Financial help at college and university

1) Buckinghamshire Council is responsible for the administration of the Frogmoor Foundation, a charity registered under the Charities Act. It provides funding towards full-time courses of further or higher education, research scholarships, help with the cost of educational visits abroad and bursaries towards the cost of equipment required for the entry to a trade or profession.

2) Applications for aid from the Frogmoor Foundation Fund are considered in accordance with the appropriate type of funding detailed below.

3) In order to be eligible for a financial help from the Frogmoor Fund you must:

(a) Be aged over 16 on 31 August in the year for which assistance is required, and must not become 25 during the period of the funding.

(b) Have received approved full-time education to the age of 16 or part-time education for at least two years after leaving school.

(c) Be ordinarily resident in Buckinghamshire on 31 August in the year of application.

(d) You must be a first-time applicant to be eligible for the Frogmoor Fund. This means you must not have benefitted from the Frogmoor Fund before.

The application should be made by an application form and submitted before the deadline. When you contact the Adult Learning Finance Team they will provide an application form and can advise you of deadline dates.

4) The application form should be completed by the student and by the parent(s)/legal guardian/spouse/co-habiting partner.

The form should then either be scanned to [email protected] or posted to the below address:

The Trustees of the Frogmoor Foundation Fund

Buckinghamshire Council

Quarrendon Adult Learning Centre

Holman Street

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP19 9LJ

5) If it is not possible to submit the form before the start of the course, please provide a full explanation.

6) Circumstances may arise where the applicant cannot, or is unable to submit the application through the parent(s)/legal guardian/spouse/co-habiting partner. In such instances, a full explanation must be given in an accompanying letter.

7) You will be required to provide identification so your identity can be verified.

7) You will be required to provide evidence of income, for example, P60. Photocopies will be acceptable.

8) Please provide a detailed statement of the cost of the course proposed, or a list of requirements in the case of a bursary.

9) The Trustees will treat all information given on the application form as strictly confidential.

Types of Frogmoor Funds and their amount

Exhibitions towards full-time study

• Value Available: Between £300 and £600
• Maximum Duration: 2 years
• Purpose: Any approved full-time course of further or higher education at a university, college or other approved establishment

Research Scholarship

• Value Available: Between £300 and £600
• Maximum Duration: 1 year
• Purpose: Any approved post diploma or degree course at a university, college or other approved establishment

Travelling Scholarship

• Value Available: Between £150 and £300
• Maximum Duration: 3 months
• Purpose: Any approved study or educational visit abroad

Bursaries

• Value Available: Between £30 and £150
• Maximum Duration: Not applicable
• Purpose: Help towards the cost of outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books required specifically for entry into a trade, profession or calling