Care Experienced Bursary at University of Essex 2025

Care Experienced Bursary at University of Essex 2025 is offered for Bachelors, Masters degree in the field of All courses offered by University. You can apply to this scholarship here. The deadline for the sending your application is 17 Jul, 2026. This scholarship is provided by University of Essex and the value of this scholarship is Partial Funding, up to GBP 1,500.

Open for

Open to all nationals.

Degree

Bachelors, Masters

Provided by

University of Essex

Deadline

17 Jul, 2026

Scholarship Value

Partial Funding, up to GBP 1,500

Eligibility Criteria for Care Experienced Bursary at University of Essex 2025

• Applicants must: Be a current or former University of Essex student eligible to attend a Graduation ceremony in 2025.
• Have been assessed as a Home fee-paying student and be ordinarily resident in the UK (overseas fee-paying students are not eligible).
• Be undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate study.
• Be under the age of 25 at the start of their final year of study.
• Have experience of being in UK local authority care at any point in their life, including: Being a care leaver (looked after for at least 13 weeks since age 14 and in care on or after their 16th birthday), Having been in foster care, a children’s home, or privately fostered, Having been ‘looked after at home’ under a supervision order.

Value of Care Experienced Bursary at University of Essex 2025

Eligible new or continuing undergraduate or postgraduate students with experience in UK local authority care may receive a bursary of up to £1,500 for the 2024–2025 academic year.

Application Process

The deadline to apply for the fund is: Friday 20 March 2025 for Spring Graduation (held Monday 7 to Friday 11 April 2025) Thursday 3 July 2025 for Summer Graduation (held Monday 14 to Friday 18 July 2025)

Applicants must

• Be a current or former University of Essex student eligible to attend a Graduation ceremony in 2025.
• Have been assessed as a Home fee-paying student and be ordinarily resident in the UK (overseas fee-paying students are not eligible).
• Be undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate study.
• Be under the age of 25 at the start of their final year of study.

Have experience of being in UK local authority care at any point in their life, including

• Being a care leaver (looked after for at least 13 weeks since age 14 and in care on or after their 16th birthday),
• Having been in foster care, a children’s home, or privately fostered,
• Having been ‘looked after at home’ under a supervision order.

The deadline to apply for the fund is

• Friday 20 March 2025 for Spring Graduation (held Monday 7 to Friday 11 April 2025)
• Thursday 3 July 2025 for Summer Graduation (held Monday 14 to Friday 18 July 2025)