Care Leavers Bursary

We recognise the unique challenges that care leavers may face and are committed to helping ease some of the financial pressures during your time at university. From September, we're introducing a new Care Leavers Bursary to provide dedicated financial support to eligible students.

Award

A cash bursary to eligible undergraduate, home (UK), full-time students, subject to continuing eligibility. Bursaries will be paid directly to students in cash instalments.

Eligibility

You will be eligible to receive the Care Leaver Bursary if you meet ALL the following criteria:

• £1,000 cash award: You are paying the maximum home tuition fee for a full-time undergraduate degree programme (£9,535 in academic year 2025/26), or:
• £600 cash award: You are paying a home tuition fee for a full-time undergraduate degree programme that contains a classroom-based Foundation Year (£5,760 in academic year 2025/26), and:
• You are enrolled on a full-time undergraduate degree course
• You have been assessed by your UK National Student Finance Service (i.e. Student Finance England) as a care leaver and
• You are under the age of 25 in the year you are assessed for the bursary.

Please note?that overseas students, EU students, postgraduate students, part-time students, online students, PGCE students, and students studying professional courses are not eligible for this support.