Primary Carers Bursary

In order to qualify for the Primary Carers Bursary, you are required to provide supporting documentary evidence to confirm your status as a recognised primary carer. Ideally this will be a copy of your most recent Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Carers Allowance statement/letter, however, if you don't have this, you must provide evidence detailing your role in providing care.

This will need to be on headed paper from one of the following sources:

• Carers Support Group
• Social Services / Local Authority
• NHS or Private Support Worker for the person receiving care
• A letter from your GP

If you have any questions about the supporting evidence, please contact us.

Please note that all applicants are required to provide up to date evidence of their current caring responsibilities at the beginning of each academic year before any bursary payment is made.

You may be entitled to the Primary Carers Bursary, provided that you meet four essential criteria:

• You must provide evidence that you have responsibility as primary carer for a dependent adult.
• You provide a copy of your Student Finance Entitlement Summary Letter from Student Finance England for the current academic year, demonstrating an assessed household income less than £25,000 per annum.
• You must remain fully enrolled on a full-time undergraduate course up to the payment of each instalment of the bursary in each academic year that you are assessed as eligible for the bursary.