re in receipt of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Work Related Activity Group (WRAG)
- You’re unemployed, in receipt of state benefits other than JSA and ESA (WRAG) and want to enter employment and need skills training
- You’re in receipt of ‘other’ state benefits and either not employed but want to be employed or employed and earning less than £345 a month and are able to demonstrate that the course you’re applying for is going to help you get a job or improve your current employment situation
- You’re earning less than £18,525.00 annual gross salary (we will need to see evidence, i.e wage slips that are within 3 months of your course start date)
- You’re applying for an English and/or Maths course and don’t already have GCSE grade A*–C
- You’re aged 19–23 with a highest attainment of Level 1 or below and you want to study an entry or Level 1 course in order to progress to a full Level 2 qualification
- You’re aged 19–23 and applying for your first full Level 2 qualification (for example you don’t already have 5 GCSEs, grades A*–C, Level 2 Certificate or Diploma) For Level 3 courses
You may be exempt from tuition fees if:
- You’re aged 19–23 and applying for your first full Level 3 qualification (that is if you don’t already have a Level 3 Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma, Extended Diploma, 2 A Levels, 4 AS Levels for example)
If you are unsure if your prior qualifications are a full Level 2 or Level 3, refer to sparsholt.ac.uk/information/apply
If you have any further queries, please contact our Student Funding team on 01962 797267 or email studentfunding@sparsholt.ac.uk
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All full time Sparsholt College students at our main campus are required to pay a small fee of £89 towards the extensive on-site facilities we offer you. Many courses offer free trips to places of interest to enhance your learning experience and the money also covers the cost of minibuses for these trips. Some trips may carry additional costs not covered by the Extra Curricular charge and these will require separate payment.
This payment contributes towards the many extra-curricular activities offered by the College and is payable by all students, whether paying tuition and examination fees or not. A one-off higher payment of approximately £550 applies to our Outdoor Adventure course due to the nature of their course activities.
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If you’re 16–18 and in care, a care leaver, or are in receipt of Income Support and support yourself or any dependents financially, or receive both Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA), you may be eligible for a bursary of up to £1,200 to help you meet the costs of coming to college.
The link to the application form can be found under the ‘Support to Study Bursary’ section.
The Sparsholt FE Bursary Policy 23/24 can be found here This document explains the criteria used to assess students and how decisions are made about the amount of support to award
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We provide a discretionary fund for learners that do not meet the criteria for the 16-18 Bursary Fund or are aged over 19.
If your household income is under £35,000 the College’s Support to Study Bursary may be able to help with the costs of travel, books, equipment or any other cost which may make it difficult for you to attend college. You could receive up to 70% off transport costs, as well as being able to pay the remaining balance on a monthly basis. If your household income is under £28,000 you may be eligible for the transport cost to be fully covered by the fund. The income threshold of £35,000 is increased by £1,650 for each dependent child living in the same house as the bursary applicant.
Due to changes in funding guidance, students who are continuing their studies in the next academic year (23-24) and have received financial support from the bursary during the previous academic year (22-23), are no longer required to complete a new, full bursary application.
All you need to do is complete the Declaration Form (which can be reached by clicking the link below), sign the self-declaration (both student and parent/guardian must sign) confirming that your household circumstances have not changed from your application last year, and return the form to us.
The Sparsholt Bursary Declaration Form for Returning Students can be found here
The Sparsholt FE Bursary Policy 23/24 can be found here
The 24/25 Application form can be found here.
If you need any further assistance please call 01962 797267.
The Sparsholt FE Bursary Policy 23/24 can be found here This document explains the criteria used to assess students and how decisions are made about the amount of support to award
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The College’s Residential Bursary can help students who need to live on site because they are not on a travel route to reduce their accommodation costs as well as being able to pay the remaining balance on a monthly basis. As a general rule, to qualify you need to be living in or have moved into rented or college accommodation within the locality of the College in order to study here, and to not have similar local provision within 15 miles of your home. For example, if you are a 16 year old and your household income is under £35,000, you could receive a discount of up to £4,000 on accommodation costs – or up to £4,500 if your household income is under £28,000.
Help towards costs is available if your household income is below £35,000. The income threshold of £35,000 is increased by £1,650 for each dependent child living in the same house as the bursary applicant.
The link to the application form can be found under the ‘Support to Study Bursary’ section.
The Sparsholt FE Bursary Policy 23/24 can be found here
For further information please contact our Student Funding Team on 01962 797267
The Sparsholt FE Bursary Policy 23/24 can be found here This document explains the criteria used to assess students and how decisions are made about the amount of support to award
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The eligibility criteria for Advanced Learner Loans is being expanded so that they are available to learners aged 19 and over and for study at level 3 to level 6. Visit our Advanced Learner Loans page for full details.
If you are approved for an Advanced Learner Loan then you can also apply for our 19+ College Bursary Fund. This can be used to help with travel, books, equipment and childcare costs.
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Are you under 20 and have a child? You could be eligible for help from the Ofsted-registered Care to Learn Loan Scheme. You can find out more by visiting www.gov.uk/care-to-learn or from the National Careers Service.
If you are over 20 and your household income is less than £35,000 you may be eligible for childcare support through the College’s Support to Study Funds.
The on-site Farley outdoor nursery provides a unique day care experience where children are encouraged to spend much of their time outside.
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If you’re aged 16–18 (or 19–24 and with a Learning Difficulty Assessment and Education, Health and Care Plan) and you or your parents already receive certain benefits, you could also be eligible for free college meals. To check your eligibility and find out more, please visit Hampshire County Council’s website: www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/freeschoolmeals/furthereducation
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Are you in the Armed Forces and hoping to study a qualification at Level 3 or above? If so you could be eligible for financial support through the Ministry of Defence’s Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme. You can find out more here
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City and Guilds offer a bursary for all Further Education applicants planning to study on a City and Guilds or ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) qualification. To apply, you need to be able to demonstrate genuine financial need and be wishing to study in the UK as a current resident. To gain access to the full application, you must first register online via the City and Guilds website, available here.
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For full information on Cancellations and Refunds click here
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The 16 to 19 tuition fund 2021 to 2022 academic year
Sparsholt College Group will use Tuition Fund monies to provide students who have not achieved a GCSE Grade 4 or 5 with additional small group tuition in groups of up to 7 individuals focusing upon supporting English, Maths and vocational courses.
In addition, students identified as at risk of economic disadvantage will be offered a tailored programme of one-to-one support identified in consultation with their progress coach and developed in response to their individual needs.
Additional support will be captured in learning agreements, timetabled, and registered.