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

  • EMA students!

    Reminder! You must sign your learning agreement and be in attendance at your school or college before any payments can be released into your bank account.

  • EMA students!

    EMA students! You only need to complete the Family Details section (section 10) of your EMA application form, if you have brothers or sisters and your household income is between £20,818 and £23,077. Read more

  • EMA students!

    EMA Students! Please note that we can't discuss your account with any other person, we can only take updates from students and not third parties.

Education Maintenance Allowance

EMA is money for 16 to 18 year olds who want to continue their education after school leaving age.


Learn about EMA

Assembly Learning Grant

ALG (FE) is for students who are aged 19 or over and studying a course of Further Education at college.

Learn about ALG (FE)

Information For Parents

Find out what you need to do as the parent of a student applying for EMA or ALG (FE).


Parents: find out more

What can you get?

Find out with our FE calculator

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Household income

Find out how it affects your entitlement

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Our guide to household income

Which version do you require?
EMA ALG

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What to send us

Read our guides to acceptable evidence

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Guide to evidence

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EMA ALG

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Apply now!

Download an application form today

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EMA ALG

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Important changes to EMA for 2011/12

Leighton Andrews, Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning, discusses the new arrangements for EMA in 2011/12

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EMA application form for 2012/13 available now!

If you’re new to EMA for academic year 2012/13 you can download a form to apply for EMA now, just follow this link:

If you got EMA last year we’ll send you a letter about reapplying for 2012/13. For more information for returning students, follow this link:

Do you usually live in Wales and study at a school or college in England?

Find out how much you could be entitled to in 2011/12 with our guide