The following table shows the number of FE students who received financial support from public funds for the period 1998-99 to 2002-03, the latest year for which data is available: Academic Year Students Receiving a Bursary 1998-99 28,049 1999-2000 32,562 2000-01 31,587 2001-02 34,846 2002-03 35,959 A number of students receive no bursary, but do receive financial support through the Further Education Hardship Fund, Young Students Retention Fund or Childcare Fund.