City Cares Bursary at City University of London 2024/25

This bursary is for Home/UK undergraduates ordinarily resident in England who have experience of being in local authority care, are irreconcilably estranged from their family, or have unpaid young adult carer responsibilities.

Eligibility for the City Cares Bursary:

• Applicants must live or have lived in care and are still receiving support from their local authority.
• Candidates should be irreconcilably estranged from their parents.
• Students should have unpaid young adult carer responsibilities.
• Students must have a residual household income of £25,000 a year or less as assessed by Student Finance England (SFE) by the last day of the first term of each academic year. Priority is given to students with the lowest household income.

Application Process:

There is no formal application form for this bursary however eligible candidates must register with City Cares by email.

Value of the scholarship:

The bursary is worth GBP 3,500 per progressive academic year, for a maximum of three years. Priority is given to students with the lowest household income.