Glasgow-area students presented a wish-list to Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, asking her to make a New Year's resolution to stick to her commitment to improve student support.
Last year, ahead of the election, she and every other SNP candidate committed to improve student support, a promise they repeated in the SNPs election manifesto. Yet the Scottish Parliament is being asked to make an £11m reduction in student support.
Emma Iwanow, President of City of Glasgow College Students' Association, said: "Students have come out today to ask Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to make a late New Year's resolution, which is to stick to her commitment to improve student support.
"Last year, ahead of the election, she and every other SNP candidate committed to improve student support, a promise they repeated in the SNPs election m
anifesto.
"Despite Alex Salmond's comments at First Minister's Questions yesterday, where he said he supported the Our Future Our Fight campaign, the Scottish Parliament is being asked to make an £11m reduction in student support.
"We need the Government to back up these words with deeds, and restore student support for college students.
"Over 63,000 emails, including over 25,000 from the Glasgow-area alone, have been sent to MSPs from students, staff and members of the community over the past month asking the Parliament to protect colleges and fight cuts to college student support.
"This is the biggest campaign our students have ever taken part in, and demonstrates how strongly they feel about a cut to their bursary support.
"The Scottish Government's proposed cuts to student support must be reversed to help our students continue their studies and to avoid unemployment."