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advice on bursaries

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NettleTea · 14/03/2019 18:50

my son has been offered a means tested bursary, but it isnt very huge. I dont know how many have been offered, and we have 3 weeks to accept - is there any chance that I could go back and ask for more? If not all those offered are taken up, would that be more in the pot potentially?

Has anyone ever done this and had any success, and if so how do I go about it? Do I write to the head?

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Schoeny · 14/03/2019 21:00

If you can't comfortably afford the fees with the bursary you've been offered, then you have nothing to lose by contacting the school and asking if there is anything more they can give you. The worst that can happen is that they say they can't offer you a bigger discount.

I would ring the school and ask to speak to the bursar.

houselikeashed · 14/03/2019 20:37

if its means tested, then the offer will be on a scale related to your income, so I wouldn't expect the offer to change.