Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
Bills & expensesEducation & school

Thomas's final semester of a teaching qualification in Bristol

Thomas is two terms away from finishing a teaching qualification but is blocked from enrolling by an unpaid balance of $2,400.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom1,045 views
Thomas K. Jones
Email verified
Bristol
I'm the first person in my family to go to university. I'm studying a teaching qualification at the Bristol Institute of Technology, and I'm two terms away from graduating. I have worked as a shop assistant to pay my way, but this term my hours were cut and I have an unpaid balance of $2,400. The registrar has told me I can't enroll for the next term until the balance is cleared. I have a top-ten-percent average, and my faculty supervisor has written in support of my application for a payment plan. Graduating means a stable job and the chance to support my younger siblings. Without enrolling this term I'd lose my place and my scholarship eligibility. I'm not asking for a handout - I want to finish what I started and then help the next student. Everything raised goes to the university's accounts office toward the outstanding balance and the final term's fees. Where the $2,400 goes: • Outstanding tuition balance: $930 • Final term tuition: $1,050 • Exam and lab fees: $95 • Textbooks and materials: $325 Thank you so much.
due date
2026-09-15
bill type
University tuition
#tuition#first-generation#graduation#education

Updates from Thomas

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($387 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($130 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Thomas

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Vijay H. Mohan 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hope this helps. Small amount but sent with love. - Colorado Springs”

  • Precious K. Petersen 🇿🇦 · $5

    “Good luck. Shared with friends too. - Durban”

  • Lola Chidinma Eze 🇳🇬 · $64.50

    “Thought of Thomas all day after reading this. - Lagos”

  • Stella W. Vasquez 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Sara Wafa Rahman 🇪🇬 · $50

    “Hope this helps. Please keep us posted. - Giza”

  • Peyton G. Gilbert 🇬🇧 · $9

    “Thought of Thomas all day after reading this. - London”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. I'm in Aurora, thinking of you. - Aurora”

  • Scarlett Allen 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. Hope you get the rest soon. - Aberdeen”

  • Edward Fosu 🇬🇭 · $50
  • Joseph P. Nichols 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Sophie F. Curtis 🇬🇧 · $42
  • Zubby Zubby Raji 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Anwar Zakaria Nabulsi 🇲🇦 · $15
  • Stelios Souris 🇬🇷 · $15

    “Praying for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Thessaloniki”

  • Faith W. Ortiz 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Enes Yiğit Ünal 🇹🇷 · $5

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Santiago H. Vargas

    good luck, Thomas. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.

    • Céline Alice Pierre

      Praying for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Bellevue.

      • Genesis S. Carrillo

        Good luck, Thomas. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 4 people at work.

        • Funmilayo Favour Raji

          So sorry you're going through this, Thomas. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Bogotá

          • Hussein Osama Haddad

            Sending strength, Thomas. Hope you get there. Blessings.

            • Thomas König

              good luck, Thomas. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. My husband and I read this together. God bless

              • Panagiota Galanis

                Best of luck, Thomas. Hope you get there. Don't give up. Blessings.

                • Sophia F. Montgomery

                  You're not alone. Study hard! Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best

                  • Nahid Nazrul Alam

                    good luck with the exams, you've got this. God bless

                    • Junaid Shoaib Ali

                      praying for you. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.

                      • Joy Amaka KaluID verified

                        Praying for you, Thomas. Good luck with the exams, you've got this. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

                        $705.50 raised of $2,400

                        Give

                        More people who need help