EMA

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is an allowance of £30 per week for students in full-time education who are under 19 on the first day of their course and have reached school-leaving age. It is means-assessed which means whether you are eligible depends on your household income and the number of dependent children in your family home.

To get your EMA payments while studying, you must also sign an EMA Learning Agreement. This is an activity agreement where you agree to meet set standards of conduct, attendance and engagement. If, during your course, you fail to meet the standards in the agreement your payments may be withheld.

Your school leaving age, and EMA eligibility depends on when you turn 16.

Learn more about EMA from the government website.

Education Maintenance Allowance

16th Birthday

March 1st – September 30th

October 1st – Last day of February

EMA Eligibility

Eligible from the start of August Term

Eligible from the start of January Term

Contact Us

Email: funding@forthvalley.ac.uk

Call: 01324 403000 (ask to be transferred to Student Funding. Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm)

AddressStudent Funding, Forth Valley College, Grangemouth Road, Falkirk, FK2 9AP

During term-time, you can speak to a member of Student Funding in the Student Centre at our Falkirk Campus. To see us outside of term-time, please contact us to make an appointment.

To schedule an appointment with one of our team members, please send us an email or reach out to us by phone using the provided contact information.