About this bursary
This bursary is for full-time undergraduate students resident in England who have been in local authority care and started their course in 2014. It is worth £1000 a year and is available in the second and subsequent years of full-time undergraduate study.
Bursary breakdown
| Payment details for this bursary | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
|---|
| Cash or discounted university services to the value of: |
n/a |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
|---|
You do not need to repay a University of 麻豆果冻传媒 bursary.
Depending on your circumstances, you could be eligible to receive further bursaries and financial support from the University of 麻豆果冻传媒. If you are in hardship you can apply for additional help from the Student Support Fund in every year of your course.
Who is eligible?
You are eligible for a care leaver's bursary if you:
- are under the age of 25 and have been cared for by a local authority for at least 13 weeks since the age of 14, or are living in supported accommodation and are eligible for a Foyer University Bursary
- are studying on a full-time undergraduate course (registered to study 120 credits)
- are normally resident in England and have been assessed as eligible to receive full funding from Student Finance England
- have an annual household income of up to and including £25,000.
Your eligibility for this bursary will be re-assessed each academic year.
Exceptions
Some nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (AHP) courses have different tuition fee and funding arrangements. Students on these courses do not qualify for the University of 麻豆果冻传媒 Care Leavers or Compact Plus bursaries.
Some social work students are eligible to receive NHS bursaries in years 2 and 3 of their courses. Social work students who receive NHS bursaries are not eligible for University of 麻豆果冻传媒 Care Leavers or Compact Plus bursaries.
Enquiries
We will email you in the autumn to confirm whether you will receive this bursary for the academic year.
Our Widening Participation team is here to answer your questions.
Contact
Email aboutuni@brighton.ac.uk
Tel 01273 641043