Financial Support

Please note: that you will always be required to provide proof of eligibility for our concessionary rates every time you book a course with us. Concessions do not apply to our one-to-one programme.

Students & Low Income – 20% off

If you’re a full or part-time student, or receive Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Universal Credit, Council Tax Support, Pension Credit, or Housing Benefit, you are eligible for 20% off our standard course fee.

If you are of pensionable age and whose sole source of income is the state pension, and you are not currently claiming income support of any kind, then we encourage you to apply for a bursary (below).

Under 30 – 30% off

Anyone under 30 years of age is eligible for 30% off. Proof of age (passport, driver’s licence, ID card) is required.

Disabled & Carers – 50% off

Anyone in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, Personal Independence Payments, income-related ESA, Enhanced Universal Credit, Attendance Allowance or Disability Living Allowance is eligible for 50% off.

If you are currently an unpaid carer and not on the Carer’s Register or claiming Carer’s Allowance, we encourage you to apply for a bursary (below).

If you have a disability (for guidance, please see the 2010 Equality Act) but you do not or cannot claim disability benefits, we encourage you to apply for a bursary (below).

From time to time, we also offer one-off and last-minute deals to our newsletter subscribers. Sign up here.

We recognise that paying the full cost of a course upfront can be off-putting for some, so we’re happy to spread the cost of our courses over 3 months. Just email us on [email protected] to arrange a payment plan.

If you can’t afford the full cost of taking part in Poetry School activities, you can apply for a bursary to cover up to 100% of activity costs. Priority is given to people who have not received financial support from us before.

Before submitting your bursary application, please ensure you have already set up a
Poetry School account with us. If you have not done this it may affect the processing of your application.

Our bursary application deadline for our Autumn term was Monday 18 August 2025. Applications will re-open again once our Spring term courses have launched later this year.

PLEASE NOTE

• If you want to apply for a bursary for one of our Advanced courses and you have not taken it before, you must send across 3 samples of your poetry to [email protected] before submitting your bursary application. If your application to the course is accepted, you will them be invited to submit your bursary form.
• You can apply for a maximum of two courses in your bursary form. If you include more than two courses then these will not count towards your application.
• Our bursary scheme excludes the MA Foundation Seminar and our 1-2-1 services.
• Please include the correct titles of the courses you wish to apply for. If you do not specify a course, your application will not be processed.
• Make sure you include the correct email address you wish to be contacted on. If you do not provide an email address, your application will be void.

Many thanks and if you have any queries please do not hesitate to email us at [email protected] and we’d be happy to help.