Care Leavers into UEL Scheme
UEL is committed to enable care leavers to enter higher education and has developed an enhanced package of finance and student support to do this. We work closely with organisations such as the Mayors Office and Buttle UK to make sure that we offer a service based on good practice to prospective students from a care background.
UEL defines a care leaver as:
- Individuals who are applying for FT/Home EU/UG study
- Have self-disclosed as care leavers either on their UCAS form or through a direct application to UEL
- Have left local authority care within the last year and can evidence this by the signature of a member of staff employed by the local authority who was responsible for their care and transition from this
- That have been in local authority care for 13 weeks or more
Financial Support
UEL offer an enhanced package of funding to careleavers in the form of non-repayable bursaries under the following categories:
- Care Leavers Bursary: Any full-time undergraduate ‘home’ student who lives in, or has ever lived in, local authority care may be entitled to a bursary worth £1,000 per year.
- Foyer University Bursary: Any full-time undergraduate ’home’ student who lives in, or has ever lived in a foyer may be entitled to a bursary worth £1,000 per year.
- Care Leavers Accommodation Bursary: If eligible, students entering our Halls of Residence will recieve £1000 credited to their accomodation account to cover the £250 deposit and the balance towards forthcoming rent.
To find out more about these bursaries, how to apply and all other financial support available, follow the link to: financial support, scholarships and bursaries.
Find out more about how our Residential Services can support you with organising your accommodation.
Student Services at UEL welcomes care leavers. To access their services please follow this link.
You can email us about any issue or query you may have prior to studying here or whilst you are a student via a dedicated mailbox: careleavers@uel.ac.uk
Looked-After Children Mentoring Scheme (LACMS)
We also have a dedicated mentoring scheme for children who are residing in care an attending a school in our local boroughs in years 10, 11, 12. For more information on this scheme, click here.
