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Bursary
Undergraduate
Care leaver and estranged bursary
University of Nottingham
No application needed
Funding
£1,000 – £2,000 (tiered)
Deadline
No application needed
Study level
Undergraduate
When to apply
Apply while at uni
Where you study
University of Nottingham only
Access
Automatic upon enrolment. No separate application. eligible students are considered once enrolled.
Medicine
Business
Education
Care Experienced
Low Income
Funding scale: £1k,£5k
Funding
- From industry/employers Students in receipt of the Nottingham Potential Bursary will be able to claim £1,000 of the Care Leaver and Estranged Bursary per year of study, if they meet the eligibility criteria.
Eligibility
- Between September 2026 and September 2027 Be under the age of 25 at the start of your course (1 September 2026 - 2027) Be registered on a full-time undergraduate degree course (or PGCE/Graduate Entry Nursing/Graduate Entry Medicine) at Nottingham which you commenced in September 2026 - September 2027 (For PGCE, GEN and GEM courses, you will be awarded the bursary even if you have already studied an undergraduate degree at UoN if you meet all the eligib.
About the provider
Funding structure
- From industry/employers Students in receipt of the Nottingham Potential Bursary will be able to claim £1,000 of the Care Leaver and Estranged Bursary per year of study, if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Continuing students who started in September 2023 - 2025: Bursary value: £2,000 per academic year (£1,000 per academic year, if in receipt of Nottingham Potential Bursary) Eligibility criteria explained: To receive the Care Experienced and Estranged Bursary in the 2025/26 academic year, you must.
- Have first joined the university in September 2023 to September 2025 be under the age of 25 at the start of your course be registered on a full-time undergraduate degree course (or PGCE/Graduate Entry Nursing/Graduate Entry Medicine) at Nottingham which you commenced in September 2023 - September 2025 have a household income between £0-£35,000 and had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance have UK 'Home' status for funding purposes be liable for the tuition fee set in 2025/26 be currently or have been in public care for a minimum.
How to apply
Timeline
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Dates can shift each year. The deadline above is what we last verified. Always confirm on the provider's own page before you start your application.
