The Care Leavers/ Estranged Student Accommodation Award allows care leavers or estranged students to apply for a place in any of our Halls of Residence for a full 52-week contract, totally free of charge for their first year of study.
To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:
you are beginning the first academic year of your course
you are under the age of 25 on the first day of the first academic year of your course (1 September for courses starting in the autumn term)
you are a ‘Home' student enrolled on a full-time undergraduate course at the University of Northampton. EU and International students are not eligible to apply for this award
you must have been in care, or under a care order, for a period of at least thirteen weeks since the age of 14 or you are from a Foyer. (You must provide a supporting letter from your Local Authority or support worker to confirm this), or be an estranged student as defined by Student Finance England
you must not be living with parents or receiving any financial support from parents
