16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide 2023 to 2024 academic year
Funding guidance for institutions
Applies to England
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Who this guide is for
This guide is for all institutions that administer the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. This includes schools, academies, further education (FE) colleges, sixth-form colleges, training providers, specialist independent providers and local authorities. Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) refers to all these as ‘institutions’ throughout this guide.
The guide sets out the funding rules for the Bursary Fund and forms part of institutions’ ESFA funding agreements. Institutions must comply with the rules when setting their discretionary bursary policies, assessing individual student eligibility and actual need and making payments. They must be able to show they comply with these funding rules at any audit.