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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: 

  • applications open on 1 January 2025

If we offer you a place, you must apply for the scholarship by 31 August 2025

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 2025/26 (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

Before you apply, read our application advice.

You’ll need to: 

  • complete the application form. Applications open on 1 January 2025.
  • upload evidence of your time in care:
    • If you are a care leaver: a letter from your local authority personal advisor confirming your status 
    • If you are care-experienced: any official documents confirming your time living in public care, such as a letter from your local authority
    • 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. 
    • 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.

You must apply by 31 August 2025. We will not consider late applications.  

Application form

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The scholarship application form will be available here from 1 Jnauary 2024.

Data Protection

The Manchester Metropolitan University ('the University') is the Data Controller for the personal data you disclose via this form. We use the provided information to assess and manage your scholarship application. If you have consented to receive our marketing communications we will also use your personal data to send you targeted information about relevant services and benefits which we think will be of interest. You can withdraw your consent to receiving any, or all, of the above communications at any point by emailing [email protected]. Your personal data will only be retained for as long as it is necessary in accordance with the University’s Retention and Disposal Schedule, see the privacy notice for student scholarships for more details. For further information about us, how we process your personal data and your rights, please view our privacy notice.

Contacts

Contact us

If you’ve any queries about this or other scholarships, email [email protected] or visit our get in touch page.

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