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Bursary Appeals

Under what circumstances may I lodge an appeal in relation to a bursary award?

You may appeal in the following circumstances:
a. If you have applied for a bursary and the College has refused to award you one.
b. If you have received notification of a bursary award but disagree with the assessment.
c. If payments have been withheld.

When do I need to lodge an appeal by?

If you wish to appeal against notification of a bursary award or notification that payments have been withheld, you must do so within 14 days of receiving the notification.

How do I lodge an appeal?

Any appeal must be made in writing to the Head of Student Services. You should go to the Advice Centre and request a Bursary Appeals Form or click on this link to download the form: icon Bursary appeal form
An appeal must contain sufficient information or evidence for the appeals panel to review your case and come to a decision.
If an appeal does not contain sufficient information, the Head of Student Services will advise the applicant to resubmit the appeal with the required information or evidence. You will have an additional 7 working days to do this.

The appeals process

After submitting an appeal with information or evidence, the following process will occur:
  • The appeal will be acknowledged in writing and if further information is required at this stage, the student will be asked to provide it before the appeal proceeds to the next stage and the panel is asked to meet.
  • The Head of Student Services will assemble the evidence for the appeals panel.
  • The Bursary Officer will check information and evidence against that already held on file.
  • The Bursary Officer will provide information on attendance to the appeals panel.
  • The appeals panel will be notified of the receipt of the appeal.
  • The appeals panel will meet within 14 working days of being notified by the Head of Student Services that there is sufficient information or evidence for an appeal to go ahead.
  • After the meeting, you will be informed of the outcome in writing.

    • The appeals panel

    The task of the appeals panel will be to examine and weigh up the information or evidence and reach a decision regarding the outcome of the appeal.
    The appeals panel will be made up of:
    Depute Principal Member and Chair
    Head of Student Services Presenting the evidence
    Bursary Officer Technical advice
    Finance Manager Member
    Head of Faculty Member

    Evidence or information

    The appeals panel will only meet to consider an appeal when they have sufficient information or evidence in order to make an informed decision.
    The appeals panel will require the student to provide a reason and supporting evidence in writing for the appeal to go ahead. The Head of Student Services will provide advice to the student if necessary.
    The appeals panel may request information on any of the following:
    • attendance records
    • progress reports
    • general conduct
    • guidance record
    • disciplinary records

    The outcome

    There are several possible outcomes depending on the nature of the appeal.
    a. The appeal may be upheld. b. The appeal may be partially upheld.
    c. The appeal may be rejected.
    The decision of the appeals panel will be communicated to the applicant within 5 working days of the panel meeting. The decision is final and binding.
    The Chair will maintain a record of the outcome of all appeals for 2 years after the date of the appeal. The Principal will be notified of the appeals panel decision by the Chair of the panel.