Scholarships at Universidad de Gloucestershire  

In 2020/21, scholarships of up to £6,625 per annum will be offered to University of Gloucestershire students of Home/EU status, who have been in local authority care in the UK.

The Care Leavers Scholarship consists of a 50% tuition fee waiver for each year of study and a bursary towards general living and accommodation costs. The bursary can be received as discounted halls of residence fees, or cash support at Level 5 and 6 for students living in private accommodation. The bursary amount is £2000 in the first year (Level 4), £1000 in the second year (Level 5) and £1000 in the final year (Level 6). This amount can be increased to £2000 in the final year (Level 6), if the student has an average pass mark of 60% or more at Level 5.

Eligibility

Eligible students will:

• have been in the care of a local authority in the UK for a period of 3 months or more between
the age of 14 and school-leaving age (18 years)
• be a new entrant to the university for the 2020/21 academic year
• be entering their first year of full-time undergraduate study in the 2020/21 academic year
• be a ‘Home’ student for tuition fee purposes and be eligible for full tuition fees of £9,250
• be aged under 25 at their point of entry
• not hold an equivalent or higher qualification i.e. you must not already hold a qualification that
is equivalent or higher to the BA/BSc degree that you will be undertaking