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 2012 0r 2013. It is available in the first and subsequent years of full-time study.
Bursary breakdown
| Payment details for this bursary | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
|---|
| Cash bursary |
£1,000 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|---|
| Fee reduction |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
|---|
| Discounted university services |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
|---|
| Total |
£3,000 |
£2,000 |
£2,000 |
£2,000 |
£2,000 |
|---|
You do not need to repay a University of Brighton bursary.
Depending on your circumstances, you could be eligible to receive further bursaries and financial support from the University of Brighton. If you are in hardship you can apply for additional help from the Student Support Fund in every year of your course.
Deadline: Bursary applications relating to the academic year 2016-17 will only be considered if submitted by 9 June 2017.
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 full-time 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
- entered higher education for the first time in 2012 or 2013.
Your eligibility for this bursary will be re-assessed each academic year.
Exceptions
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 Brighton 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 Brighton 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