Apply for or renew EMA
Studying at school or home education
You need to apply through your local council each academic year.
You may need to send documents to confirm your eligibility. Check your local council's website for details on how to apply and where to send supporting documents.
Go to local council website to check how to apply
- Aberdeen City Council
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Angus Council
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Clackmannanshire Council
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Dundee City Council
- East Ayrshire Council
- East Dunbartonshire Council
- East Lothian Council
- East Renfrewshire Council
- Edinburgh Council
- Falkirk Council
- Fife Council
- Glasgow City Council
- Highland Council
- Inverclyde Council
- Midlothian Council
- Moray Council
- North Ayrshire Council
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Perth and Kinross Council
- Renfrewshire Council
- Scottish Borders Council
- Shetland Islands Council
- South Ayrshire Council
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Stirling Council
- West Dunbartonshire Council
- West Lothian Council
Studying at college
You need to apply to your college each academic year.
You may need to send documents to confirm your eligibility. Check your college's website for details on how to apply and where to send supporting documents.
Go to college website to check how to apply
- Argyll College UHI
- Ayrshire College
- Borders College
- City of Glasgow College
- Dumfries & Galloway College
- Dundee and Angus College
- Edinburgh College
- Fife College
- Forth Valley College
- Glasgow Clyde College
- Glasgow Kelvin College
- Inverness College UHI
- Moray College UHI
- New College Lanarkshire
- Newbattle Abbey College
- North East Scotland College
- North, West and Hebrides UHI
- Orkney College UHI
- Perth College UHI
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI
- Scotland's Rural College
- Shetland College UHI
- South Lanarkshire College
- West College Scotland
- West Lothian College
Checking the progress of your application
Your local council or college bursary office will be able to update you on your application progress.