myBursary replaces the spreadsheets, paper forms, and chased-up emails. One platform to collect applications, assess evidence, approve awards, and produce DfE-ready reports.
| Student | Type | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Rasheed | Vulnerable | Approved | £1,200 |
| Sofia Patel | Disc. Band B | Pending | - |
| Amara Mensah | Vulnerable | Approved | £1,200 |
| Tyler Webb | Disc. Band A | In review | TBC |
Most sixth forms and colleges are still running their 16–19 Bursary Fund on spreadsheets, shared inboxes, and printed forms - creating backlogs, inconsistencies, and DfE compliance risk.
Tracking applications, evidence status, payments, and attendance checks across shared Excel files leads to version conflicts and missed decisions.
Asking students for P60s and bank statements over email or in person means documents buried in inboxes (or actual boxes!), no audit trail, and evidence arriving too late to process.
Manually producing utilisation reports, eligible cohort lists, and evidence bundles for DfE (previously, EFSA) audits takes days and leaves room for compliance gaps.
Paper-only or inaccessible application processes mean vulnerable students - the ones who most need support - often don't apply at all.
Students apply online at their own pace - from any device - with progress saved automatically. Your team receives structured, complete applications instead of paper forms with missing fields or indecipherable handwriting.
Your assessors get a unified inbox of applications and claims with all evidence attached and eligibility indicators pre-computed. Approve, reject, flag, or request more information in one click.
Set payment instalments per term, per student. myBursary tracks what's been paid, what's upcoming, and flags attendance and punctuality-related holds - so nothing slips through.
myBursary is built around the official documentation and 16–19 Bursary Fund guidance published by the Department for Education. Your data structure, eligibility assessments, and evidence retention all meet DfE requirements out of the box.
A pre-audit review session with our team is included with every subscription. We'll walk you through your data and processes, identify any potential compliance gaps, and provide actionable recommendations to check your configuration against current DfE guidance before inspection.
All plans include every feature — unlimited staff users, student portal access, BACS export, DfE reporting, and UK-hosted data. Billed annually.
For sixth forms and smaller colleges running a straightforward bursary process.
For FE colleges and large sixth forms that need a complete, audit-ready bursary platform.
For large general FE colleges and providers with high application volumes and complex compliance needs.
More than 800 16-19 learners? Multi-academy trust or multi-site provider? Get in touch to discuss custom pricing.
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