Welcome to Student Finance Wales

This website tells you about money available for people over 16 who are planning to stay on at school or college.

EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance) and ALG (FE) (Assembly Learning Grant) offer you money while studying.

Applying is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Step One	Step Two	Step Three
Complete the form	Return the form	Receive your award letter

Not sure which you can apply for?

EMA is aimed at students aged 16-18 who attend a school or college in Wales.

ALG is aimed at students aged 19 or over who are studying at a publicly funded FE school or College.

Find out more about EMA or ALG (FE) using the links on the right hand side.

Can I get EMA or ALG?

Have you received a letter saying we need more evidence?

We have provided the below documents to help you work out what you need to send:

Financial Evidence for EMA 2009/10

Financial Evidence for ALG (FE) 2009/10

Already applied for EMA or just about to apply?

Read our statement about your household income

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