Students struggling with their finances are to benefit from record levels of student support funding as part of the Scottish Further and HigheEducation Funding Council’s (SFC) £690 million funding settlement for Scotland’s 43 colleges.

The £83.9 million for student support includes a £5 million increase for student bursaries, which follows an above inflation increase of £4 millionl ast year and brings the total increase over three years to £11.7 million. This will allow colleges to respond to the increased demand for student support during the economic downturn and will be targeted to colleges with the greatest need.

For more information the full details are on the SFC website