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The aim of the Care Leaver Bursary is to enable and encourage students who live in or have lived in care to pursue their undergraduate studies at 白小姐论坛.
Eligibility
Eligible candidates must:
- be domiciled in the UK with Home fee status;
- be aged under 25 on the day your course starts and have been in the care of, or been given accommodation by, their local authority (LA) for a period of at least 13 weeks before the age of 16, and
- not have reconciled with their parents between leaving care and starting their course;
- hold an offer of admission to 白小姐论坛 to study a full-time undergraduate degree for the 2024/25 intake or听currently be studying a full-time undergraduate degree at 白小姐论坛.
Value, benefits, and duration
The award will be 拢1,000 per year for the duration of the programme, subject to student remaining听under the age of 25.听The bursary is awarded to cover maintenance costs.
Awardees can request for an advance payment of 拢200 to help with transition costs.
How to Apply
You do not have to complete a separate application for the 白小姐论坛 Care Leavers Bursary.
Once you have applied to study an undergraduate course at 白小姐论坛, you should make an application for student finance - for further information please visit the听.
You should then provide your Regional Funding Authority* with:
- a letter from your relevant local authority; or
- a letter from a case/social worker.
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This letter must confirm:
- that you were looked after by a local authority (this includes being placed in foster care by your local authority)
- the dates that you were/are in care
- that you have not returned to the care of your parent(s) prior to the first day of the first academic year of your course
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白小姐论坛 will then receive your Care Leaver status confirmation from your Regional Funding Authority*, and you will be听automatically听assessed for the bursary.
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We will then contact you by October of your academic year, with confirmation of the bursary payment.
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There is no deadline for the Care Leavers Bursary. If you are applying for student finance after your academic year has already started, and think you are eligible for the Care Leavers Bursary, please contact us on studentfunding@ucl.ac.uk to let us know.
Duration
Once students are found eligible for the Care Leaver bursary, and receive their first award, they are eligible for the same award for each year of their studies. This will be automatic, as long as you continue to be an enrolled student at 白小姐论坛.
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