Care Leavers' and Estranged Students' Bursary

This award offers a non-repayable bursary of £1000 per year to undergraduate and postgraduate taught students who have left the care of their local authority or are irreconcilably estranged from their families and meet the relevant eligibility criteria. In addition to the annual bursary, recipients receive an award of £500 upon graduation. This bursary will be awarded in addition to any other financial support or awards that students are entitled to from the University or their Local Authority. The bursary is available for all undergraduate and postgraduate taught students who commenced their degree at Keele in or after September 2018, are classed as a 'home' student for fee status purposes, and are under the age of 25 at the start of their course at Keele. Students must have spent at least 13 weeks in care since the age of 14 and were in care on their 16th birthday, or were privately fostered until the age of 16 or were 'looked after' until they were subject to a Special Guardianship Order, or have been assessed as independent by Student Finance England or other local authority because they are estranged from their parents or guardian. This bursary can be combined with the Access & Success Fund and is awarded in the form of a cash bursary.