This £5,000 scholarship is for eligible full-time undergraduate care leaver students starting Year 1 in September 2025.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- Be an undergraduate student taking up a full-time place in Year 1 of an undergraduate degree at University of Sussex in September 2025
- Be classified as a ‘home' student
- Meet our definition of a care leaver
A care leaver at the University of Sussex is defined as:
- Having been in UK care for at least 13 weeks since your 14th birthday
- To be studying for your first undergraduate degree
- Under 25 when you begin your course
Who isn't eligible
You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:
- Are applying for a degree at a university that is not at the University of Sussex
- Are starting a foundation year of a degree at Sussex
- Are progressing into the second, third or final year of a degree at Sussex
- Are studying one of the Excluded courses listed below:
Excluded courses
You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:
- Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)
- Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)
- Online courses
- Schools direct teaching courses
