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Care Leavers and Experience of Care Scholarship
Find out how the scholarship might help you, if you’re eligible, and how and when to apply.
Overview
Funding of up to £20,000 for care leavers and care-experienced students.
- Value: £6,000 in years one and two, £8,000 in your final year.
- Study level: Undergraduate — new, full-time students in their first year only
- Eligible courses: All full-time undergraduate courses.
- Applications:
You can only apply for this scholarship if we’ve offered you a place at Manchester Met.
Deadlines for applying:
- Apply for your course by 31 January 2024.
- If we offer you a place, you must apply for the scholarship by 15 June 2024.
Aim of the scholarship
Supported by a number of donations over the years, this Scholarship offers support to undergraduate students who are care leavers and care-experienced to help improve social mobility.
Check if you can apply
To apply, you must:
- hold a firm offer to study a new full-time undergraduate degree in 2024/25 (excluding foundation year and distance learning)
- have spent time living in public care as a ‘looked after’ child or young person
- have a household income of less than £25,000 or less. We’ll check this against your Student Finance application. Please contact us if you will not be applying to Student Finance for a maintenance loan.
- be a UK student (English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish) paying fees of £9,250, and have a UK Student Support Number
- pay for your course yourself, including through a student loan or a payment from your parents, carers or guardians. Your course fees must not be paid by a business, charity or other organisation
Check the terms and conditions
Before you apply, read our terms and conditions.
They explain:
- what’s expected of people who get scholarships
- what happens if you leave your course or we withdraw the scholarship
- how we use your personal information
How to apply
You’ll need to:
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complete the application form. Applications open on 1 January 2024.
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upload evidence of your time in care:
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If you are a care leaver: a letter from your local authority personal advisor confirming your status
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If you are care-experienced: any official documents confirming your time living in public care, such as a letter from your local authority
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If you are also estranged: the letter or email from the Student Loans Company confirming they have accepted your estrangement. You will have been sent this during your application for Student Finance.
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If you have no evidence: a Word document outlining details of your care experience, including the local authority and the dates that you were in care.
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You must apply by 31 May 2024. We will not consider late applications.
If we get a lot of applications, we may ask you to do an interview. The interview will be online in late June or early July.
Application form
Contacts
Contact us
If you’ve any queries about this or other scholarships, email sfsadmin@mmu.ac.uk or visit our get in touch page.