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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£1,500 per year
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The bursary supports eligible UK care leavers studying full-time or part-time at a University of Greenwich campus or eligible partner college.
Benefits
£1,500 per year for up to three or four years, depending on the course length.
Eligibility
You will need to meet the following criteria to be eligible for the Care Leaver Bursary:
- You are a permanent resident in the UK and have been assessed as home student for fee purpose
- You are aged under 25 at the start of your course
- You are a full-time or part-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught student at any of our three campuses or Partner Colleges, where your tuition fees are paid directly to the University of Greenwich.
- You qualify for and receive the maximum level of means-tested maintenance loan or Postgraduate loan as assessed by the Student Loans Company
- You should provide a letter from your local authority (on headed paper) which confirms your care leaver status
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Study experience required
High school
Age
Under 24
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
To apply for this bursary you will need to provide:
Your full name
Your Student Banner ID number
Your Student Support Notification letter from Student Finance England
A signed letter on local authority headed paper from your leaving care team which confirms your previous care arrangements.