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University of East Anglia - Care Leavers Bursary

General information on this scholarship

Institution: 
University of East Anglia
Name: 
Care Leavers Bursary
Website: 
http://www.uea.ac.uk/study/under…
Other limitation: 
The Care Leaver’s bursary aims to support care leavers who are entering Higher Education for the first time. The Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 states that a Care leaver is someone who has been in care of the Local Authority for a period of 13 weeks or more spanning their 16th birthday.

General Description

The University of East Anglia offers a range of bursaries for both Home and EU students. One of those bursaries is the Care Leavers Bursary. It is valued at £3,000 per year. It is available for up to four years of undergraduate study. The support is based on fees so is offered on a pro-rata basis for students paying half fees or less.

Requirements

All applicants must be registered students of the University of East Anglia. And they must be full-time and studying an undergraduate degree. Students cannot receive more than one bursary, and they must have been in local authority care.

Application deadlines

We currently do not have any information on the deadline.