Some important questions...
“I don’t want people to see me differently at the workshop. Who will know I’m claiming travel expenses?”
Only Pearson College management staff will see the information you provide. The academic staff who assess you, our student ambassadors, and the other applicants on the day, won’t be given any of this information.
"How much can I claim?"
We’ll reimburse you the cost of standard-class public transport from your home address. This includes any mode of transport you need to take - for example, if you need to take a bus or a ferry to the local train station, this will be covered. All claims will be assessed on a case by case basis, and we’ll check the route from your home postcode to Pearson College London.
If you or someone else drives you, we will reimburse you 45p per mile driven from your home address to Pearson College London, or the cost of the same journey by public transport, whichever is lower. You should use the AA’s mileage calculator to work out your mileage: http://www.theaa.com/driving/mileage-calculator.jsp. We will also reimburse the cost of congestion charges, road tolls and reasonable parking, but not general wear and tear.
We can’t reimburse first-class tickets, or replacement tickets if you lose your original ones.
"I'm not a UK-based student for fee purposes. Am I eligible to claim?"
Unfortunately we are only able to reimburse travel from applicants classified as home students.
“How do I claim my expenses back?”
Complete the form below and email it back to us at access@pearsoncollegelondon.ac.uk with your evidence or your travel receipts (photos are acceptable if you don’t have the originals). If you’re eligible because you live in a POLAR1 Quintile postcode, you just need to write a note telling us this. You only need to complete the boxes containing your name, address and bank details.
If buying travel tickets and waiting for reimbursement would make things hard for you financially, let us know. We may be able to book travel on your behalf once we’ve seen your evidence. If this is likely to be the case, let us know as soon as possible so we have time to review your evidence before the workshop. You can call email access@pearsoncollegelondon.ac.uk to discuss this confidentially.
Payment Requisition form