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Application requirement details:Contact the university
Study level you are applying for:Undergraduate
Amount
The award for full-time students is £1,000 cash per academic year over the normal duration of the course. A repeat year or period of study may be eligible however, these will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
If you are studying part-time, payments will spread over the anticipated duration of your course with the amount awarded each year based on the number of credits studied. This includes students who are on a full-time course but are studying less than a full-time credit load (known as ''part time student on a full-time course''.
This Bursary includes an additional one-off payment of £500 upon successful completion of the course of study.
Eligibility
To qualify for the Bursary, you must be able to demonstrate that you:
- Have lived in a Care setting for at least 13 weeks, between the ages of 14 and 18.
- Are a home (UK) student paying tuition fees to University of Greater Manchester in 2026/27 and subsequent academic years via a tuition fee loan or self-funding.
- are studying a full-time or part-time undergraduate course which is delivered at the University of Greater Manchester main campus.
- Commencing your course in January 2027.
- Assessed as a care leaver by Student Finance England and in receipt of the maximum maintenance loan.
Current students who commenced an eligible course in a previous academic year, and are still current on the course, may still apply to be assessed on a case-by-case basis, subject to satisfying the criteria and providing the relevant evidence. Being able to apply is not a guarantee of an award, as you still have to provide the necessary evidence, and any payments that may be agreed will not be backdated. You must be still on your course applications cannot be made retrospectively if you have completed your course.
