Welcome to the West Lancashire College Online Bursary Portal 

Students must be fully enrolled on their 2025/26 course to use the PayMyStudent system.

To apply for a bursary ensure that you have read the eligibility criteria (details can be found here: https://www.westlancs.ac.uk/support/fees-and-finance/) and then complete the following steps:

a) Enrolled Returning Students who applied for support in 2024/25 via PayMyStudent and received support:

Step 1: Log into your PayMyStudent account. 

Step 2: Complete all questions, upload all required evidence, read T&Cs and then sign and submit form.

b) Enrolled New Students or Students who did not receive a bursary in 2024/25:

Step 1: Complete the Multi-Factor Authentication process before registering for a PayMyStudent account - students will be able to complete this process 6 hours after enrolling. (MFA instructions can be located on the financial support pages on the West Lancashire College website.)

Step 2: Register for a PayMyStudent account using the Student ID number, and date of birth. Activate the account by clicking on the activation link sent to your student email. 

Step 3: Log into your PayMyStudent account.

Step 4: Complete all questions, upload all required evidence, read T&Cs and then sign and submit the form.  

NOTE: Evidence can be uploaded via your laptop/phone/tablet.