Financial Support and Finance for Learners
Depending on your individual circumstances, you may be eligible for financial help to support your studies.
It is easier to take part in education and training than you might think. There are a number of ways in which you can get help with the resources you will need to complete your course successfully. We have a team of advisers who will be able to guide you through the details. Financial support that may be available includes:
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
If you're aged 16-18 and studying on a course for more than 12 hours a week, you may be able to get £40 a week. EMA is means-tested, so ask Learner Services for more information.
Click here to download the EMA Agreement Form for 2025/26 (Awaiting this from SF).
Applying for EMA is easy – simply click this link to begin and apply online (this is the quickest way!), alternatively visit Learner Services for a paper application form.
Welsh Government Learning Grant (WGLG)
If you're aged 19+ and living in Wales you can apply for a Welsh Government Learning Grant to help with your on-course costs. The amount awarded depends on your household income and the number of hours you study. Welsh Government Learning Grant is means-tested so ask Learner Services for more information.
Click here to download the WGLG Agreement Form for 2025/26. (Awaiting this from SF)
You can find out more about the Welsh Government Learning Grant by visiting the Student Finance Wales website where you can download the application form, alternatively visit Learner Services for an application form.
Financial Contingency Fund (FCF)
FCF also called the Learner Support Fund is available for eligible learners that require financial help with the costs of uniforms, equipment, childcare, or lunch?. The Financial Contingency Fund offers assistance to further education students who may face challenges covering course-related expenses. It can contribute towards DBS checks, hostel accommodation, uniforms, kits, equipment, studio fees, certain trips, transport, childcare, and even a daily meal allowance. Learner Services staff are available to provide guidance and information on the financial support options available to you
Most students will need to submit evidence of their household's earnings or eligibility to certain benefits with these applications. The individual application forms will give further details.
Daily Meal Allowance
To receive the Daily Meal Allowance you must be studying full time and be 18 or under at 31/08/25.
You must also have been in receipt of Free School Meals in 2024/2025 or your household must currently be receiving Universal Credit.
If your household is receiving Universal Credit you will need to submit a print of your household's Universal Credit account. For those receiving Free School Meals in 2024/2025, if you have a letter from the council stating this then you should submit a copy with your Daily Meal Allowance application.
Care Experience and Young Carers
Students enrolled on a full-time further education course who are Care Experience or Young Carers may be eligible for financial support, which is subject to attendance across the year. Drop in to Learner Services to find out more
Contact us to find out more
If you would like to discuss financial support or gauge if you are eligible or are in financial hardship please come in to your campus Learner Services or email generalenquiries@gllm.ac.uk .
Financial Support and Finance for Degrees
Bursaries
Below are the Grŵp Llandrillo Menai bursaries available to eligible students, for more information contact degrees@gllm.ac.uk.
Grŵp Llandrillo Menai Direct Progression Bursary
Amount: £1000
Criteria: All students progressing directly from a Level 3 programme onto a full-time HE Course at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. Only available to Students on their first year of study.
Payment date: 100% in May
HE Welsh Language Bursary
Amount: £300
Criteria: All students studying on certain specific courses engaging substantially through the medium of Welsh.
Payment date: 100% in May
Community First or WIMD Area Bursary
Amount: £300
Criteria: All students enrolled on a full time Higher Education course who are resident in a Communities First postcode area.
Payment date: 100% in May
Care experienced
Amount: £300
Criteria: All students enrolled on a full time Higher Education course who are care experienced
Payment date: Across the year, subject to attendance.
Student Futures Bursary (HEFCW Targeted Employability fund)
Higher Education students from under-represented groups may be
eligible for a Student Futures bursary to support with accessing work
experience and developing employability skills. For more information
email studentfutures@gllm.ac.uk
Part-time Undergraduate Fee Waiver Scheme
Part time students studying a programme of modules of fewer than 30 credits may be eligible to claim a HEFCW fee waiver grant. For further information please email degrees@gllm.ac.uk
Council Tax Reduction and Exemption
Have you considered that you may be eligible for a reduction in your
council tax? Take a look at the government website for more information.
https://gov.wales/council-tax-discounts-and-reduction/students
If
you are apply for council tax reduction or exemption, you can request a
'Confirmation of Student Course Status' form from the College to
confirm your student status to the Local Authority. Speak to staff in
Learner Services for more information about the form.
Statement on the Welsh Language
All documentation relating to the application for a grant, bursaries or financial assistance to individual applicants, is published in Welsh and English. Applications can be submitted in Welsh and are treated no less favourably than applications submitted in English. If it is necessary to interview individual applicants for grants or financial assistance, interviews are available in Welsh for applicants who applied in Welsh, using simultaneous interpretation if required. If an application for a grant or financial assistance is submitted in Welsh, we inform the applicant of the outcome of our decision in Welsh.
When making a decision in relation to the award of a grant or financial assistance we consider the effects such an award or assistance would have on the opportunities for the applicants and others to use the Welsh language and ensure that our decision would neither reduce opportunities for persons to use the language nor cause adverse effects. The decision may be taken or implemented (for example, by imposing conditions) so that it would have positive effects, or increased positive effects, on opportunities for applicants to use the Welsh language.